Crime in Congress

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, who was not John Hinckley's first target - and no, the shooting was not politically motivated. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hinckley_Jr.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reaganhttps://www.famous-trials.com/johnhinckleyhttps://people.com/politics/john-hinckley-jr-now-in-virginia-after-reagan-assassination-attempt/gavel strike by odditonicinstrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the murder of former Congressman Preston Taulbee, who was shot in the halls of Congress by his arch nemesis.Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.Sources:https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/murder-in-the-u-s-capitol-and-the-ghost-of-william-p-taulbee/https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000055https://www.npr.org/2007/02/19/7447550/a-historic-killing-in-the-capitol-buildinghttps://ghostsofdc.org/2024/01/26/taulbee-kincaid-feud-capitol-shooting/https://www.newspapers.com/image/32457944/?match=1&terms=%22kincaid%22%20AND%20%22taulbee%22%20https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_P._Taulbee?utm_source=chatgpt.comgavel strike by odditonicinstrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the murder of journalist Jeff German, who was uncovering the corruption and affair of local politician Robert Telles. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.Sources:https://www.the-sun.com/news/12314488/robert-telles-found-guilty-murder-jeff-german/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/nevada-politician-robert-telles-sentenced-life-killing-journalist/story?id=114853148&utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://nypost.com/2024/08/23/us-news/ex-democratic-las-vegas-politician-accused-of-murdering-veteran-journalist-stumped-when-confronted-with-surprise-text-message-at-trial/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_German?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/county-office-in-turmoil-with-secret-video-and-claims-of-bullying-hostility-2577147/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_jeff-german&utm_term=County%20office%20in%20turmoil%20with%20secret%20video%20and%20claims%20of%20bullying%2C%20hostilityhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/embattled-county-official-losing-re-election-bid-posts-angry-letter-2594362/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_jeff-german&utm_term=Embattled%20county%20official%20losing%20re-election%20bid%2C%20posts%20angry%20letterhttps://www.npr.org/2024/10/16/nx-s1-5155054/las-vegas-reporter-murder-official-sentencedgavel strike by odditonicinstrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part four (of four) of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.Sources:Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller gavel strike by odditonicinstrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part three of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.Sources:Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller https://fords.org/https://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/burnett/nyt-28apr1865.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://lincolnconspirators.com/the-trial/may-19-1865/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Powell_%28conspirator%29?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Surratt?utm_source=chatgpt.com#cite_note-Turner156-110https://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/lincolnaccount.html?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Muddhttps://famous-trials.com/lincoln/2144-atzerodt?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/the-lincoln-conspirators.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Atzerodt?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.loc.gov/collections/abraham-lincoln-papers/articles-and-essays/assassination-of-president-abraham-lincoln/https://fords.org/lincolns-assassination/investigating-the-assassination/manhunt-for-booth/?0#manhunt-the-maphttps://archive.org/details/bewarepeopleweep0000turn/mode/1upgavel strike by odditonicinstrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part two of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.Sources:Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller Materials and Exhibits Provided by Ford's Theatre Museumgavel strike by odditonicinstrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part one of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.Sources:Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-family-plot-to-kill-lincoln-2093807/#:~:text=In%20the%20fall%20of%201864,for%20Confederate%20prisoners%20of%20warhttps://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/the-lincoln-conspirators.htmhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/john-surrattgavel strike by odditonicinstrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the still unsolved political assassination of General Thomas C. Hindman. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://ozarkscivilwar.org/archives/4748https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000628https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/thomas-carmichael-hindman-1672/https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/177462?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Hindman-Sr-USA/6000000012271941702?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/36th-congress/house-bill/502/text?s=6&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Hindman%22%7Dgavel strike by odditonic instrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing Alice Marie Johnson, today's Presidential 'Pardon Czar' and yesterday's inmate serving a life sentence for a non-violent drug offense. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://x.com/mic/status/922495751296499712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E923360255513264128%7Ctwgr%5Efb9ab45cf2e2458467ec2e83af31fff0188e2d2b%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2018%2F05%2F03%2Fkim-kardashian-jared-kushner-pardon-alice-marie-johnson%2Fhttps://www.businessinsider.com/alice-marie-johnson-prison-criminal-justice-reform-kim-kardashian-2023-10https://www.glamour.com/story/who-is-shawn-holley-kim-kardashian-attorneygavel strike by odditonic instrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast. I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Lynette Fromme. A Manson family member, Lyn cut her teeth in the world of theatre and cults before becoming a household name herself. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme by Jess Bravingavel strike by odditonic instrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. This session, we are discussing one of the hottest debates in politics and medicine - Do we have the right to die? - and the case that became an international sensation, Terri Schiavo. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz joins us to discuss her involvement in one of the most infamous stories to ever hit Washington, D.C.  Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64459-2005Mar24_3.htmlhttps://terrischiavo.org/story/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/03/26/she-s-the-other-woman-in-michael-schiavo-s-heart/https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-1/1-24-00-pages-1-175-.pdfhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC521030/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/12/18/what-terri-s-law-cost-the-republicans-in-congress-faith-and-consequences/https://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-1/index.htmhttps://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-2/index.htmlhttps://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-19-05-us-senate-compromise-bill-s686.pdfhttps://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-18-05-cnn.pdf Gavel strike audio by odditonic Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are discussing the tragic death of Kari Hunt and the brave advocacy her family undertook to make us all a little bit safer, ensuring that every time we dial 9-1-1, the call connects.    Sources:  https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/wrongful-death-kari-dunn-trial-continues-with-testimony-of-daughter-mother-killer/article_33c0ed2a-73eb-11e8-b703-9f3ccfb1fbe1.html https://www.kltv.com/story/28248723/more-details-revealed-in-sentencing-hearing-for-karis-law-trial/ https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/testimony-wife-cut-29-times/article_8c55074c-cebf-5edd-bed0-f04b544d2ad0.html https://www.kltv.com/story/28272864/jury-sentences-dunn-to-99-years-for-murder-of-wife-in-marshall-hotel/ https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/podcast/personal-story-behind-karis-law https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/2/fischer-klobuchar-introduce-kari-s-law https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/in-voicemail-dunn-admits-killing-his-wife/article_e9ecfe9e-bcec-59c8-8d2a-7ec03f39f69f.html   Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras Sound Effect by freesound_community on Pixabay

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are discussing part II of the infamous abscam - a story of corruption, luxury, and a con man turned FBI informant who would be critical in bringing justice to several high profile politicians.    Sources:  The Sting Man by Robert W. Green.  https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/3384/Larceny%20In%20My%20Heart.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/675/34/252599/    Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are discussing part I of the infamous abscam - a story of corruption, luxury, and a con man turned FBI informant who would be critical in bringing justice to several high profile politicians.    Sources:  https://vault.fbi.gov/John%20Murtha/John%20Murtha%20Part%2028#page=6 https://time.com/archive/6855679/the-fbi-stings-congress/ https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/3384/Larceny%20In%20My%20Heart.