Episodes
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Bad Bet
During a volatile period in Edinburgh, Deputy Chief Constable Tom is called to the scene of a shooting, a rare crime in the UK. The victim is a low-level criminal, and police fear the killing could signal the beginning of a gang war. Investigators put pressure on local criminal networks, but the...
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Evil Walked In
Detective Greg is called to a shooting at a home in a rural community. While investigators are still processing the scene, a stranger suddenly appears in the bushes with a gun to his head. Greg brings the man in for questioning and quickly discovers something unsettling: he’s had several…
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Push
A group of teenage boys are hanging out when a reckless bet turns deadly. Brian is dared to push another boy, Michael, from a three-story train trestle on a freezing winter night. Prosecutor Kristin is assigned to the case as her jurisdiction pursues felony murder charges against the teenagers...
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Guard the Yard: Akil Baddoo of the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Akil Baddoo joins Yeardley Smith for a candid and joyful conversation about confidence, resilience, and learning how to stay grounded through the inevitable highs and lows of professional baseball. Akil traces his love of the game back to hitting baseballs with his…
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Unbreakable
A quiet summer night takes a terrifying turn when a woman discovers someone she knows has broken into her home, intent on hurting her. What follows is an hours-long, harrowing fight for survival and an all-hands-on-deck search for a dangerous suspect. Our own Detective Dan shares this chilling…
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Endgame
In the finale, a new DNA tool, often referred to as genetic genealogy, has finally led investigators to Joseph DeAngelo’s doorstep. Paul walks us through the aftermath of finally identifying the Golden State Killer. For the victims, it brings long-awaited answers. For Paul Holes, it brings…
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Firehouse Files: Never Forget
Welcome to the premiere episode of Firehouse Files, hosted by Steve Buscemi, Marian Fontana, and Dennis Gordon. Firehouse Files features firefighters and first responders sharing firsthand accounts of the calls that have stayed with them. Today’s special episode, “Never Forget,” commemorates the...
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The DNA Angels
A new kind of DNA analysis changes everything. After learning how genetic genealogy helped identify an unknown victim in a kidnapping case, Paul Holes begins to wonder whether the same method could be used to find the Golden State Killer. Working with a small team, he uses an SNP profile to...
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Wrong Monster
Years after stepping away from the case, Paul is pulled back in. The files are still there. The case is still unsolved. And a suspect emerges who seems to fit. Paul Holes spends years chasing this man he believes could be the Golden State Killer, only for DNA to prove him wrong. We learn all…
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | End of the Spree
The crimes continue in Southern California, with the murders of Manuela Witthuhn and Janelle Cruz. Paul Holes explains how the offender’s violence evolved, how patterns emerged across cases, and how investigators eventually linked the East Area Rapist attacks in Northern California to the…
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | After Auburn
After the East Area Rapist disappears from Northern California, an attack with a similar MO happens hundreds of miles away in Goleta. At the time, investigators had no reason to connect it to the Sacramento series. Paul Holes helps us understand the shift into Southern California, the...
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Fear Me
The East Area Rapist did not stop terrorizing victims when he left their homes. Paul Holes walks us through the phone calls, threats, and psychological cruelty inflicted on the victims long after the attacks. This episode explores fear as part of the offender’s pattern. Paul also traces the final...
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Town Hall Target
As fear spreads through Sacramento, the public demands answers. Communities hold meetings. Newspapers cover the case. And all the while, Paul Holes believes the East Area Rapist was likely watching closely. In this episode, we examine a chilling turning point in the series: the first known attack...
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Shadows in Cordova Meadows
The case moves into Cordova Meadows, a Sacramento-area neighborhood that became key to understanding the East Area Rapist. Through maps, geography, victimology, and old case files, Paul Holes explains how the offender’s movements revealed familiarity, planning, and confidence. What may have…
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | East Area Rampage
The crimes move north, and a new name emerges: the East Area Rapist. Paul Holes explains how the offender’s behavior changed after Visalia, how early attacks in the Sacramento area unfolded, and how investigators struggled to understand whether they were dealing with a new offender or just…
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Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Visalia Ransacker
Paul Holes begins the story in 1970s Visalia, California, when the Golden State Killer was just beginning to make a name for himself. Before the East Area Rapist, before the Original Night Stalker, there was the Visalia Ransacker, a prolific offender breaking into homes and leaving fear behind....
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The Oklahoma City Bombing, Part 3
In the final part of this three-part series, retired FBI agent Scott brings us to the end of one of the most significant domestic terrorism cases in American history. Justice is served for the people of Oklahoma City. But for Scott, closing a case like this doesn't mean leaving it behind. Some...
