Outlaws & Gunslingers

In the summer of 1996, the world's best athletes and spectators from around the world converged on Atlanta for the 26th summer Olympic games. On July 26th, the event would be marred by a pipe bomb that exploded and killed 1 person and injured 111. Security guard Richard Jewel found the bag that the bomb was in and alerted authorities. Despite this, the media fueled rumors that he was the one who d...

Frank Abagnale was a con man who impersonated numerous professions including claiming he was a pilot and doctor. He was jailed several times for check fraud. Many people label him a liar and say he embellished aspects of his life, which he disputes to this day. In 1980, he wrote a book about his life which was later adapted into the 2002 film 'Catch Me If You Can' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and To...

On the morning of June 6th, 2015 two prisoners escapes from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY. Richard Matt and David Sweat were both in prison for murder and decided they didn't want to be there anymore. With the help of prison guards they made their escape and a manhunt ensued. The search lasted for 3 weeks until Matt was killed and Sweat taken into custody. This is their story....

On the morning of May 18th, 1927, Andrew Kehoe murdered his wife and set his farm on fire. Meanwhile, at the Bath Consolidated School, he rigged explosives to go off at about the same time. He then drove to the school, parked his truck out front and detonated a bomb in his truck killing himself as well as other people surrounding it. After it was all said and done, he killed 38 students and 6 adul...

On July 18th 1984, James Huberty went to his local McDonald's armed with a 9mm Browning HP, a semi-automatic 9mm Uzi, and a Winchester 1200 12 gauge pump action shotgun. Once inside, he opened fire and spent the next 77 minutes shooting innocent people, killing 21 and injuring another 19. The response time of the police to the scene as well as him being in the building so long sparked public outra...

We wrap up the O.J. murder case with our 3rd and final episode. In part 2, we heard the prosecution's case and ended with the defense getting ready to claim that the police planted evidence and was racist towards Simpson. That is where we begin with this episode and we take it to the end of the trial which spawns the infamous Johnny Cochran quote "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." We end on the...

In part 2 the highly anticipated trial gets underway. The prosecution initially bases their case around the multiple domestic violence incidents between Simpson and Brown but that quickly gets dropped in favor of the overwhelming evidence against O.J. Meanwhile, the defense starts their case with claims of evidence being contaminated before switching it to the police allegedly planting evidence in...

On this episode we cover one of the most shocking events in American history, the O.J. Simpson murder case. Hailed as "The Trial Of The Century" millions had their eyes glued to the tv waiting to see what happened next. In part one we go over the murders and the events leading up to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman as well as the infamous white Bronco chase that nearly 100 milli...

The Rajneesh Movement was formed in India in the early 70's and after some trouble with the local authorities there, they moved their group to Oregon. While there they formed their own town called Rajneeshpuram and attempted to take over the nearby town of Antelope. This would lead to several group members being arrested for poisoning local salad bars with salmonella in which was the United States...

The Black Liberation Army was a far-left black nationalist organization formed by former Black Panther Party and Republic of New Afrika members. They were active from 1970-1981 during which they committed several crimes. The most notable being the robbery of a Brinks truck in 1981 that killed a guard and two police officers. Their most famous member, Assata Shakur, is Tupac's god-mother and Black...

We take it back all the way to the Prohibition era and take a look at Harry Pierpont. Harry Pierpont was a bank robber active from 1921 to 1934. While at the State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, he met John Dillinger and mentored him into the bank robber he would become. He escaped from prison several times, robbing banks in between before being caught for the last time and executed on October...

On March 18th, 1990, America's largest art heist took place. Two thieves dressed as cops tied up the security guards at the Isabel Stewart Gardner museum and stole 13 pieces of art. Experts value their haul at around $600 million in today's dollars. Even though many suspects were questioned, to this day, nobody has ever been charged and not one single item has been recovered. There is currently a...

30 years ago the American people saw violence in the form of rioting, beatings, and shootouts right before their eyes covered on the news in real time. We flash back to the 1992 L.A. Riots and take a look at the tension between citizens and the police preceding the riots and the tipping point that was the Rodney King beating video and the acquittal of the officers involved. We go inside the riots...

We wrap up our OKC Bombing series with the investigation and trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. We take a look at what new legislation the bombing inspired and safety precautions put in place to help buildings handle a large blast like the OKC one. We also take a look at some conspiracy theories surrounding the case including that it was an inside job by the government. Any questions, co...

In part 2 of this 3 part series on the OKC bombing, we take a look at how McVeigh and Nichols gathered the materials to make the bomb and how they made it. We then cover the actual bombing, the search and rescue efforts and reaction around the world. Be sure to check out part 1 where we profiled both McVeigh and Nichols and in part 3 we will cover the investigation and trials of both men. Find us...

In part one of this 3 part series on the tragic Oklahoma City Bombing, we take a look at the background of the two perpetrators of the event, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. When they met in the Army they realized they had a lot in common, most notably their hatred for the Government. After the events of the Waco siege they decided they had to get back at the Government--at any cost. Be sure to...

Ted Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber terrorized the nation for 20 years sending bombs to Universities and airlines, killing 3 and injuring 23. Growing tired of teaching, he up and quit his job and moved to a remote cabin where he lived a primitive life. After one of his favorite spots in the wilderness had a road paved through it, he decided he had to get back at those that were advancing technology, a...

The Symbionese Liberation Army was a left wing group active from 1973-1975 and was considered by the FBI as a terrorist organization. They are probably most remembered for their kidnapping of media tycoon William H. Hearst's daughter Patty Hearst in which they brainwashed her in to becoming a member. Although claiming to want peace in the world, they commited bank robberies, bombings, and murder a...

We wrap up our spotlight on Jonestown with Senator Leo Ryan's arrival at the settlement where about a dozen defectors come forward and say that they want to leave with Ryan. We cover the shootings that took place at the airstrip that took Senator Ryan's life and of course the mass suicide that follows. We take a look at the aftermath of the event including some conspiracy theories that the CIA or...

In the summer of 1977, the People's Temple leader Jim Jones fled to Guyana with his almost 1,000 followers to escape "intense media scrutiny." They formed a settlement called Peoples Temple Agricultural Project commonly known as Jonestown. In part one we go through a little bit of the background of the Peoples Temple and what led up to them going to Guyana and life in the early days of the settlem...

On February 28th 1997 one of the most famous "caught on tape" shootouts occurred. Two heavily armed AND armored bank robbers engaged police in a lengthy shootout outside of a Bank Of America location in North Hollywood. About 1,700 rounds were fired when it was all said and done and this incident paved the way for arming rank-and-file police officers with semi-automatic weapons, previously only is...

On this episode we have what was then known as "The Crime Of The Century" On March 1st 1932, the son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped. A ransom note was found at the scene demanding $50,000 for the safe return of the boy. Unfortunately 2 months later the child was found dead by the side of the road. We follow the investigation, the search for the kidnapper, the suspect being caugh...

In this episode we go way back to where we began--The Wild West! In this listener requested episode we take a look at probably the most famous outlaw in history, Butch Cassidy. We go through how he got the name Butch Cassidy, his days with the Wild Bunch gang (and The Sundance Kid), to his time on the run in South America where his story supposedly ends. You can request an episode by emailing bang...

We wrap up the Bombing Of UA Flight 629 with the FBI investigation in full swing. The evidence is stacked against Jack Graham, whose mother Daisie was on board the flight. It turns out that Jack snuck a bomb disguised as a gift into his mother's luggage in order to get her life insurance policy. The case then heads to trial where Jack's fate is decided. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...

At 6:52 P.M. on November 1st, 1955 United Air Lines Flight 629 exploded over Denver, CO killing all 44 people on board. As the FBI rushed to find out the cause, they soon discovered it was a bomb and now turn their focus onto who planted it. The story they unravel points to criminal Jack Graham, whose mother Daisie was on board flight 629. From there, the case continues to get even more crazy! Bec...