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y https://archive.is/e8xVK#selection-737.89-737.448   Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are taking you back to middle school history class, discussing the brutal caning of Senator Charles Sumner by House of Representatives Member Preston Brooks - an event that stoked the flames of the Civil War.    Sources:  https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/CrimeAgainstKSSpeech.pdfhttps://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SumnerInvestigation1856.pdf https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Crime_Against_Kansas.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070929061114/http://www.olden-times.com/oldtimenebraska/n-csnyder/nbstory/story25.html https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/preston-brooks https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101074835990&seq=1107 https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/charles-sumner-and-preston-brooks https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Discipline/   Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are taking you to Pennsylvania, where we discuss R. Budd Dwyer, a State Treasurer whose crimes and public suicide shocked the world.    Sources:  The Sins of Our Fathers: A Profile of Pennsylvania Attorney General Leroy Zimmerman and a Historical Explanation of the Suicide of State Treasurer R.Budd Dwyer by William Keisling and Richard Kearns Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer (2010) The Evening News - Tuesday, June 25, 1985 (Harrisburg, PA) Press Enterprise - Wednesday, July 24, 1985 (Bloomsburg, PA) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Friday, July 27, 1984 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Friday, March 2, 1984 The Patriot News - Friday, December 19, 1986 (Harrisburg, PA) The Evening News - Friday, December 19, 1986 (Harrisburg, PA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/12/17/A-man-who-federal-prosecutors-say-was-the-mastermind/3255472107600/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeRoy_Zimmerman https://www.library.pasen.gov/people/member-biography?id=4570 https://dwyermovie.com/AboutBudd.html https://bunow.com/news-politics/budd-dwyer-lessons-in-politics-and-media/ https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/26/us/pennsylvania-aide-focus-of-scandal.html https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/SJ/1987/0/Sj19870202.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/26/us/pennsylvania-aide-focus-of-scandal.html   Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about the D.C. Madame, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, who ran an illegal, high-end prostitution ring in the Capital City for years, only to meet a tragic end and expose a few powerful men along the way.     Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/05/madam200805?srsltid=AfmBOoruKFTRc53hlWPlV7nM1Ij19uuB5BUR2OEIsfSRgXUDfjcvx7oD https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/2007/04/29/i-abhor-injustice-alleged-madam-says/a46381c5-4458-41c8-b788-e47adc6015ee/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/may/13/usa.theobserver https://www.nola.com/news/d-c-madam-trial-reveals-details-of-alleged-sex-business/article_4647122f-14b1-5d11-981a-3b83c556338c.html https://www.salon.com/2008/05/02/dc_madam/ https://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/08/27/the-dc-madam-speaks/ https://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2008/05/03/death-of-a-madam/ https://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/new-dc-sex-scandal-looming https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/historical/deborahpalfrey-fbi1.pdf https://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/the-tragedy-of-deborah-jeane-palfrey-010348 https://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/topics/PalfreyIndict.pdf https://www.newsweek.com/spitzer-mind-dc-madam-makes-her-case-83691 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Jeane_Palfrey#:~:text=7%20External%20links-,Early%20life,Thomas%20Jefferson%20School%20of%20Law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2007/09/05/district-briefing/09b0ccd9-0146-4283-b5c9-1f8bf0765ae0/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1981710/prosecutor-case-against-madam-wont-hinge-on-sexual-escapades/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2008/05/02/twisting-trail-of-the-d-c-madam/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27477310 https://archive.nytimes.com/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/the-story-ends-for-the-dc-madam/?searchResultPosition=19 https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-02/supreme-court-wont-release-dc-madam-records   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. This session, we're talking about political superstar Marion Barry, who led a highly successful - and highly controversial - career in D.C. politics. Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Source: American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic by Shahan Mufti https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/us/politics/marion-s-barry-jr-former-mayor-of-washington-dies-at-78.html https://wamu.org/story/14/01/27/crack_1/ https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/17/former-dc-mayor-marion-barry-the-fbi-tried-to-kill-me https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/jury-nullification-or-prejudice-and-ignorance-marion-barry-trial https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/jury-nullification-or-prejudice-and-ignorance-marion-barry-trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Barry https://washingtontimes.newsbank.com/doc/news/0EB0EE9E42AD1493?pdate=1990-01-19 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-council-censures-marion-barry-for-taking-cash-payments-from-city-contractors/2013/09/17/02f22d06-1fba-11e3-b7d1-7153ad47b549_story.html https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/marion-barry-anatomy-of-a-comeback-or-a-few-113127/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/fbi-video-of-undercover-sting-on-marion-barry/2014/11/23/e1e35f00-7336-11e4-95a8-fe0b46e8751a_video.html   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. This session, we're talking about the days-long hostage crisis that paralyzed Washington and the political superstar, Marion Barry, whose survival continued a successful, albeit controversial, career in politics.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Source: American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic by Shahan Mufti   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about the decades-long scandals of Democrat Congressman from Youngstown, Ohio Jim Traficant (or Traffic Cone, we accept both). Traficant would be the fifth - but not the most recent - member of Congress to be expelled.      Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    LUNCH! With Shelley - LISTEN NOW   Sources: https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Summary-of-Charges-Against-Traficant-7124619.php https://www.cleveland19.com/story/740801/timeline-of-us-rep-james-a-traficant-jrs-political-life/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/09/27/the-best-jim-traficant-stories-from-the-reporters-who-covered-him/ https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/us/house-votes-with-lone-dissent-from-condit-to-expel-traficant-from-ranks.html https://www.ibtimes.com/james-traficant-dead-73-former-ohio-congressman-was-controversial-figure-1695934 https://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/james-traficant-dies-73-111373 https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-james-traficant-20140928-story.html https://www.c-span.org/video/?156047-1/politics-house-representatives https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections00.pdf https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2014/09/juror-remembers-oddities-of-traficant-trial/ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/27/us/around-the-nation-sheriff-turns-to-court-to-stop-foreclosures.html https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/60-years-ago-this-ohio-city-was-named-crimetown-usa/ https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-279.html#:~:text=Highlights,and%20Table%20A%2D1). https://data.census.gov/profile/Youngstown_city,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3988000 https://beltmag.com/40th-anniversary-youngstowns-black-monday-oral-history/ https://www.wkbn.com/sports/before-his-political-career-traficant-starred-at-pitt/ https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/browse-historical-sites/youngstown-historical-center-of-industry-labor/   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about the 1981 Brink's Robbery, which led to three murders and a wild political saga still playing out to this day. Representative Mike Lawler from New York also swings by to give his thoughts about this hometown tragedy.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources: The Journal News Sat Oct 24 1981 Newsday Oct 22 1981 Page 5 Ithaca Journal Herald October 21, 1981 Terrorism Working Group Report - NYPD Brink's Robbery - New City Library  UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mutulu SHAKUR, a/k/a "Doc", a/k/a "Jerel Wayne Williams", and Marilyn Jean Buck, a/k/a "Carol Durant", a/k/a "Nina Lewis", a/k/a "Diana Campbell", a/k/a "Norma Miller", Defendants-Appellants. The Prisoner - New Yorker   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras Music by Eduard Bykovets from Pixabay

NEWS FLASH! We're popping in your feed with a bonus episode recapping some of the most salacious headlines from the past few weeks, mixed in with random anecdotes by yours truly, Harley and Sarah.    If you like crime, scandal, politics, and want to stay up-to-date on news of the week, this segment is for you!   Sources:  https://newspapers.com/image/365337621/?match=1&terms=%22roosevelt%22%20AND%20%22archibald%22%20AND%22christmas%22%20AND%20Tree   https://www.whitehousehistory.org/christmas-at-the-white-house-overview     Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about hostage situation in Washington, D.C. that lasted 38 hours and led to multiple fatalities; but, we can't talk about that attack without first discussing the 1973 Hanafi Massacre.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources: American caliph: the true story of a Muslim mystic, a Hollywood epic, and the 1977 siege of Washington, DC 1973 Hanafi Massacre - Wiki Survivor Tells how Seven Moslems died in Washington - NY Times Three get life terms in Hanafi deaths - NY Times Barry 'A Very Lucky Man,' Bullet Stopped Near Heart - Washington Post Muslim Terrorists Took 134 Hostages in the Name of Allah in a 1977 Guerrilla Raid - Newsweek   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras Music by Eduard Bykovets from Pixabay

