Not Another Crime Podcast

The Tinder Swindler is Shimon Hayut, an Israeli conman who posed as a wealthy diamond heir named Simon Leviev on dating apps like Tinder. He would match with women, quickly charm them with a lavish lifestyle—private jets, luxury hotels, expensive gifts—then fabricate emergencies (like threats from “enemies”) to convince them to send him large sums of money. He often used fu...

In 2016, Sherri Papini vanished while out for a jog in Redding, sparking a frantic search and national concern. When she reappeared weeks later with a harrowing story, the case seemed to grip the country—but questions soon began to surface. Because sometimes, the truth isn’t just hidden… it’s something else entirely. Story starts at 15:54. Full video: watch here Follow us:...

In 1988, a gruesome discovery inside a rusted drum on the outskirts of Sydney revealed a victim who would become known only as the Rack Man. Decades later, despite countless theories and suspects, his identity, and the truth of what happened to him, remains a haunting mystery. Because some cases don’t just go cold… they disappear into silence. Follow us: instagram and TikTok Full vide...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when New Orleans was left fractured and eerily quiet, a young couple’s intense love story began to unravel behind closed doors. Addie Hall and Zack Bowen had once seemed inseparable...but what unfolded next would turn devotion into something far darker. Because sometimes, the most dangerous storms aren’t the ones outside… they’re the...

In 1991, 78-year-old grandmother Lucille Johnson was found brutally beaten to death inside her Utah home, with jewelry missing and strange Lego bricks scattered across the living room floor. For more than two decades the case remained unsolved...until investigators realised those toys might hold the identity of the killer. Today we are joined by the great Lewis Meeny to tell us all about this case...

On a quiet Melbourne night, 23-year-old Celeste Manno went to sleep, unaware that someone had been watching her far more closely than anyone realised. What followed was a crime that would shock a nation...not just for its brutality, but for the warning signs that were missed. Because sometimes, the most dangerous threats aren’t strangers at all… they’re already inside your world...

As a continuation from Monday's episode on Rachel Barber, today we are re-releasing an episode of 'Everyone Has An Ex' where Georgia sat down with Manny, Rachel's boyfriend at the time she went missing and who was unfairly treated when all he wanted to was help find his love. In 1999, 15-year-old ballet student Rachel Barber vanished from her home in Melbourne after leaving to meet someone she tru...

In 1999, 15-year-old ballet student Rachel Barber vanished from her home in Melbourne after leaving to meet someone she trusted. What police eventually uncovered was a chilling betrayal driven by obsession, jealousy, and a plan that had been forming for months. Story starts at 25:25 Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Follow Georgia: ...

The Lance Armstrong doping scandal involved cyclist Lance Armstrong, who won seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005 while secretly using performance-enhancing drugs. For years Armstrong denied the allegations and even sued accusers. In 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency concluded he led a sophisticated doping program, leading to a lifetime ban from professional cycling a...

The murder of Betsy Faria took place in 2011 in Troy, Missouri. She was found dead in her home in a case that quickly drew national attention due to the unusual circumstances and the twists that followed. The investigation and subsequent legal proceedings became highly controversial, raising questions about evidence, motive, and the criminal justice system. The case later gained wider public recog...

Ned Kelly was a 19th-century Australian outlaw who became a folk legend for his defiance of colonial police. Raised in poverty, he turned to crime after ongoing conflicts with authorities and led a gang that robbed banks. He’s best known for wearing homemade metal armour during his last stand in 1880, before being captured and executed, leaving a legacy split between criminal and hero. Story...

The case of Shannon Matthews began in 2008 in Dewsbury, when the nine-year-old was reported missing by her mother. A huge public search followed, with intense media coverage across the UK. As the investigation unfolded, the story gripped the nation and became one of the most talked-about criminal cases in recent British history. Story starts at 14:10. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram an...

