Criminal
Criminal & Radiotopia
Criminal
Criminal & Radiotopia
Criminal is a podcast about crime. Not so much the "if it bleeds, it leads," kind of crime. Something a little more complex. Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, and/or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. We are a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Learn more at radiotopia.fm.
Friday 24 June 2022 : In 1982, forensic dentists examined the teeth of thousands of sailors stationed on an aircraft carrier called the USS Carl Vinson in Newport...
Friday 10 June 2022 : When Laura Coates decided to become a prosecutor in Washington, D.C., she was told that the job would be “human misery.” She says she...
Friday 27 May 2022 : In 2018, we talked with three of America’s most experienced trauma surgeons about what happens when someone is shot. We wanted to spend...
Friday 13 May 2022 : For 10 years, Detective John Reilly and his horse Trooper were the only mounted team assigned to Central Park. They rode the same route...
Friday 22 April 2022 : Pontiac Correctional Center is a maximum security prison in the small town of Pontiac, Illinois. It’s the oldest in the state - founded in...
Friday 08 April 2022 : When Shigeru Yabu was 9 years old, he and his family were incarcerated at Heart Mountain Internment Camp, along with thousands of other...
Friday 25 March 2022 : One night in 1817, a woman appeared in the village of Almondsbury, in England. No one could figure out who she was. But everyone wanted to...
Friday 11 March 2022 : Miles Hargrove was in his sophomore year of college when he got a phone call that his father had been kidnapped.Say hello on Twitter,...
Friday 25 February 2022 : In 1971, a woman visited an F.B.I. office in Pennsylvania. She identified herself as a college student interested in learning about...
Friday 11 February 2022 : In 2013, a small boat called The Midnight Slider was found floating empty in the waters off of Isle Madame in Nova Scotia. "Murder is not...
Friday 28 January 2022 : When it comes to Kentucky bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle is among the most exclusive. You can’t get it unless you’re exceptionally lucky,...
Friday 14 January 2022 : 15 years after the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, many schools across the...
Friday 17 December 2021 : Stories of animals really going for it. Say hello onTwitter,Facebook andInstagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter,The Accomplice....
Friday 03 December 2021 : 1. Please continue. 2. The experiment requires that you continue. 3. It is absolutely essential that you continue. 4. You have no other...
Friday 19 November 2021 : When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. There were 22 defendants, each of them high-ranking members of...
Friday 05 November 2021 : In 2006, a man named William Ramsey went to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida for a life-saving liver transplant. It was a success,...
Friday 22 October 2021 : The story of two famous friends — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini — and the disagreement that ended their friendship: can we...
Friday 08 October 2021 : “There is something he hasn’t been telling me and I’m about to find out what it is.” Bobby and Cheryl Love’s book is The...
Friday 24 September 2021 : When Beverley Schottenstein’s husband Alvin died, she and her children sold their stake in his family’s business, worth an estimated 90...
Friday 10 September 2021 : Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He says the first indication that...
Friday 27 August 2021 : Today's episode begins with rock & roll and ends with royalty. When bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were becoming popular,...
Friday 30 July 2021 : "The phone rang and rang and a lady picked up on the other end and I still remember the operator saying, 'You have a collect call from Ian...
Friday 16 July 2021 : The story of a cryptic children’s book, a real-life treasure hunt, and its very mysterious winner: “He refused to be on camera. It’s...
Friday 02 July 2021 : This episode picks up where Episode 167 left off. We suggest you listen to them in order. When Aaron Quinn called the Vallejo police to...
Friday 18 June 2021 : “I think it was around 3:00 a.m., and that’s when I heard a strange man’s voice waking me from sleep.” This is part one of a...
Criminal
Criminal & Radiotopia
Episode 191: The Sailor's Teeth
In 1982, forensic dentists examined the teeth of thousands of sailors stationed on an aircraft carrier called the USS Carl Vinson in Newport...
Episode 190: Day In, Day Out
When Laura Coates decided to become a prosecutor in Washington, D.C., she was told that the job would be “human misery.” She says she...
Episode 189: The Doctors
In 2018, we talked with three of America’s most experienced trauma surgeons about what happens when someone is shot. We wanted to spend...
Episode 188: John & Trooper
For 10 years, Detective John Reilly and his horse Trooper were the only mounted team assigned to Central Park. They rode the same route...
Episode 187: 427 Emails
Pontiac Correctional Center is a maximum security prison in the small town of Pontiac, Illinois. It’s the oldest in the state - founded in...
Episode 186: The Magpie
When Shigeru Yabu was 9 years old, he and his family were incarcerated at Heart Mountain Internment Camp, along with thousands of other...
Episode 185: The Princess
One night in 1817, a woman appeared in the village of Almondsbury, in England. No one could figure out who she was. But everyone wanted to...
Episode 184: Ransom
Miles Hargrove was in his sophomore year of college when he got a phone call that his father had been kidnapped.Say hello on Twitter,...
Episode 183: Breaking into the F.B.I.
In 1971, a woman visited an F.B.I. office in Pennsylvania. She identified herself as a college student interested in learning about...
Episode 182: The Midnight Slider
In 2013, a small boat called The Midnight Slider was found floating empty in the waters off of Isle Madame in Nova Scotia. "Murder is not...
Episode 181: Pappy, Another Round
When it comes to Kentucky bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle is among the most exclusive. You can’t get it unless you’re exceptionally lucky,...
Episode 180: The Boycott
15 years after the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, many schools across the...
Episode 179: A Splendid Newfoundland, Cursing Birds, and the Fashion Fox
Stories of animals really going for it. Say hello onTwitter,Facebook andInstagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter,The Accomplice....
Episode 178: "The experiment requires that you continue."
1. Please continue. 2. The experiment requires that you continue. 3. It is absolutely essential that you continue. 4. You have no other...
Episode 177: Palace of Justice
When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. There were 22 defendants, each of them high-ranking members of...
Episode 176: The Red Flag
In 2006, a man named William Ramsey went to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida for a life-saving liver transplant. It was a success,...
Episode 175: Ghost Racket Crusade
The story of two famous friends — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini — and the disagreement that ended their friendship: can we...
Episode 174: The Loves
“There is something he hasn’t been telling me and I’m about to find out what it is.” Bobby and Cheryl Love’s book is The...
Episode 173: Family Money
When Beverley Schottenstein’s husband Alvin died, she and her children sold their stake in his family’s business, worth an estimated 90...
Episode 172: Roselle and Michael
Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He says the first indication that...
Episode 171: Sealand
Today's episode begins with rock & roll and ends with royalty. When bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were becoming popular,...
Episode 170: Ian Manuel
"The phone rang and rang and a lady picked up on the other end and I still remember the operator saying, 'You have a collect call from Ian...
Episode 169: Masquerade
The story of a cryptic children’s book, a real-life treasure hunt, and its very mysterious winner: “He refused to be on camera. It’s...
Episode 168: 48 Hours, Part 2
This episode picks up where Episode 167 left off. We suggest you listen to them in order. When Aaron Quinn called the Vallejo police to...
Episode 167: 48 Hours
“I think it was around 3:00 a.m., and that’s when I heard a strange man’s voice waking me from sleep.” This is part one of a...