NEWS FLASH! We're popping in your feed with a bonus episode recapping some of the most salacious headlines from the past few weeks, mixed in with random anecdotes by yours truly, Harley and Sarah.    If you like crime, scandal, politics, and want to stay up-to-date on news of the week, this segment is for you!   Sources:  Daily Mail: Shock twist reveals the real reason Peanut the Squirrel was seized by cops CNN: Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration after Trump told him he didn’t have the votes in the Senate NPR: Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about a 1900's stolen election, an insurrection at a capitol building, and an assassination of (one of) Kentucky's governors.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources: William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath by James C. Klotter  My Own Story by Caleb Powers Powers, Caleb, from the U.S. House of Representatives 'Stop the Steal' Was the Rallying Cry of a Bloody Election Cycle—in 1899 (historynet.com)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, and the investigation into illegal campaign donations that roiled Washington. Former Fortenberry Communications Director, James Crotty, shares his insights as a friend, former employee, and trial attendee.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-apologizes-billionaire-added-terror-fly-list/story?id=10698917 https://la.curbed.com/2017/2/13/14598960/danny-thomas-estate-beverly-hills-sold-65-million https://gilbertchagoury.com/gilbert-ramez-chagoury-profile/#biography-section https://indefenseofchristians.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Fortenberry https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/a-decade-after-genocide-yazidi-community-finds-sanctuary-in-lincoln-after-fleeing-iraq/   All News Articles: https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?user=14973641%3Asarahgeary500&tag=gilbert%20chagoury   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we're talking about the spooky, scandalous seances (say that three times fast) that First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln held in the White House - complete with a floating piano and lobbying from beyond the grave.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources: https://www.ohmaryplay.com/ https://www.mtlhouse.org/the-todd-family https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/first-families/mary-todd-lincoln/ https://www.knox.edu/documents/LincolnStudies/BurlingameVol1Chap6.pdf https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=urss https://www.lincolncottage.org/mourning-a-son-in-the-midst-of-war/ https://www.whitehousehistory.org/seances-in-the-red-room https://www.archivesfoundation.org/newsletter/thats-the-spirit/ https://boundarystones.weta.org/2023/10/25/meet-georgetown-witches-margaret-ann-and-belle-laurie https://web.english.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Maynard_Curious_Revelations.pdf https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm000867/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/articles/want-to-meet-general-sickles-a-rapscallions-resume/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-spiritualist-who-warned-lincoln-was-also-booths-drinking-buddy-180954317/ https://chicagohistoryresources.org/wetwithblood/bloody/bullet_hair/index.htm https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/photographer-who-claimed-to-capture-abraham-lincoln-ghost   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras Spooky classical music by UNIVERSFIELD from Pixabay    

NEWS FLASH! We're popping in your feed with a bonus episode recapping some of the most salacious headlines from the past few weeks, mixed in with random anecdotes by yours truly, Harley and Sarah.    If you like crime, scandal, politics, and want to stay up-to-date on news of the week, this segment is for you!   Sources:  Rolling Stone: Childless GOP Candidate Borrows Friend’s Wife and Kids for Photo Ops CNN: ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum NPR: Video shows the moment a Kentucky judge was shot to death New York Times: Eric Adams Is Indicted After Federal Corruption Investigation   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras    

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session is a crimestituent first! We're joined by Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) to discuss an infamous crime from his district, the Knoxville Torso Murder. There may even be an interesting tie-in with an infamous serial killer!   Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources: Knoxville's infamous torso murder is still a complete mystery after 40 years (Knox News) Murder Believed By Saw (The Tennessean, Nov. 28, 1977) Police Working on Saw Death (Kingsport Times, Nov. 28, 1977) Kingsport Man is Not 'Torso Murder' Victim (Kingsport Times, Dec. 1, 1977) Hurst's Son Mystified by 'Torso' Murder (Knoxville News-Sentinel, Dec. 9, 1977) Exhumation, Autopsy Set in Hurst 'Torso Murder' (Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept. 23, 1978) Mutilated Body Misidentified (The Tennessean, Sept. 27, 1978) Sheriff Disputes Findings, Believes Hurst is Torso Victim (Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept. 27, 1978)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session is PART FOUR of one of the most infamous American political scandals - Watergate - and the man behind the plot, President Richard Nixon.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Graff, G. M. (2022). Watergate: A New History. Nixon Resignation Speech Audio: American Rhetoric   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session is a crimestituent first! We're joined by Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01) to discuss an infamous crime from his district, the 1909 Savannah Axe murders. Do you think justice was served?    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Ghost Dances and Shadow Pantomimes - Eyewitness Accounts of the Supernatural in Old Georgia (Volume 1) by Gordon Burns Smith and Anna Habersham Wright Smith, 2004 Ghosts haunt Savannah's 'most diabolical crime' (Savannah Morning News) Savannah Much Excited over a Double Murder (Brunswick News) Was Husband Aided in Three Women's Death? (Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal) Three Women are Murdered (Los Angeles Herald)  O Yes, A Negro (Fulton History) New Evidence is Secured in the Savannah Case (Brunswick News) A Revolting Crime (The Progress) Negro Strikes Down Women (New York Times) Savannah Terrors Richard Gribble (Archives.com)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session gets into the Night Stalker's murder of Peter Pan in San Francisco and how then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein almost foiled the entire investigation.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, Episode 3 (Netflix) Pan Gravestone Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus The Valley Intruder: PETER PAN : San Francisco, Aug 17 (LA Times) L.A. 'Intruder' tied to Slaying in San Francisco (LA Times) Night Stalker Strikes Again (ArchiveNewsFootage) Yesterday's crimes: The Night Stalker comes to San Francisco (SF Weekly) Night Stalker: How Dianne Feinstein Jeopardized the Search for Serial Killer Richard Ramirez (The Wrap) Mayor lets word out on 'Night Stalker' (SF Gate) Yesterday's crimes: How Dianne Feinstein Tipped off the Night Stalker (SF Weekly)  The day Dianne Feinstein jeopardized 'The Night Stalker' investigation (FOX Nation) 'Night Stalker' appears in S.F. Court (San Francisco Examiner) The Night Stalker: Epilogue (Deranged LA Crimes) Police Identify Night Stalker Suspect (UPI Archives) Verdicts reached in Night Stalker trial (UPI Archives) Night Stalker faces trial in San Francisco slaying (UPI Archives) Sheriff wants Night Stalker in another jail (UPI Archives) The Night Stalker: Serial Killer Richard Ramirez (Crime Library) 'Night Stalker' dies before needle gets him (SF Gate) A look at the life of Dianne Feinstein (Politico) Dianne Feinstein Biography (Britannica) Harvey Milk Biography (Wikipedia) How serial killer Richard Ramirez was ultimately caught. (El Paso Times)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras Reagan audio from joeythex on voicy: Ronald Reagan: "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!" Sound Clip

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session is PART THREE of one of the most infamous American political scandals - Watergate - and the man behind the plot, President Richard Nixon.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Graff, G. M. (2022). Watergate: A New History.   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

**We had every audio issue in the book with this episode! Please ignore the background noises and echo - we will be re-recording this episode at a later date, but didn't want to keep you waiting for Part II**   Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session kicks off a two-part series where we will dive into the murder of DC Attorney General Philip Barton Key, son of the author of the Star Spangled Banner, by sitting Congressman from New York Daniel Sickles.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America by Chris DeRose Murder in Lafayette Square by Heather Thomas (Library of Congress) MURDER ON LAFAYETTE SQUARE: A 19th-Century Shooting Across from the White House Drew World-Wide Attention by James F. Lee  Web Archive (Assumption.edu) Daniel E. Sickles by James Hessler (Essential Civil War Curriculum) The Assassination of Philip Barton Key (Unresolved) Evening Star (Monday, Feb. 28, 1859)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session kicks off a two-part series where we will dive into the murder of DC Attorney General Philip Barton Key, son of the author of the Star Spangled Banner, by sitting Congressman from New York Daniel Sickles.