True Crime

From a beatdown over a slice of cheese to a gun at the drive-thru window, fast food restaurants sometimes serve up more than burgers and fries. We tracked down police bodycam videos that show the responses to some seriously unhappy meals. Law&Crime’s Sam Goldberg takes a closer look at what happens when "having it your way" goes wrong.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

In New Mexico, routine police calls can turn unpredictable in seconds. What starts as a standard traffic stop or welfare check can quickly spiral into high-speed pursuits across desert highways, tense armed standoffs in quiet neighborhoods, or chaotic roadside encounters where officers have to make split-second decisions under intense pressure.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

in 1984, south Miami became the home for a sadistic serial killer. Posing as a fashion photographer, Christopher Wilder lured young women from shopping malls with promises of fame and fortune. Most ended up dead. As the FBI closed in around him, Wilder took off on a cross-country murderous rampage. The FBI added Wilder to their Most Wanted Fugitives program. The chase was on, and Wilder ultimately lost. What stopped the serial killer was not brilliant or sophisticated police work, but national publicity that the FBI created.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Arkansas police don’t play games when drivers choose to hit the gas instead of the brakes. Troopers, officers, and deputies move fast to protect the public from out-of-control suspects and use any means necessary to stop a pursuit. These pursuits show exactly why the phrase “You can’t outrun Arkansas police” has earned its reputation. Watch 15 of the wildest police pursuits with Arkansas police previously seen on On Patrol: Live.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

From a naked man stealing an ambulance with a patient inside, to a fight at a dentist's office over paperwork, and a woman who begged to be arrested, law enforcement never knows what they might encounter on a call. Law&Crime's Jesse Weber breaks down five incidents that ended with suspects in cuffs.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

A decade long investigation of the contract killing of a married couple in Biloxi Mississippi, who happens to be a circuit court judge and a mayoral candidate, turns to a local criminal organization known as the Dixie Mafia. But as many of the culprits are convicted and jailed on other charges the murders remain unsolved and the mastermind, Peter Halat, is elected mayor. The threat of additional charges against one of the convicts pressures him to disclose the truth about the murders implicating Halat and his hitman.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Covering actual FBI cases, including homicide, kidnapping, heists, and organised crime, with dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and forensic scientists who worked in the investigations.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

The Unabomber - He was a recluse who spread terror through the mail for 18 years. Two men died and more than a dozen were injured, but Ted Kaczynski wasn’t known as the Unabomber until his brother tipped off the FBI. Kaczynski’s “Unabomber Manifesto,” published in major newspapers, set off a flurry of activity for the FBI: writing analysis and comparisons, DNA gleaned from a single postage stamp and finally, Kaczynski’s arrest at his tiny cabin. The agents collected enough evidence, including the “Manifesto” itself, to convict Kaczynski. He is serving four life sentences plus 30 years with no chance of parole.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Rachelle Brewsaugh was 50 years old and starting a fresh chapter in Hamilton, Ohio, renovating a home on Parrish Avenue. But on October 11, 2022, she was found stabbed 55 times, and her longtime boyfriend Toby L. Madden was the one who called 911 in a panic. Madden claimed strangers had been in the house and tried to point blame elsewhere, but detectives say the physical evidence told a different story, including signs the knife had been cleaned and blood had been washed away. As the case moved to trial in Butler County, prosecutors highlighted Madden’s erratic behavior and the moment he made a damaging statement in court in front of family, including their daughter McKayla Madden. The jury ultimately found Madden guilty of murder and felonious assault, and he was sentenced to a term that makes him eligible for parole after 25 years.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

features a gripping series of investigations into tragic disappearances and homicides, tied together by themes of dark intuition and the relentless quest for justice.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Ever wonder what happens when shoplifters get caught red-handed? In this video, we break down four shocking moments at Walmart where thieves were caught in the act — from employees to outrageous customers. Watch the craziest Walmart shoplifters caught on bodycam!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

These people went from 0 to 100 in seconds. What starts as a calm conversation quickly turns into yelling, finger-pointing, and full-blown public meltdowns. Law&Crime’s Sam Goldberg goes over real-life freakouts where self-control disappears instantly — caught on camera for everyone to see.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

the chilling and calculated murder of Kenneth Fandrich, a contract pipe fitter at an Intel facility in Hillsboro, Oregon. When Kenny is found deceased in his car within the company's parking garage, police are initially baffled by the lack of traditional violent evidence.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

the tragic case of Connor Hilton, a 17-year-old in Friendswood, Texas, who shot two of his teenage friends, Ethan Riley and Benjamin Bleke, in his home on December 23, 2023.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

After graduating high school, a group of friends from Muskingum county Ohio planned a senior trip to Myrtle Beach... The group consisted of 18-year-old Blake Linkous, who is the subject of this video, his former girlfriend Natalie Martin and a few others. Blake and Natalie had broken up several weeks prior to the trip, but still ended up going together... After the group attended an event at the house of blues on the evening of June 6, 2023... Natalie martin, Blake Linkous and one other person of the group returned to the hotel. Friends in the group recall Blake stating that he didn't want to live without Natalie, and he had attempted to take his own life...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

documents the bizarre and elaborate case of Ryan Borgwardt, a 44-year-old father who attempted to stage his own death at Green Lake, Wisconsin, to abandon his life and family for a fresh start.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

