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Crime Writers On...True Crime Review
Crime Writers On...True Crime Review
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The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca... more

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Episodes

CWO Classic: Gladiator

We'll revisit our 2018 review of Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

28 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
Dissident at the Doorstep

He went from being a celebrated human rights activist shining a light on oppression in China to being in Washington... more

25 Mar 2024 · 45 minutes
Varnamtown

Did a Columbian drug lord buy off an entire North Carolina town to get cocaine into the United States? A... more

21 Mar 2024 · 45 minutes
The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping

Years after she left a brutal school for troubled teens, a filmmaker returns to the facility to confront its ghosts... more

18 Mar 2024 · 51 minutes
Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative

A journalist flips the script by allowing her subjects to shape their stories. Does it create documentaries that are elevated...or... more

14 Mar 2024 · 56 minutes
The Truth About Jim

A woman digs into the past of a late family member…was he responsible for a string of unsolved murders from... more

11 Mar 2024 · 47 minutes
CWO Classic: Murder on Middle Beach

A young filmmaker sets off to find his mother’s killer. What he uncovers shocks him. In this CWO Classic Rewind... more

07 Mar 2024 · 34 minutes
Cover Up: Body Brokers

Residents now know why the local funeral home offered deep discounts on cremations. The director was secretly selling body parts... more

04 Mar 2024 · 50 minutes
CWO Classic: True Detective 3

An aging detective with a failing memory struggles to solve the kidnapping case that has haunted him his whole career.... more

29 Feb 2024 · 51 minutes
True Detective: Night Country

How are the strange deaths of a team of scientists and an indigenous woman in the Alaskan arctic connected? A... more

26 Feb 2024 · 48 minutes
Runaway Joe

A man accused of murdering his wife escapes custody and flees to Ireland. After being captured years later, he escapes... more

22 Feb 2024 · 41 minutes
They Called Him Mostly Harmless

A group of online sleuths work to identify a mysterious dead hiker. Will they be shocked by who they’re looking... more

19 Feb 2024 · 47 minutes
On Our Watch: New Folsom

Was the death of a corrections officer linked to his investigation into abuse and corruption inside California’s most violent prison?... more

15 Feb 2024 · 42 minutes
Dr. Death: Bad Magic

He said his cutting-edge treatments could cure cancer and HIV, but it was all an illusion…one that may have ended... more

12 Feb 2024 · 44 minutes
Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial

Who crashed into whom on that Utah ski slope: the optometrist or the rich movie star? We’ll talk about “Gwyneth... more

08 Feb 2024 · 43 minutes
The Runaway Princesses

They’re the daughters of the most powerful man in Dubai. Why do they keep trying to escape the country -... more

05 Feb 2024 · 46 minutes
The Vanishing Point

Why are indigenous men and women disappearing from the same tribal area in the Pacific Northwest? And what is being... more

01 Feb 2024 · 39 minutes
Radical

He preached of armed revolt before becoming a man of God. Then he was arrested for murdering a cop. But... more

29 Jan 2024 · 48 minutes
The Estate

Did his late father have his business partner killed five decades ago? The host investigates the case against his old... more

25 Jan 2024 · 44 minutes
American Nightmare

Police accuse a California couple of making up an elaborate abduction and rape, but proof of the crime lies in... more

22 Jan 2024 · 46 minutes
In Her Defence

A Canadian woman is accused of murdering the husband who abused her for 30 years. Did her punishment fit the... more

18 Jan 2024 · 45 minutes
Peacock's Dr Death 2

A journalist falls in love with a charming transplant surgeon. But he’s neither the boyfriend nor doctor he says he... more

15 Jan 2024 · 44 minutes
Burden of Guilt

Her parents say she killed her baby brother when she was two-years-old. Can she prove after all these years she... more

11 Jan 2024 · 40 minutes
Boston Globe's Murder in Boston Podcast

A high profile crime hoax shook the city. Decades later, local reporters examine the lasting damage of the Charles Stuart... more

08 Jan 2024 · 45 minutes
HBO's Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning

A fatal carjacking kicks off a high-profile manhunt targeting Boston’s Black neighborhoods. The response inflamed simmering racial tensions, though evidence... more

04 Jan 2024 · 52 minutes
The Bakersfield Three

Three friends go missing or are killed within weeks of each other. Their families wonder if the crimes are all... more

01 Jan 2024 · 48 minutes
Best TV of 2023

From gripping dramas to light hearted fare and unforgettable documentaries told by the people who lived them. The crime writers... more

28 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Best Podcasts of 2023

Wrongful convictions. Personal reflections. A justice system that’s broken. We’ll each give our lists for the Top Ten Podcasts of... more

25 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Great Photo, Lovely Life

A journalist confronts her family’s darkest secrets, but her investigation opens fresh wounds in already-fractured relationships. We’ll review the HBO... more

21 Dec 2023 · 49 minutes
Gooned

A journalist delves into the abuse, lasting trauma, and economics surrounding the troubled teen industry. We’ll review the new podcast... more

18 Dec 2023 · 47 minutes
Gay Girl Gone

A queer Muslim blogger becomes a voice of hope during the Syrian revolution. But when she’s captured by the government,... more

14 Dec 2023 · 40 minutes
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

A cult leader said she would ascend to the stars upon her death. It’s what her followers later did with... more

11 Dec 2023 · 45 minutes
Ghost Story

A reporter sets out to learn if the ghost that haunted his childhood bedroom is his wife’s great-grandmother who was... more

07 Dec 2023 · 49 minutes
Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen

A white woman accused two people of color of trying to kidnap her kids in a story that went viral.... more

04 Dec 2023 · 44 minutes
Witnessed: Fade to Black

In “Witnessed: Fade to Black,” host Josh Dean tries to pull apart fact from fiction, with new reporting on whether... more

27 Nov 2023 · 50 minutes
The Kids of Rutherford County

“The Kids of Rutherford County” looks into the mass illegal detentions of children in one Tennessee county and the lawyers... more

20 Nov 2023 · 51 minutes
Unrestorable

If prosecutors can’t prove a Maryland mother who killed her kids in 2014 is competent for trial, the charges will... more

16 Nov 2023 · 45 minutes
Earwitness

“Earwitness” picks apart the original investigation of Toforest Johnson and the credibility of the key witness. What does it say... more

13 Nov 2023 · 45 minutes
Murder in Apartment 12

In “Murder in Apartment 12,” host Keith Morrison looks back at his two decades of covering the Nona Dirksmeyer case,... more

09 Nov 2023 · 45 minutes
Navajo Police: Class 57

The HBO Original documentary series “Navajo Police: Class 57” takes us inside the academy of a Navajo police force desperately... more

06 Nov 2023 · 48 minutes
CWO Classic: Happy Face

In this CWO Classic, we'll revisit our October 22, 2018 review of "Happy Face."

02 Nov 2023 · 19 minutes
Big Vape

Netflix’s “Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” chronicles the history of the controversial tobacco product. Did Juul’s mission... more

30 Oct 2023 · 52 minutes
CWO Classic: MANslaughter

On this CWO Classic we’ll revisit our epic April 12, 2021 review of MANslaughter.

26 Oct 2023 · 31 minutes
Magnificent Jerk

The Apple Original podcast “Magnificent Jerk,” produced by Pineapple Street Studios, is the true story of the fake story of... more

23 Oct 2023 · 47 minutes
The Shell Lake Massacre

Rawlco Radio presents the six-part podcast “The Shell Lake Massacre.” Host Brittany Caffet recounts one of Canada’s most gruesome slayings.... more

19 Oct 2023 · 46 minutes
Savior Complex

Did sick Ugandan children in her unlicensed medical clinic need to die? “Savior Complex” from HBO Documentaries tells a story... more

16 Oct 2023 · 50 minutes
The Dream season 3

In season three of “The Dream,” host Jane Marie explores the life coaching industry, and whether followers can transform themselves... more

12 Oct 2023 · 46 minutes
Who Killed Jill Dando?

The Netflix series “Who Killed Jill Dando?” explores the 1999 slaying of the journalist and the many twists and turns... more

09 Oct 2023 · 45 minutes
Only Murders in The Building s3

Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” season three turns its focus away from podcasting to musical theater, while providing another... more

04 Oct 2023 · 48 minutes
Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University

In “Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University,” host Laura Beil talks to survivors, advocates, and prosecutors about the decade’s long effort... more

02 Oct 2023 · 47 minutes
Scouts Honor

The Netflix documentary “Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America” looks into the cover-up behind the... more

28 Sep 2023 · 43 minutes
Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting

In “Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting,” host Jennifer Portman recounts the two decades-long investigation and her own reporting on... more

25 Sep 2023 · 43 minutes
Dear Alana,

“Dear Alana,”traces the life of a young woman looking for acceptance in the Church by denying the truest part of... more

21 Sep 2023 · 47 minutes
BS High

The HBO Originals documentary “BS High” tells the story of the scam around a fake school and its gridiron team,... more

18 Sep 2023 · 44 minutes
The Girlfriends

The podcast “The Girlfriends” describes the sisterhood formed among a mercurial doctor's suspicious former lovers and how police used their... more

14 Sep 2023 · 46 minutes
Telemarketers

The HBO Originals “Telemarketers” follows two ne'er-do-wells’ quixotic attempts to shake up a dubious billion dollar industry.

11 Sep 2023 · 47 minutes
CWO Classic: Wild Wild Country

We'll return to our March 28, 2018 review of Netflix's "Wild Wild Country."

07 Sep 2023 · 40 minutes
Fiasco: Vigilante

“Fiasco: Vigilante” features interviews with witnesses, reporters, lawyers, and victims’ family members all touched by the infamous Bernie Goetz case.... more

04 Sep 2023 · 52 minutes
CWO Classic: Abducted in Plain Sight

We'll revisit our January 28, 2019 review of the unforgettable true crime documentary "Abducted in Plain Sight."

31 Aug 2023 · 45 minutes
Demons & Saviors

The Hulu series “Demons & Saviors” digs into Christina Boyer’s paranormal origin story, the circumstances around her daughter's death, and... more

28 Aug 2023 · 52 minutes
CWO Classic: Accused season 2

On this CWO Classic, we revisit our October 20, 2017 split-decision review of Accused season 2.

24 Aug 2023 · 35 minutes
Stephenville

“Stephenville” from Texas Monthly revisits the Woods case. Host Bryan Burrough sheds light on the effects of the crime on... more

21 Aug 2023 · 47 minutes
CWO Classic: Catch and Kill

On this CWO Classic, we revisit the panel's December 16, 2019 review of Ronan Farrow's "Catch and Kill."

17 Aug 2023 · 33 minutes
Last Call

The HBO Original series “Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York” recounts the crime spree that shook... more

14 Aug 2023 · 47 minutes
CWO Classic: Missing Richard Simmons

On this CWO Classic, we revisit our February 24, 2017 review of "Missing Richard Simmons," the first of six episodes... more

10 Aug 2023 · 29 minutes
Where is Baby Gabriel?

No one has seen Gabriel Johnson since 2009, when his mother took the eight month old from her home in... more

07 Aug 2023 · 51 minutes
CWO Classic: Beware the Slenderman

On this CWO Classic, we revisit of February 3, 2017 review of the scary, provocative HBO documentary, "Beware the Slenderman."

03 Aug 2023 · 30 minutes
The Retrievals

From Serial Productions comes “The Retrievals.” Host Susan Burton tells the story of the patients whose pain was ignored, the... more

31 Jul 2023 · 48 minutes
CWO Classic: Crimetown

On this CWO Classic, we look back at our December 9, 2016 review of "Crimetown."

27 Jul 2023 · 23 minutes
Suspect: Five Shots in the Dark

An Indianapolis man is convicted in a street shooting he didn’t commit. His defense team and a podcaster join forces... more

24 Jul 2023 · 46 minutes
CWO Classic: Lost Girls

On this CWO Classic from March 23, 2020, the group gets into Netflix's "Lost Girls."

20 Jul 2023 · 26 minutes
Dark Valley

In the 70s and 80s a serial killer roamed the Connecticut River Valley. Now his only surviving victim joins a... more

17 Jul 2023 · 43 minutes
Shiny Happy People

America was fascinated with the lives of the Duggars, a devout Christian family with 19 children and their own reality... more

10 Jul 2023 · 51 minutes
Jared from Subway

Jared Fogle became the pitchman for Subway after his unconventional sandwich diet helped him lose 245 pounds. While on a... more

03 Jul 2023 · 53 minutes
Smoke Screen: Just Say You're Sorry

When a Texas Ranger asked Larry Driskill if he could help solve a cold case, he agreed to talk to... more

29 Jun 2023 · 47 minutes
How to Create a Sex Scandal

While touring a building that had been a defunct swingers club, Margie Cantrell’s foster children said they’d been there before.... more

26 Jun 2023 · 45 minutes
Under Cover of Knight

After Sue Knight’s body was found in her home, a past acquaintance was stunned she named him executor of her... more

22 Jun 2023 · 45 minutes
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace

Michael and Kristine Barnett thought they were adopting a six-year-old little person with a disability from Ukraine. But Natalia had... more

19 Jun 2023 · 49 minutes
Blind Plea

In 2017, Deven Grey claimed self-defense when she shot and killed her abusive partner in a remote trailer in rural... more

15 Jun 2023 · 46 minutes
Burden of Proof

In 1987, Jennifer Pandos vanished from her Virginia home after a quarrel with her father. Her mother discovered a suspicious... more

12 Jun 2023 · 49 minutes
Scamanda

Amanda Riley was known as a loving stepmother, devoted church member and an inspiration to an online community that followed... more

08 Jun 2023 · 44 minutes
Reality

On June 3, 2017, two FBI agents arrived at the home of Reality Winner, an Arabic language translator with a... more

05 Jun 2023 · 42 minutes
Victim/Suspect

Emma Mannion told police she was raped in a car by a fellow University of Alabama student. When investigators said... more

01 Jun 2023 · 54 minutes
Yellowjackets Season 2

Teenage Shauna and her stranded soccer teammates face death during the brutal winter after their plane crash in the wilderness.... more

29 May 2023 · 51 minutes
Love and Death

Candy Montgomery seems to have it all: loving husband, adorable kids…and friends from church like Betty Gore. But to fight... more

25 May 2023 · 46 minutes
Brokers, Bagmen, & Moles

In the 1980s, brokers at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were not Ivy League financial-types. They were mostly blue-collar workers with... more

22 May 2023 · 44 minutes
Think Twice: Michael Jackson

Just as his commercial success began to wane, Michael Jackson faced career-ending criminal charges he molested a child - not... more

18 May 2023 · 45 minutes
Jury Duty, plus a Bone Valley update

In a bonus episode of “Bone Valley,” Gilbert King and Kelsey Decker examine the board’s nuanced ruling and talk to... more

15 May 2023 · 52 minutes
Catching Lightning

In 2006, a group of armed and masked men used kidnapping and precision to enter a money counting center, making... more

11 May 2023 · 44 minutes
The Diplomat

Career staffer Kate Wyler gets a surprise appointment to be US ambassador to the UK during a moment of crisis.... more

08 May 2023 · 48 minutes
The 12th Victim

In 1958, the nation was horrified by a random murder spree across the Midwest by teenager Charles Starkweather and his... more

04 May 2023 · 42 minutes
Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children

A hundred years ago, Alabama took over a reform school that served Black children who were "wayward" or broke the... more

01 May 2023 · 49 minutes
Witnessed: Devil in the Ditch

For twenty years journalist Larrison Campbell has been haunted by the murder of her grandmother in her Mississippi home. Known... more

27 Apr 2023 · 51 minutes
Perry Mason Season 2

After a self-imposed exile, Perry Mason returns to criminal defense work, charged with defending two young Mexican men accused of... more

24 Apr 2023 · 53 minutes
Overlooked

Lamonte McIntyre was imprisoned for a 1994 murder he didn’t commit, based largely on evidence provided by detective Roger Golubski.... more

20 Apr 2023 · 48 minutes
CSI on Trial

Juries often take as gospel forensics based on expert opinions and not peer-reviewed findings. There’s now a growing scrutiny of... more

17 Apr 2023 · 47 minutes
Murder in Big Horn

A teenager found in a field, another in a yard, another near a highway rest stop. They were the latest... more

13 Apr 2023 · 48 minutes
Admissible: Shreds of Evidence

Wrongful conviction lawyers looking for pre-DNA era evidence to test found a trove of samples where they shouldn’t have been:... more

10 Apr 2023 · 53 minutes
Navalny

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny emerged as Vladimir Putin’s strongest rival for the presidency. But while on a flight to... more

06 Apr 2023 · 44 minutes
The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman

The 2017 murders of Canadian pharmaceutical executive Barry Sherman and his wife Honey shook the nation. The Sherman’s were seen... more

03 Apr 2023 · 49 minutes
Love, Janessa

Thousands of love-struck men around the world were fooled by untold scammers whose cons all had the same thing in... more

30 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes
Boston Strangler

Loretta McLaughlin struggles for respect in the 1960s male-dominated newsroom at the Record-American. But she finds a pattern in different... more

27 Mar 2023 · 46 minutes
Stolen Hearts

Welsh police sergeant Jill Evans thinks she’s found the man of her dreams. Dean Jenkins is attentive and a bit... more

23 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes
You Didn't See Nothin

In 1997, 13-year-old Lenard Clark rode his bike into a white Chicago neighborhood, only to be jumped and beaten into... more

20 Mar 2023 · 52 minutes
CWO Classic: Done Disappeared

He's not a podcaster. He's a filmmaker. He's never made a podcast...but he's also never made a film. Who... more

16 Mar 2023 · 25 minutes
Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure

Believing they’ve found the cure to aches and pains and serious diseases, Jim Humble and Mark Grenon create a church... more

13 Mar 2023 · 50 minutes
CWO Classic: Uncover: Escaping NXIVM

On this bonus episode of Crime Writers On, we'll take a look back at our October 1, 2018 review of... more

09 Mar 2023 · 27 minutes
City of Tents: Veterans Row

In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans erect a tent city. While some volunteer to help the vets,... more

06 Mar 2023 · 49 minutes
Netflix's Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal

A fatal drunken boating accident turned the spotlight on a powerful South Carolina family. Survivors claimed Alex Murdaugh used his... more

02 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes
The Coldest Case in Laramie

In 1985, when Kim Barker was a teen in Laramie, Wyoming, Shelli Wiley was murdered in her apartment. Now a... more

27 Feb 2023 · 48 minutes
The PEZ Outlaw

Steve Glew was a part-time flea market vendor when he was introduced to the world of PEZ dispensers. Learning collectors... more

23 Feb 2023 · 38 minutes
I'm Not a Monster season 2

In 2015, a 15-year-old East London girl left for Syria with two of her friends to live in the so-called... more

20 Feb 2023 · 46 minutes
Ghost Herd

The Easterdays drew a lot of water in southeast Washington. Cody Easterday was a titan of agriculture who provided Tyson... more

16 Feb 2023 · 43 minutes
Killing County

A wave of gunfire in a parking lot. A man hogtied and beaten to death. A grandfather with dementia shot... more

13 Feb 2023 · 43 minutes
Stolen Youth

In 2010, a group of students at Sarah Lawrence College were surprised when a co-ed’s father began sleeping on the... more

09 Feb 2023 · 46 minutes
Truth and Lies: The Informant

Kansas resident Dan Day discovers his new friends belong to a militia group fixated on the Somali refugees in their... more

06 Feb 2023 · 48 minutes
Gunther's Millions

When a German countess died in 1992, she left her fortune to the only family she had: her dog Gunther.... more

02 Feb 2023 · 47 minutes
Chameleon: Dr. Dante

In the 1960s, Ronald Pellar performed as nightclub hypnotist “Dr. Dante.” He thrilled crowds, mixed with celebrities, and even married... more

30 Jan 2023 · 44 minutes
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker

A racially-motivated attack on pedestrians was thwarted by the driver’s passenger: a man he picked up hitchhiking. He went simply... more

26 Jan 2023 · 45 minutes
Crooked City: The Emerald Triangle

When journalist Sam Anderson learned a high school friend was wanted for the murder of a Northern California pot farmer,... more

23 Jan 2023 · 46 minutes
Alabama Astronaut

Ex-preacher and musician Abe Partridge went on a journey to discover songs never recorded, but passed down for generations in... more

19 Jan 2023 · 52 minutes
Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

As head of La Luz del Mundo, third generation church leader Naasón Joaquín García promised eternal salvation. All the while,... more

16 Jan 2023 · 45 minutes
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

A group of uber-successful professionals are invited on a weekend trip to their billionaire friend’s island to play a game:... more

12 Jan 2023 · 44 minutes
Undetermined

In August 2019, her friend reported Jessica Easterly Durning missing. When family members got little response from New Orleans police,... more

09 Jan 2023 · 44 minutes
The Battle for Justina Pelletier

Justina Pelletier was a 14-year-old girl diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that required numerous surgeries and caused severe pain.... more

05 Jan 2023 · 40 minutes
Verified: Full Disclosure

JeAnna Anderson says Officer Anthony Armour sexually assaulted her during a traffic stop. Frances Salazar went to prison over Armour’s... more

02 Jan 2023 · 48 minutes
The Best TV of 2022

Scheming families, conniving con men, and dangerous killers. We saw a lot of great series and documentaries on the small... more

29 Dec 2022 · 52 minutes
Best Podcasts of 2022

Wrongful convictions, political investigations, and colorful characters were BIG this year. We’ll each give our lists for the Top Ten... more

26 Dec 2022 · 54 minutes
Cover Story: Seed Money

Ex-spy Matt Marshall makes a stunning accusation: billionaire Mike Goguen has been trafficking women to his Montana safehouse, paying them... more

22 Dec 2022 · 43 minutes
Welcome to Chippendales

Steve Banerjee kept failing in his bid to create an upscale club in Los Angeles. His luck changed when he... more

19 Dec 2022 · 41 minutes
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Ex-preacher and musician Abe Partridge went on a journey to discover songs never recorded, but passed down for generations in Appalachia. He... more