Jim Harold's Crime Scene

Rachel Monroe examines the appeal of true crime to women in her recent book, Savage Appetites. We talk about it on this edition of Crime Scene. You can find her book at Amazon: Savage Appetites Thanks Rachel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Famed trial lawyer Mike Papantonio joins us to talk about his fight against the pharmaceutical industry over the opioid crisis. You can find his novel based on the crisis at Amazon.com: Law and Addiction Thanks Mike!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former FBI Special Agent Jerri Williams talks to us about FBI Myths and Misconceptions. You can check out her book at Amazon: FBI Myths and Misconceptions: A Manual for Armchair Detectives Also, find her podcast FBI Retired Case File Review wherever you get your podcasts! Thanks Jerri! What a great guest you were! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A seemingly perfect suburban marriage turns murderous. Veteran reporter and author Amanda Lamb joins us to talk about the shocking story of Brad and Nancy Cooper. You can find her book on the case at Amazon.com: Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs You can also find Amanda's website at alambauthor.com  Thanks Amanda! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Lorenzo Carcaterra has been a #1 New York Times Best Seller, a longtime writer for TV's Law and Order among his other successes.  He has a new book out, Tin Badges, that has already been optioned for a potential TV series. We talk about his career, crime writing and more on this edition of Crime Scene. You can find his new book at Amazon: Tin Badges: A Novel Thanks Lorenzo! Learn more about your a...

Defense attorney Donald McInnis talks to us about the tragic Stephanie Crowe murder case and justice gone wrong. You can find his book at Amazon.com: She's So Cold: Murder, Accusations and the System that Devastated a Family Thanks Donald. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go inside the Manson jury to find out what it was really like. Our guest is Deborah Herman. You can find Deborah's book at Amazon.com: Inside the Manson Jury: From Deliberation to Death Sentence Thanks Deborah! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel Keyes has been called the most meticulous serial killer in history. He is certainly one of the most chilling. Author Maureen Callahan joins us to talk about this monster. You can find her book on Keyes at Amazon.com: American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century Thanks Maureen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Bundy was one of the most twisted serial killers ever. We talk with author Kevin Sullivan about his latest book on Bundy. You can find it at Amazon.com: Ted Bundy's Murderous Mysteries Thanks Kevin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Casey Cep joins us to discuss Harper Lee of To Kill A Mockingbird fame and what it was like to complete Lee's unfinished book. You can find the fruit of Casey's labor of admiration at Amazon.com: Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee. Thanks Casey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human trafficking is a terrible problem. We discuss it with author Alan Warren today on Crime Scene. You can find his new book on the subject at Amazon.com: IN CHAINS: The Dangerous World of Human Trafficking Thanks Alan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Olshaker talks about the latest book that he has co-authored with the father of FBI profiling, John Douglas. John's story is the basis of the hit Netflix series Mindhunter. You can find the newest book at Amazon.com: The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter Thanks Mark! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

The founder of the Texas Innocence Network David R. Dow joins us to talk about guilt, innocence and the death penalty. He has written a recent novel on this question: Confessions of an Innocent Man: A Novel Thanks David! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Reichenbaugh was in the thick of the law enforcement hunt and capture of the DC snipers in the early 2000's. We talk about this terrifying rash of random shootings and how the snipers were brought to justice. You can find David's book on the subject at Amazon.com: In Pursuit: The Hunt for the Beltway Snipers Thanks David!     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Warren joins us to discuss the disturbing case of the Grindr Serial Killer. You can find Alan's book on the subject at Amazon.com: The Grindr Serial Killer Thanks Alan! Note: This program is not suitable for children Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can cold cases be revived and new information be unearthed? The question is the premise of a new Travel Channel show called Mission Declassified. The show premieres on Sunday, March 24th! Award-winning journalist Christof Putzel joins us to talk about his new program and some tantalizing historic cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Humes talks to his about his latest book and how a young mother may have been wrongfully convicted for the murders of her three children. You can find his book at Amazon.com: Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't Thanks Edward!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pulitzer Prize Winner Jake Bernstein joins us to talk about a worldwide money laundering and fraud operation on a global scale. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite Thanks Jake! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

His film is a smash hit on Netflix. Director Joshua Zeman joins us to talk about marijuana growers in the American Northwest and his documentary Murder Mountain. Thanks Joshua! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Warren shares a gripping case of guilt and innocence and Adam Selzer joins us to debunk what he says are myths about H.H. Holmes. You can find both books we discuss at Amazon.com: THE LAST MAN STANDING: Is Jack Daniel McCullough H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil Thanks Alan and Adam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Dorothy Kilgallen murdered to prevent her from exposing the truth about the JFK assassination? Author Mark Shaw says yes and he returns to share the latest updates in his efforts to crack the case. You can find his second book on Kilgallen's mysterious death at Amazon.com: Denial of Justice: Dorothy Kilgallen, Abuse of Power, and the Most Compelling JFK Assassination Investigation in History T...

How could a young mother kill her child in cold blood? Author Nancy Rommelmann joins us to discuss a very disturbing case on this edition of Crime Scene. We talk to Nancy about her book on the subject: To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mysterious death at a historic hotel is the subject of this week's Crime Scene. Dr. Mikita Brottman is our guest. You can find her book at Amazon.com: An Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere Thanks Dr. Brottman!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Esther Ludlow joins us to talk about her hit podcast Once Upon A Crime! You can find it everywhere fine podcasts are heard. Thanks Esther!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Agent Bruce Sackman joins us to talk about his work to uncover medical murderers in the Veterans' Administration healthcare system. Shocking but true, Agent Sackman said the numbers were small but their evil deeds were some of the most chilling you'll ever hear. As a son of a veteran and a great admirer of the sacrifice of all veterans, this was particularly disturbing for me.  You can fin...