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America by Chris DeRose Murder in Lafayette Square by Heather Thomas (Library of Congress) Antonio Bagioli (Wikipedia) Women and Reproduction in the United States during the 19th Century by Shannon K. Withycombe (Oxford Research Encyclopedia) Teresa Sickles (Women in History Blog) The Life and Times of Teresa Bagioli Sickles (A Story Telling Podcast) The Assassination of Philip Barton Key (Unresolved)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic    Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras Dramatic Reading Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/despair-and-triumph License code: MLWGPIETDKVHXFUR   Record scratch from pixabay, record_scratch    

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session is PART TWO of one of the most infamous American political scandals - Watergate - and the man behind the plot, President Richard Nixon.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Graff, G. M. (2022). Watergate: A New History.   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session kicks off a series where we will dive into one of the most infamous American political scandals - Watergate - and the man behind the plot, President Richard Nixon.    Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Graff, G. M. (2022). Watergate: A New History. The Seattle Times: How Nixon Beat `Pink' In '50 Race Daily Beast: 'Tricky Dick' vs. the Pink Lady PBS: Nixon’s Checkers Speech The New Yorker: The Deceit and Conflict Behind the Leak of the Pentagon Papers The New York Times: Cuban Says He and Two Others Broke Into Psychiatrist's Office   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  D.C. Stephenson  Indiana Klan Smithsonian Magazine The D.C. Stephenson Trial: A Chronology The Dying Declaration of Madge Oberholtzer Belt Magazine Encyclopedia of Indianapolis   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session recounts the scandal of one of Utah’s first Senators after becoming a state. This is a classic case of a love affair turned deadly resulting in the shooting and death of Senator Arthur Brown at the hands of his longtime mistress, Anne Madison Bradley. Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Antioch University: Our Roots The "Gentile Polygamist": Arthur Brown, Ex-Senator from Utah  By: Linda Thatcher, Utah Historical Quarterly Utah Statehood By: Dennis Lythgoe, Deseret News Isabel Cameron, The Church Historian's Press Political Suicide, Arthur Brown (1843-1906) By: Erin McHugh The Midland Monthly, Volume V The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah (September 28, 1902) The Salt Lake Herald (September 30, 1902) The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction), Volume 10 (November 22, 1902) Salt Lake Telegram (February 16, 1903) Salt Lake Telegram (September 30, 1903) Desert News (December 10, 1906) The Salt Lake Herald (January 12, 1908)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras   Background Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/luke-moseley/reflection License code: ZN5XRHQU9GYGZ5MS

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This episode details the first fatal congressional duel in United States history. Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman, Chapter 3: The Pull and Power of Violence: The Cilley-Graves Duel (1838) Judicial Combat (Wikipedia) The History of Dueling in America (PBS) Dueling: the Violence of Gentlemen (National Endowment for the Humanities Magazine) Congressional Globe, 25th Congress, Session 2 Three Pamphlets about the Duel of February 24, 1838, Between Jonathan Cilley of Maine and  William J. Graves  Kentucky (United States Congress, accessed through Bangor Public Library) Legislator Misconduct Database (Govtrack.us) Man who requested trial by combat in custody dispute clears sanity test, requests testing for ex-wife and her attorney (Des Moines Register)   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras      

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  Our Mary Jo By Georgetta Potoski and William Nelson TIME EDGARTOWN DISTRICT COURT INQUEST TIME NEW YORK TIMES   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!    Sources:  STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BYRON LOOPER Nashville Scene Dying to Belong Season 1 Episode 4 Crossville Chronicle Byron Looper   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras  

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials. Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress  Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here!  Sources:  Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery By Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz MODESTO BEE   Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house   Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras