True Crime Uncensored with Burl Barer and Mark Boyer

Best-selling author Frank C. Girardot has been called the "Demon dog of true crime" by none other than Black Dahlia author James Ellroy. Praise for his writing has come from authors as varied as Walter Kirn and Michael Fleeman. His books have ranged from "Name Dropper", a chronicle on the bizarre antics of a murdering imposter who called himself Clark Rockefeller to "Betrayal in Blue" a look at co...

Steve Gonzales is an Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and a founding faculty member of  Phoenix School of Law . He teaches Constitutional Law, Federal Indian Law , and knows his way around immigration policy as well.  Yes, he is a legal smarty pants for sure! Wait....there's more!   He founded the Veteran's Military Legal Assistance Clinic, Veteran's Tax Clinic, Americ...

2001: In 2001, Genis traded in his publishing career for a life of crime to feed a raging heroin appetite. 2003: In June 2003, five months before his arrest, Genis married Petra Szabo, a photographer, and instructor of Vinyāsa and Forrest yoga. 2014: He also received the Rookie of the Year award by Deadspin and was nominated for Deadspin's Hall of Fame in 2014. 2015: Genis published his fifth arti...

Ring of Hell  is excellent in its research and exploration of how wrestling can be fraught with sadistic individuals that are only too willing to prey upon those hoping to "live their dreams." What happened with Chris Benoit, his wife and young son was tragic in every sense of the word, but, as the book details, how can you not expect such an insane demise for individuals participating within...

About the Author Kevin M. Sullivan is a retired minister and author of 14 books. He’s a former contributing writer for Snitch , a weekly newspaper devoted to crime and the law. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Kevin is a frequent guest on Burl Barer's  TRUE CRIME UNCENSORED.

Prepare to be shocked as the grisly details about the murder of computer geek John Sohus are revealed in Frank C. Girardot s new book, Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery. Sohus, a twenty-something resident of San Marino, California, was allegedly murdered in 1985 by con man Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who has become infamous under his most-known alias, Clark Rockefeller....

Covering the case of one of North America’s most prolific serial killer gave Stevie Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolded over many years in two British Columbia courthouses, but also to information unknown to the police – and not in the transcripts of their interviews with Pickton – such as from Pickton’s long-time best friend, Lisa Yelds, and from several women who survived terrify...

It is always fun to have Jeff McArthur join us to shoot the true-crime breeze.;  We get into some interesting examples of misconduct, ethical violations, and weird stories 

IMPROVED AUDIO REMIX  CRIMINAL BECOMES RABBI : Tod Goldberg wrote it as fiction in Gangsterland and Gangster Nation, and Mark Borovitz lived it for real in Holy Thief Fiction meets real life-- Mark Borovitz was a mobster, gangster, con man, gambler, thief, and a drunk.  He is now the rabbi at Beit T'Shuvah in Los Angeles, the House of Return, a rehabilitation facility for addicts of all...

What if forensic and paranormal investigation deliberately crossed paths? Can forensics aid ghost hunters, and might ghost hunters who use these tools one day assist in the cause of justice? The answers to these questions are explored within the pages of "Blood & Ghosts". Forensics is an applied science and many of its sub-disciplines have a kinship with ghost hunting: its tools and technology...

In exchange for a reduced sentence on his drug smuggling charges, Charles Falco infiltrated three of America’s most violent biker gangs: the Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws. In separate investigations that spanned years and coasts, Falco risked his life, suffering a fractured neck and a severely torn shoulder, working deep under cover to bring violent sociopaths to justice. His dedication was profound...

"It's my memoir of growing up in a Bronx housing project and my first crazy days as a reporter at the New York daily news," says Paul, who worked such stories as Son of Sam and the murder of John Lennon. Paul LaRosa is currently a producer for CBS 48 Hours Mystery.

Kerrie M. Droban is an award-winning author and attorney in Phoenix, Arizona. Droban’s true crime books Running with Devil: The True Story of the ATF’s Infiltration of the Hells Angels and Prodigal Father Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Gang have received critical acclaim.

ANEA'S FORMER ROOMIE WAS AXE MURDERED IN WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.  ANOTHER WALLA WALLA VICTIM WAS MRS. ZACHARIAS.  THE COPS ARRESTED THE 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO LIVED NEXT DOOR AND CHARGED HER WITH THE BRUTAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AND  MURDER. SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY AND GOT LIFE IN PRISON.   (she was innocent.)

Okay, we're not talking about the werewolf episode this time, but we cover all manner of topics with one of America's best known and most experienced authors of true crime and so much more!

She was ones of the most photographed models in the USA ..she was The Kodak Girl...she became a getaway driver for the mob (she married a mobster).  When  mob wars threatened her life,  she got in the car and drove California with her 7 year old daughter and became an in demand Hollywood stunt woman- a famed stunt driver who couldn't keep up with the demand for her talents behind th...

 Thomas Bartlett "Bart" Whitaker arranged with two friends to kill his parents and younger brother Kevin. The much-indulged son of a well-to-do family, he resented the fact that his cousins would inherit the family business. And he was tired of waiting for his "share". Knowing that his parents were heavily insured and that their assets were significant, he cold-bloodedly arranged for them to...

On the scene how the press covered the trial of Jodi Arias - Police found the motivational speaker brutally murdered in his Mesa, Arizona home on June 9, 2008. His body, five days decomposed, had been stabbed 27 times, with an ear-to-ear slash across his throat and a bullet to the head.

When our guest,, scheduled to be with us in person, flaked on us, we  did the show anyway -- hey, it was alive broadcast -- and except for our producer giving me a raft of crap about personality traits revealed in handwriting, I must this is one of my favorite shows and features Don Woldman at his brilliant best,  I'm sure you will enjoy this show also! Burl

Nearly 100 years since his death, Bat Masterson still holds great influence. Remembered by many for his adventures in America’s Old West - buffalo hunter, scout, gunfighter, and even lawman as Dodge City sheriff. in 20th Century New York City he became a sportswriter. However, Masterson left a legacy that is much more intricate. Masterson always stood up for the underdog. And his real legacy was h...

A very strange and historic event -- mobsters including a mob hit man -- and the Federal Agents who arrested them....yes its a strange combination and I, Burl Barer, was invited to attend and record the event for broadcast! 

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i BELIEVE THIS WAS ERIN'S FIRST VISIT TO OUR SHOW-- SHE'S IN RARE FORM!

UNDER A FULL MOON: The Last Lynching in Kansas tells of the tragic abduction and death of an eight-year-old girl at the hands of a repeat offender in 1932. This crime stands apart as the last mob lynching in Kansas. Based on true events, this account takes a deep dive into the psycho-social complexities of pioneer times and their impact on this particular crime and the justice meted out to the per...

In this captivating episode, Mark has to go rescue the lost groceries, Matt and Burl talk Twilight Zone and other TV/Movie stuff, then Burl shares what great new true crime books are being released for summer reading;