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The Oklahoma City Bombing, Part 2
In part two of this three-part series, retired FBI agent Scott comes face to face with a key second suspect in the Oklahoma City bombing. What follows is an hours-long interview that requires as much patience as it does skill. The suspect's story shifts and changes, and Scott has to navigate…
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The Oklahoma City Bombing, Part 1
The Oklahoma City Bombing was one of the most devastating attacks in American history, and its story has been told many times. But never like this. Retired FBI agent Scott was on the case in the chaotic hours after the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. In part one of this...
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Coming July 10: Chasing The Golden State Killer with Paul Holes
Paul Holes has never told the full story of the Golden State Killer case like this before. This summer, Small Town Dicks presents a special 10-part limited series: Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes. Across the series, Paul will tell the full story of his 24-year pursuit of the…
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One Too Many
A young woman's body is found in a remote, rural area with little to go on and no way to identify her. Captain Chris and his team do the only thing they can and start going through the trash around her. A single receipt changes everything. It leads them to a man named William and a complex love...
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Malicious Intent
In January 2025, a 17-year-old opened fire in his school cafeteria, killing a teenage girl before turning the gun on himself. In the aftermath, Matt Kriner faces a different kind of investigation. His job is to dig through the suspect's vast digital footprint, a record rife with racist and…
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Settling the Score
A man pulls a gun on his wife during an argument and refuses to surrender when law enforcement arrives. Lieutenant Ryan takes the scene and what follows is a tense, five-hour negotiation. As Ryan works to bring the situation to a safe resolution, the case becomes a window into how suspects behave...
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Bad Omen
A young mother, six weeks pregnant, reaches out to Detective Alia after being attacked by her on-again, off-again partner. Alia takes the case and gets to work, determined to get justice for her and her unborn child. But before she can get there, the case takes a turn that is as devastating as it...
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Bad for Business
Two elderly women are assaulted by the same CNA who was assigned to care for them. Detective Robert picks up the case and sits down with the suspect for a lengthy interview, walking away with a confession. But when Robert puts out a media release, the phones don't stop ringing. Victims come...
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An Odious Obsession
Hector returns home from a work trip to find small things out of place. When Hector confronts his daughter, Sofia, she confesses to a secret relationship with a 68-year-old man she met swing dancing. Hector walks her straight to the police station, and that's how Lieutenant Ryan gets the case. A...
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Soft Target
A teenager confides in a friend that a 45-year-old man has been secretly entering her bedroom at night. What she doesn't know is that he has been lying to her about his age and hiding a criminal past. When Detective Bre gets the case, she moves quickly, and with precision. Her goal isn't just to...
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You're Mine
A chaotic disturbance call comes in at 7 am. When Detective Aaron arrives, he finds a woman who says she has just escaped days of captivity at the hands of a violent ex-boyfriend, freshly released from prison. As Aaron and his team work to piece together what happened, the story she tells begins…
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The Mark
In 1994, wealthy Newport Beach businessman Bill McLaughlin is shot and killed in his own kitchen. His girlfriend Nanette Johnston and her secret boyfriend, ex-NFL player Eric Naposki, are immediately suspicious…but the stories don't hold and prosecutors can't make charges stick. The case goes…
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Season 18 launches April 17th!
We'll be back very soon with a brand new season of Small Town Dicks. Want to hear the first FOUR episodes of Season 18 RIGHT NOW? Visit smalltowndicks.com/superfam and join at the Super Duper Fam level for access to the latest BINGE drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Blood Boiler, Part 2
This is part two of a two-part episode. As Detective Robert keeps digging into the case against Darren, more information comes to light and a disturbing picture begins to form. Darren isn’t just a womanizer with power. He’s a predator operating within the justice system. To stop him, Robert must...
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Thanksgiving Bonus!
Hey Small Town Fam! It's Thanksgiving in America so, as is tradition, we're taking a break from our usual episodes this week. Instead of an episode, please enjoy two ad-free bonus episodes that aired on our Super Fam feed; Fight Like Hell and AI Strikes Again.If you like what you hear, become a...
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Blood-Boiler, Part 1
When Detective Robert opens an investigation into a fellow officer, he doesn’t yet realize the scope of what he’s about to uncover. The suspect, Darren, is a well-connected cop, and the woman accusing him is terrified to speak out. When she bravely comes forward, the race to stop Darren from...
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Sorry, Not Sorry
When Detective Constable Simon becomes the sole detective on the remote island of Rothesay, he sets his sights on cleaning up the town’s growing drug problem. But just months into his new role, his investigations begin to unravel. That’s when Simon starts to suspect someone inside the department…
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There Are Monsters
Detective Lindsey is assigned a stack of cold cases, but one file stops her in her tracks: the brutal assault of a woman whose attacker was never caught. A DNA match points to a previously convicted offender.As Det. Lindsey digs deeper, a pattern begins to emerge. The investigation leads to a...
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High Noon
It’s Deputy Alia’s day off, but instead of relaxing, she’s called in to negotiate with a barricaded suspect who has murdered his loved one. What follows is a tense and tragic police negotiation, as Alia uses her training and instincts to calm a panicked suspect and bring control to a chaotic...
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FAFO
A man’s body is found face down with his hands zip-tied behind his back, launching Detective Aaron into a months-long homicide investigation to uncover the victim’s identity and the truth behind his death. This intense real crime case would become Detective Aaron’s final investigation before...
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Lie, Deny, Justify
In a quiet desert town, a well-loved schoolteacher vanishes without a trace. Lieutenant Matt joins the search. The teacher’s husband has little to say, but the investigation goes on, eventually leading to a chilling discovery. What began as a missing person report quickly spirals into a haunting...
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Quicksand
What starts as a carjacking by three suspects escalates into a tense hostage situation inside a fast food restaurant. On his very first call as a police negotiator, Lieutenant Ryan works to pull off a high-stakes hostage rescue, making sure every employee trapped inside gets out safely while...
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Time's Up
Disturbing photos of an employee’s young family member are found stored on his work computer, launching a police investigation led by Detective Carrie. As the case unfolds, she uncovers a startling pattern of predatory behavior and repeated crimes against minors. One of his victims, once young…
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What Went Wrong
Before he was Deputy Chief, D.C. Dan was a patrol officer in a quiet small town. When he’s called to a violent stabbing, he’s confronted by disturbing details. What unfolds is a troubling case that ultimately sets DC Dan on the path to becoming a detective.Deputy Chief Dan started in Public…
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No One Called
In 1980, officers respond to reports of a body found on the grounds of a community college. For 35 years, the murder of Barbara Mae Tucker remains unsolved. Almost to the day of the anniversary, the cold case lands on Detective Aaron’s desk. To uncover the truth, Aaron must wade through boxes of...
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Dog
Detective Bre first meets Anthony during a heartbreaking case involving a young victim. When a second, eerily similar case with Anthony surfaces, Bre realizes this isn’t a one-time offense…It’s a pattern.Determined to stop Anthony for good, Bre joins forces with Detective Brian in a high-stakes...
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Season 17 launches September 12
We'll be back next week with full episodes.Want to hear the first FOUR episodes of Season 17 RIGHT NOW? Visit smalltowndicks.com/join to find out how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Wee Man
Surprise! We’re dropping a special preseason bonus episode to get you excited for Season 17!Detective Constable Simon recounts executing an arrest warrant on one of Scotland’s most infamous criminals. Join the Super Fam at smalltowndicks.com/joinDetective Constable Simon joined the force in 1978...
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Misery, Part 2
In part two of this two-part case, former Orange County DA Matt and his team devise a plan to capture their main suspect—who has gone into hiding in Eastern Europe. But just when it seems like justice is within reach, a sudden misstep threatens to unravel everything they’ve built.As the case…
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Misery, Part 1
In part one of this two-part case, an above-board marijuana grower is kidnapped and brutally mutilated. Former Orange County DA Matt has a vehicle, a license plate, and a suspect’s wife willing to cooperate. But one major problem remains—the mastermind behind the crime is hiding abroad in a…
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Epilogue
In 1973, two seemingly unrelated murders in Toronto leave families shattered and the public searching for answers. Detectives chase every lead, but the case goes cold.Decades later, Detective Sergeant Steve reopens the investigation, armed with advanced DNA technology. But solving this case isn’t...
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A Race Against Time
After the end of a rocky relationship, a woman returns to her ex’s home to collect her things. But what should have been a simple exchange spirals into violence. In the aftermath, the suspect barricades himself inside, refusing to surrender. Lieutenant Ryan is called in as a hostage negotiator,...
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Judas Kiss
A stepfather has seemingly unfettered access to his three young stepchildren—both during his relationship with their mother and long after she leaves him. But when one of the children bravely discloses that she’s been sexually abused, a disturbing truth begins to surface.Deputy Alia answers the...
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