Scamilton! was an unauthorised 2022 church production of Hamilton staged by The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen in McAllen, Texas, that altered lyrics and themes to include Christian messaging. The production went viral and ended up drawing legal action from the show’s creators. Full video: watch here Scamilton worst parts: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypet...

Kim Wall, a Swedish freelance journalist, was murdered in August 2017 while reporting in Denmark. She boarded the privately built submarine UC3 Nautilus to interview its owner, Peter Madsen, but never returned. Her dismembered remains were later found in the waters around Copenhagen, and Madsen gave multiple conflicting accounts of what happened aboard the submarine. Story starts at 20:43 Ful...

The Max Headroom TV hijacking was a 1987 broadcast intrusion in Chicago where a masked person dressed as Max Headroom briefly hijacked signals from WGN-TV and later WTTW. The surreal, rambling interruption lasted about 90 seconds, and the culprits were never caught. Story starts at 19:58 Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Follow Georgia:&n...

In 2002 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City, which sparked a massive search and intense national media attention. The story focuses on the investigation, the family’s fight to keep hope alive, and broader questions about how missing-child cases are handled in the public eye. abduction of a 14-year-old girl from her home in Salt Lake City, which sparked a...

James Frey became the center of major controversy after it was revealed that significant parts of his bestselling 2003 memoir A Million Little Pieces were exaggerated or fabricated. The scandal intensified in 2006 when Frey appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and admitted to embellishments, sparking a public debate about truth, memoir, and author credibility, and leading his publisher to issue corr...

Lucy Letby is a British former neonatal nurse who was convicted in 2023 of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to murder others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. She is serving a whole-life prison sentence, continues to deny the charges, and her case remains highly controversial and widely discussed. Story starts at 18:23 Full video: watch here Samm...

Kenneth Rex McElroy was an American criminal and convicted attempted murderer who lived in Skidmore, Missouri. Infamous as “the town bully,” his unsolved killing became an international story. Watch full video: here Sammy's special:  watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Follow Georgia:  @georgiealove Leave us a voicemail:  htt...

Before dawn on November 15, 1959, something went terribly wrong in a quiet farmhouse on the outskirts of Holcomb, Kansas. By the time the sun rose over the fields, Herb Clutter, his wife Bonnie, and their teenage children, Nancy and Kenyon, were all dead—and no one in the small farming community yet knew who had come in the night, or why. Story starts at 17.02 Watch video: watch here Sammy's...

This week we are lucky enough to sit down (over zoom) with the legendary writer and documentarian Jon Ronson. Full video: here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Sammy's special:  watch here Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial Follow Georgia:  @georgiealove Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: sammy@...

Elisa Lam was a 21-year-old student traveling alone who vanished while staying at a downtown Los Angeles hotel in 2013. After days of searching, police released eerie elevator footage showing her behaving erratically—pressing buttons, hiding, and gesturing at something unseen—sparking global speculation. Weeks later, guests complained about low water pressure and a strange taste&hellip...

It's our one year anniversary so we're joined by Myf Warhurst and Oliver Clark to unpack the Kim Kardashian Paris Heist. In 2016, Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room during Fashion Week, where masked thieves tied her up and stole about $10 million worth of jewelry—most notably her diamond ring—before fleeing. She wasn’t physically harmed, but the inciden...

In the quiet suburbs of Ontario during the early 1990s, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka appeared to be a picture-perfect couple — young, attractive, and seemingly in love. But behind their charming smiles lay a darkness that would soon shock Canada to its core. Together, they embarked on a series of crimes so disturbing that the nation would forever remember their names. And it all began whe...

"The Button Man" refers to a mysterious, real-life bushman in Australia's Victorian Alps, a local legend linked to hiker disappearances, known for carving buttons from antlers, building rock pyramids, and silently appearing near campsites, though police have interviewed and cleared him of involvement in crimes. Full video: watch here Follow us: instagram and TikTok Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunof...