Criminal

are back together to discuss the courageous women voices who held a prolific serial predator to account. Our expert team highlight lessons to be learned and profile why Nassar got away with it for so long as he heads back to court to face more victims and a further sentence. This is a must listen about how to protect and prevent child sexual victimisation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https...

Between 1997 and 2006, twenty three men were victims to a serial killer who terrorized people who seemingly "fell through the cracks" in Louisiana.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Kathy & Jim with guest Dan Ramm, Writer/Producer/Author - talk about Dan’s career and his first novel: LONG BRANCH Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Laura, Jim and Lisa break down the three part Netflix docuseries Don't F**" With Cats and answer the questions that are on everyone's minds. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Erin's four-part docuseries How to Fix a Drug Scandal was released on Netflix on April 1st. The series was among the top ten most watched shows on the platform during the first week of air. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

We discuss the Acting, on-set and off-set components of the allegations against Kevin Spacey. We draw on Lisa’s expertise in the area of casting, acting and acting instruction to enlighten us about what Kevin knew or should have known about his self-proclaimed “handsy” behavior on and off set…. Don’t be fooled. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/...

Special guest David Challen, the son of Sally Challen, who is currently in prison serving an 18 year sentence for the murder of Richard Challen in 2011.During her trial jurors were told that she attacked him with a hammer whilst he ate his lunch at the kitchen table of the former marital home. David is leading the charge to free his mother from prison and tells Laura about what it was like growing...

Exec Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime to talk about their new media guide for content, producers, and the great work that NCVC does for victims of crime. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

On December 21st, 1992, just 4 days before Christmas, students at Roherstown Elementary School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania were excited to attend their morning holiday school assembly. Ms. Christy Mirack the school's 6th-grade science teacher was always punctual and arrived by 8 AM each morning. But she hadn’t on that particular day, which was highly unusual. Become a supporter of this podcast: htt...

Amnesty International Senior Death Penalty Abolition Campaigner about the new Global Report on Executions released today and the pending execution of 8 men in Arkansas. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Wouldn’t he just love for us to tell you his name. But we aren’t going to. Instead we are going to shout out Charlotte Laws, a mother and a campaigner who fought to have photos of her daughter taken down from a website that prided itself on so-called “revenge porn” and ruining people’s lives. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Between 2007 and 2010, the Bocas del Toro province of Panama seemed to have become somewhat of a Bermuda Triangle for American ex-pats who had decided to take root in the Caribbean Coastal area. Within those 3 years, 5 Americans mysteriously vanished without a trace, leaving their family and friends desperately searching for answers. This is a really special episode because we got to partner up wi...

On August 12, 2021, Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie were pulled over outside of Moab, Utah. The police officer, whose body cam was on, initially stopped their van for speeding and reckless driving. He realized Gabby was distraught and tried to establish what had happened and why Gabby was so upset. He was soon joined by another officer who had been responding to a possible domestic violence ca...

In the early morning of November 28, 1953, 42-year-old Army scientist Frank Olson "went out the window" of a room in New York City’s Statler Hotel. Did he jump or fall? Was it an accident or was it murder? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

On the night of December 3rd, 1997 Frank Dosso was supposed to be home from work by 5:30 pm, just in time to celebrate his twin daughters’ 10th birthday. But when he never showed up, his family drove out to his office looking for him. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

What’s next for Erik and Lyle Mendez who have so far served 33 years of their life sentences without the possibility of parole? Is there a chance for a new trial now that another person, Roy Rossello, has come forward with the accusation that their father Jose Menendez also raped him when he was an underage member of the boy band Menudo? Could this be a new piece of evidence to corroborate the bro...

In the spring of 2019, an expectant teen mother living in Chicago, Illinois was eagerly preparing for the birth of her second child. Although money was tight, Marlen Ochoa Uriostegui Lopez was determined to have her baby's nursery ready in time before she delivered. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

" We examine the behavior of the killer, how stalking became part of the profile and how the victims were considered to be in "low risk situations." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Monday, April 23rd, 2018 was a surprisingly warm day in Toronto, Ontario, causing residents to be out in droves, ditching their winter coats, eager to enjoy the sunshine. Among those taking advantage of the warmer weather, was 68 year old Catherine Riddell, headed to the library off of Yonge Street, when a van suddenly struck her from behind. The vehicle had hit Catherine with such force, it sent...

What about the judge who presided over both 1993 and 1996 trials? There is more to discover about his biases. And finally, what about Kitty, Erik and Lyle's mother? What made this mother, who seemed to be suffering so much herself, incapable of protecting her own children from a monster? Join us as we keep digging deeper. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimina...

the story about a small town in rural Missouri, that’s been hiding a very big secret…for close to 40 years. A small town that bound themselves tightly together in solidarity in order to eliminate a monstrous problem. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

On February 1st, 1966, hundreds of spectators lined up outside the Dade County Courthouse in Miami Florida, hoping to gain admission to a murder trial that had taken the area by storm. The courtroom was filled to maximum capacity, mostly women, eager to catch a glimpse of one of the accused Candace Mossler, a socialite and wealthy heiress taking center stage in a trial so salacious, people under t...

 “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed” as well as the additional evidence televised in the 1993 first trial (streaming now on Court TV in its entirety). Laura is back and weighs in on what she sees as a massive injustice, on so many fronts. What do you think? If you heard about the case in the early 90s, what did you think then….and more importantly, what do you think now? Become a supporter of this...

Jim gives his reaction to the recent death by suicide of French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, who was awaiting trial, accused of having sex with a minor and also under investigation for sex trafficking. Jim opened an investigation into Brunel THIRTY years ago...why did it take the French authorities so long to arrest him? You'll want to hear the backstory on this. Become a supporter of this podc...

Lisa and Jim pick up where their conversation left off, breaking down the details of the Menendez case and posing questions about the events. There are so many things that have been buried in the past three decades, there is a lot to discuss.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .