True Crime Uncensored with Burl Barer and Mark Boyer

Burl Barer says: Most of my true crime books  contain insights and commentary by Travis Webb who gets full credit for bringing the murders covered in my book HEAD SHOT to my attention.  In a recent Q&A for Wild Blue Press's re-release of HEADLOCK, my private eye novel, I was asked: is Travis Webb the same Travis Webb who is a famous rave producer and pop culture icon in the Northwest...

Howard Lapides begins the show by stating that I (Burl Barer) am wandering the streets of the San Fernando Valley.   No, I was in the hospital trying to stay alive.   I obviously made it. Kevin is the world's expert on Ted Bundy..and this is his latest research.  If you are into Ted Bundy, this one if for you

Cathy Scott is one of America's Masters of True Crime and a frequent guest on our show.  We welcome Cathy back for another fascinating hour of true crime uncensored!

  "Susan Fensten's new book,  You Have a Very Soft Voice, Susan , is  a pulse-pounding work that proves once again that truth is stranger than fiction." --Kevin M. Sullivan, author of The Bundy Murders  and  Vampire: The Richard Chase Murders " You Have a Very Soft Voice, Susan  is quite possibly the most twisted and surreal case of stalking I have ever encountered. W...

 Denis Kelly's life is part Hunter S. Thompson, part Timothy Leary, and part Eckhart Tolle. From his beginnings in an abusive and alcoholic home in Wisconsin to becoming a major force in the counterculture movement, and then from a life on the run and in prison to a life in a monastery and in service, it is as entertaining as it is inspirational. A Heart Blown Open chronicles the life and tea...

 For the young widow of Tacoma, Washington businessman Robert Henry, September 11th is both the date of his cold-blooded murder, and the date that his murderer went to prison. This is the story of the five year investigation that solved the homicide,   Read the minibook by Burl Barer 

"If it weren't for having a double life, I would have no life at all" -- Burl Barer. Sean Sullivan, known on Instagram and Pinterest as Layercakeny, had a double life or perhaps triple -- an outlaw weed dealer and outlaw grafitti artist equally comfortable in the Hamptons or the Bronx, dining with the mayor or breaking bread and sharing paint cans in the famed Freedom Tunnel.   His fathe...

 Joe Silvestri was a tough kid from the mean streets of New York. He went from street brawler to wearing a tux at the glamorous Copacabana. He eventually provided “muscle” for the Mob, a highly respected and feared fixer—the guy you went to if you had a problem that needed to be resolved. He followed Mob protocol when having a sit down with an adversary: You never break bread with the enemy....

Yes, he's back with more great heist stories....."Punch" Stanimirovic

Richard Godwin is sharp, savvy clever and controversial.  I love his style and his creative perceptions and portrayals.

  THE TRUTH ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING -- ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO RETURNS Anthony M DeStefano is not only a famed journalist/author, he is also an expert on human trafficking.  Mark Boyer offers the first ever expose of exploitation and alleged trafficking in the IT industry.  shocking!

Joe Bruno returns and not only do we get examples of fake news, we also hear about Rev. Moon and the best chinese food in New York and other cool stuff.

Leonard Buschel, reformed drug smuggler, returns to promote the star-studded Experience Strength and Hope Awards  Feb 28th in Los Angeles,  Short pithy episode! 

Vikki Law takes us in the world of women's prisons -- and it is worse than you think, then Ron Francell takes us on a tour of the Outlaw Rockies!

 Until Someone Gets Hurt ,  Tyson Wrensch ,   victim of scum bag theives (this guy got more than even, he got 'em put away!) gives us the shocking story of an innocent man in prison with the men who framed him so they could steal his fortune. They didn't get away with it, but their victim is still behind bars!! That's only part of the story. Meanwhile, a convicted killer i...

Okay, we are on a Doc Bonn kick to celebrate the release of his new bookj THE GUARDIAN ,,,these back to back episodes cover Manipulating the Media and Suicide.

Here are TWO episodes with Dr. Scott Bonn,   First is his famous MORAL PANIC - Mass Deception and the Iraq War Then he returns to talk Seria Killers and more.

 What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and the New York crime families want you buried? That was the life-and-death dilemma confronting Andrew DiDonato, who began his criminal career at age 14 under the watchful eyes of the local Mob. 

Why was a nice Jewish boy with great grades and a bright future not in college,  but tending bar in Miami? Why was his brother, a prosecutor, irked at him? Well..well educated and intelligent Owen Band found himself semi-attached to some of the most important coke dealers and distributers in Miami...he wasn't a big wheel or even a cog -- but he lived most of it before it all went South -- fur...

Dori Eurell knew her husand, Ken,  an NYPD cop, was up to no good, but she didn't know how bad the no-good really was.  Sooner or later, Dori believed that she would find out. She was right.  Ken is now infamous as the 2nd most corrupt cop in the contemporary history of the NYPD.  Dori could have ditched him when he got busted with his buddy and partner in crime Michael Dowd, b...

In 1972-1973, Herbert Mullin killed 13 people in California because he thought it could stop an earthquake. This is his chilling story. 

 This was Ron's first visit to the show, and he is so compelling in his storytelling, you will understand why we always love having him on the program. Casper, Wyoming:1973. Eleven-year-old Amy Burridge rides with her eighteen-year-old sister, Becky, to the grocery store. When they finish their shopping, Becky’s car gets a flat tire. Two men politely offer them a ride home. But they were anyt...

Let's do the time warp again!  Joel Blazer was a good source of really good acid *LSD* when he was traveling with the Dead -- then the bad trip happeed -- he got busted.  

Okay we start off talking about the infamous Heidi crime against the NFL, and then shift gears and before you know it, we are hearing about one of the most horrific multiple murders in California history, thanks to Frank C. Girardot Jr. A strange but remarkably fascinating hour with Frank, Howard, Burl and Mark.

   Anthony M. DeStefano Anthony M. DeStefano is a New York City journalist who specializes in legal affairs, criminal justice and organized crime. He is the author of "The Big Heist", published in June 2017;"Gangland New York: The Places And Faces of Mob History, published in July 2015; "Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise and Fall Of A New York Mobster," published in July 2013; "The Last Godf...