An exploration into the conviction of a former sports champion accused of a 1998 murder in Miami, a case deeply tied to the sale of the iconic Pikes Hotel in Ibiza.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

true-crime cases that spanned decades before reaching resolution. The program highlights the complexities of the justice system, focusing on wrongful convictions, the impact of false confessions, and the persistent efforts required to uncover the truth in cold cases.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Eighteen-year-old Natalie Martin of Roseville, Ohio, traveled to the Myrtle Beach area in June 2023 with friends to celebrate high school graduation. But after a night out, Martin was found dead at a rental on Maison Drive, and investigators determined she had been manually strangled.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

1984, Alton Coleman and his common law wife, Denise Brown, engaged in a gruesome crime spree that spanned six states and left eight people dead including children. The FBI coordinated law enforcement efforts throughout the entire country in order to track the couple. Their expertise in conducting manhunts for the nation's most horrible killers paid off. The couple was located and apprehended as they prepared to kill again.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

From thrown drinks to shouting matches in the parking lot, there’s no telling what will happen when girlfriends "go wild." Law&Crime’s Sam Goldberg takes a closer look at six meltdowns caught on police bodycam — where the girlfriends are the ones losing their cool.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

investigates the heartbreaking and complex case of Ben Elliot, a teenager who fatally stabbed his twin sister, Megan, in 2021. While Ben admitted to the act, he maintained that he had been sleepwalking and was not in a conscious state, leading to a controversial trial that centered on the rare and difficult-to-prove legal defense of parasomnia.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

'The World Trade Center Bombing' - On February 26, 1993, an explosion rocked the World Trade Centre parking garage. Six people died and more than a thousand were injured in the blast which tore a 5-story crater in the building.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

high school student from Wahoo, Nebraska, whose 1969 death deeply scarred her small community. The documentary chronicles the decades-long struggle to bring her killer to justice, highlighting how the initial investigation was hampered by limited resources, lack of modern forensic technology, and scattered evidence across multiple law enforcement agencies.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Police pursuits can turn dangerous in an instant. These seven wild chases start as routine encounters but quickly spiral into high-speed pursuits, reckless escapes, and tense moments that put officers and suspects to the test, all captured on camera from start to finish. Watch the action unfold on On Patrol: Live with moments from Centerville, Arkansas State Police, Grant County, Detroit, Toledo, Knox County, Richland County, Berkeley County, and Sheridan.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Bodycam footage shows a series of shoplifting incidents unfolding inside Walmart stores as suspects make questionable decisions that quickly land them in police custody. From poorly planned thefts to suspects refusing to cooperate, officers respond to multiple calls where routine shoplifting turns into tense confrontations, excuses that fall apart, and arrests caught on camera.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

overs the targeted murder of Patrick de la Cerda and the calculated obsession of Gregory Bender. The story explores the harrowing lead-up to an ambush-style killing and the pursuit of justice for a life cut short due to jealousy and control.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Self-checkout was supposed to make shopping faster… but for these skip-scan shoplifters, it made getting caught even easier. Law&Crime’s Sam Goldberg dives into bodycam where officers respond to retail theft calls involving suspects who thought they could outsmart self-checkout systems by skipping scans, hiding items, or playing dumb at the register. What follows are tense confrontations, awkward excuses, and bodycam footage that proves the cameras—and the receipts—don’t lie.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Wild pursuits, drug busts, and dangerous arrests. From a wrong-way driver to a motorcycle chase ending in a swamp, chaos erupts fast. Watch the action unfold on On Patrol: Live with moments from Knox County, Richland County, Berkeley County, Clayton County, and Daytona Beach.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

An examination of the volatile relationship between Tracy Gryom and her ex-husband Hunter Gryom. The episode explores the events surrounding Hunter's fatal shooting, weighing Tracy's claims of self-defense against allegations of cold-blooded murder.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

"Post Mortem" as they discuss the murder of a 19-year-old whose partial remains were discovered on a remote beach and scattered throughout Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion.discuss the murder of Mindi Kassotis on "Post Mortem." Kassotis' dismembered remains were discovered in the woods in 2022, but her husband, Nick Kassotis, told family and friends that Mindi had died in a hospital.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

in the early 1990’s drug gangs terrorized Harlem, New York neighborhoods. When a 10-year-old boy fell victim in the crossfire, NYPD detectives and FBI agents clamped down on the problem. They formed a task force called C-11, designed to dismantle the gangs. In an environment of violence and fear it would be difficult to identify, arrest and convict those involved in the secretive and deadly world of big money drugs.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

On March 19, 2026, a jury found Ibraheem Yazeed guilty of felony murder and murder in the death of Aniah Blanchard. Yazeed was not found guilty of capital murder and no longer faces the death penalty. On March 10, 2026, a jury found Dale Warner guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of Dee Warner.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Hiding a body can be difficult; it’s sometimes easier to obscure or disguise the circumstances of the death, turning murder into suicide, or pinning the blame on someone else. The truth is told through subtle clues taken from the crime sceneBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

the most intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

The forensic work used to convict military instructor Pierre Chanal, who was accused of several murders in northern France during the 1980s. He was arrested when police caught him kidnapping a Hungarian man, but detectives were convinced he had previously killed at least eight times, prompting an intensive investigation to find evidence linking him to the crimes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Britain’s biggest serial killer was a doctor, Dr Harold Shipman. Unsuspected for many years, Dr. Shipman selected his victims from his patient list. There were clues, but who in the community would believe that a doctor would kill his patients? Suspected of killing over 350 people during his career, it was clumsy attempts at forging the will of one of his victims in his own favor that alerted the police and led to his arrest. Found guilty at his trial and jailed for life, Dr. Shipman committed suicide never accepting his guilt.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

In December 1980, the world mourned the murder of music icon John Lennon. But who was the unassuming man who waited outside the Dakota building, and what drove him to commit such a historic act of violence? This award-winning episode of the acclaimed documentary series First Tuesday delves deep into the psyche of Mark Chapman. Through meticulous investigation and psychological analysis, the film attempts to unravel the complex reasoning behind the shooting, exploring Chapman's descent from a troubled Beatles fan to a fame-obsessed killer. It is a chilling portrait of obsession and the dark side of celebrity, seeking to answer the question that haunted a generation: Why?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

When former Russian FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko died a slow and agonizing death in a London hospital, poisoned by a rare radioactive isotope, it triggered one of the most politically explosive investigations of the 21st century. This documentary tells the inside story of his assassination and the international manhunt that followed, with exclusive access to the investigators, journalists, and loved ones at the heart of the case. Tracing a trail of radioactive polonium-210 across London that led directly to Russian state agents, the film reveals how a single death on foreign soil exposed the brutal lengths a powerful government would go to silence its enemies, turning a murder investigation into a tense diplomatic confrontation with the Kremlin.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

In 1992, Félix Michaud is arrested for the murder of 72-year old Rose Gagné. The charge is based solely on the testimony of Marco Albert, a drug addict. Michaud is convicted and sentenced to life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

He was a small man with a monstrous reputation, a serial killer who christened himself "the meanest man in America" and boasted of a private graveyard for his victims. Convicted of nine murders but claiming a toll of over 100, Donald Gaskins represented a unique depths of human cruelty. This documentary brings together leading psychologists and criminology experts to analyze the making of a psychopath. Through archival footage, interviews, and chilling excerpts from his own confessions, the film dissects Gaskins' personality—from his traumatic childhood to his reign of terror across South Carolina—attempting to understand how a human being could embrace evil so completely and what his case reveals about the outer limits of criminal violence.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

exploring the events leading up to former US Postal Service worker Jennifer San Marco's vengeful 2006 attack on former colleagues and an old neighbour, in which she shot and killed seven people before taking her own life in Goleta, California.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Broadmoor is a brave documentary that goes behind the formidable walls at a time when a controversial new approach seeks to release inmates back into society after no longer than nine years. With unprecedented access to staff and their patients, Broadmoor exposes the myths surrounding mental health and reveals the realities of life inside a notorious institution. Since its foundation 150 years ago, Broadmoor Hospital has fascinated the public and the media, but there are many misconceptions about what it does and the patients it is responsible for. Now for the first time it has opened its doors to a TV camera crew, giving unprecedented insight into its patients and the work that is carried out to treat and rehabilitate them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

For over 146 years Broadmoor hospital has gained a reputation as the last stop for some of the UK’s most dangerous criminals. It was thought of as the place where mentally unstable offenders would be incarcerated for the rest of their lives – until a recent and radical change. Since its foundation 150 years ago, Broadmoor Hospital has fascinated the public and the media, but there are many misconceptions about what it does and the patients it is responsible for. Now for the first time, it has opened its doors to a TV camera crew, giving unprecedented insight into its patients and the work that is carried out to treat and rehabilitate them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Was the most expensive painting ever sold at auction a fake? This award-winning documentary explores the authenticity of the Sunflowers painting by Vincent van Gogh, bought in the late 1980s for a then record sum by a Japanese insurance company. In 2002, the painting went on public exhibition alongside an undisputedly genuine version of Sunflowers, raising once again the questions so vividly posed in this film.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

charting the case of Christopher Dorner who shot several police officers in California in 2013. When he lost his job with the police department, his resentment for the forces continued to grow.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Known as an icon of evil, Charles Manson founded a hippie cult group known as ‘The Family’ whom he would go on to manipulate into brutally killing others on his behalf during the late 1960’s.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

The press and TV news reports are full of politicians, youth workers, police and journalists pontificating about the epidemic of gun and knife crime on Britain’s streets, but where are the voices of the young people themselves?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.

Voted 'most likely to succeed' at school, Herbert Mullin was later convicted of the murders of thirteen people in 1973.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.