Episodes

  • The Boston Marathon Bombing

    The Boston Marathon Bombing
    Aug 23 2024
    Episode Notes Boston Globe. "The Day the City Changed Forever." https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/specials/boston-marathon-bombing Esquire. "The Boston Marathon Bombing, Seven Years Later: A Look Back at How the Event Unfolded." https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a31969688/boston-marathon-bombing-2020/ Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Boston Marathon Bombings." https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/boston-marathon-bombings National Public Radio (NPR). "Timeline of the Boston Marathon Bombing and Investigation." https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/17/400908326/timeline-of-the-boston-marathon-bombing-and-investigation The New York Times. "Boston Bombing Suspects: A Portrait of an Immigrant Family." https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/boston-marathon-bombing.html The Guardian. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: How Events Unfolded." https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/apr/19/boston-marathon-bombing-how-it-unfolded Time. "Remembering the Boston Marathon Bombing 7 Years Later." https://time.com/5817983/boston-marathon-bombing-anniversary/ CNN. "Boston Marathon Bombing Fast Facts." https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/03/us/boston-marathon-bombings-fast-facts/index.html CBS News. "How the Boston Marathon Bombing Case Unfolded." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boston-marathon-bombing-case-timeline/ The Washington Post. "Boston Marathon Bombing: What We Know About the Attackers." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/03/04/boston-marathon-bombing-what-we-know-about-the-attackers/ ABC News. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: Timeline of What Led Up to the Explosions." https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-marathon-bombing-timeline-led-explosions/story?id=18955394 NBC News. "A Look Back at the Boston Marathon Bombing: The Lives Lost, The Recovery, and The Resilience." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boston-marathon-bombing-remembering-lives-lost-resilience-city-six-years-n995286 Boston Herald. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: Five Years Later." https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/04/15/the-boston-marathon-bombing-five-years-later/ Rolling Stone. "The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell into Radical Islam, and Became a Monster." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-bomber-how-a-popular-promising-student-was-failed-by-his-family-fell-into-radical-islam-and-became-a-monster-804997/ HBO. "The 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing Documentary." https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/boston-marathon-the-hunt PBS Frontline. "The Brothers Who Became the Boston Marathon Bombers." https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-brothers-who-became-the-boston-marathon-bombers/ The Atlantic. "Why the Tsarnaev Brothers Attacked the Boston Marathon." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/03/boston-marathon-bombers/357569/ Los Angeles Times. "Boston Marathon Bombing Timeline: From Gruesome Day to Justice Served." https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-boston-marathon-bombing-timeline-20150406-story.html USA Today. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: A Look Back at the Tragedy and the Hunt for the Tsarnaev Brothers." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/19/boston-marathon-bombing-timeline/2098281/ VICE. "How the Boston Marathon Bombing Changed American Policing." https://www.vice.com/en/article/mb3wpa/how-the-boston-marathon-bombing-changed-american-policing History.com. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: What Happened, What We Learned." https://www.history.com/topics/crime/boston-marathon-bombings The Atlantic. "Five Years After the Boston Marathon Bombing: How The City Recovered." https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/04/five-years-after-the-boston-marathon-bombing-how-the-city-recovered/558338/ Smithsonian Magazine. "What Drove the Boston Marathon Bombers to Kill?" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-drove-boston-marathon-bombers-kill-180968315/ The Boston Marathon Official Site. "The Impact of the Boston Marathon Bombing." https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history The New Yorker. "How the FBI Tracked Down the Boston Marathon Bombers." https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/04/22/the-trail TIME Magazine. "One Year After the Boston Marathon Bombing: The City’s Unlikely Journey from Tragedy to Strength." https://time.com/61274/one-year-after-the-boston-marathon-bombing/ The New York Times. "The Tsarnaev Brothers’ Deadly Trail: A Timeline." https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/tsarnaev-brothers-timeline-boston-marathon-bombing.html The Wall Street Journal. "How Boston’s Emergency Services Responded to the Marathon Bombing." https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bostons-emergency-services-responded-to-the-marathon-bombing-1428678324 ABC News. "The Boston Marathon Bombing: Survivors Recount Their Stories." https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-marathon-bombing-survivors-recount-stories/story?id=23405734 Boston Magazine. "What the Boston Marathon Bombing Teaches Us About Survivorship." https://www.bostonmagazine.com/...
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    19 mins
  • The Carnegie Library Book Heist

    The Carnegie Library Book Heist
    Aug 16 2024
    Episode Notes

    Notes go here Fessenden, Marissa. "Inside the Carnegie Library's $8 Million Literary Heist." Smithsonian Magazine, December 3, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-carnegie-librarys-8-million-literary-heist-180970962/.

    French, Megan. "How Two Men Allegedly Stole $8M in Rare Books, Maps, and Atlases from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library." People, July 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://people.com/crime/how-two-men-allegedly-stole-8-million-in-rare-books-from-pittsburghs-carnegie-library/.

    Grady, Constance. "The Carnegie Library’s $8 Million Rare Book Theft Shows How Vulnerable Cultural Heritage Is." Vox, July 26, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/7/26/17613444/carnegie-library-heist-rare-books-stolen. Levenson, Eric. "Two Men Charged in Scheme to Steal $8M Worth of Rare Books from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library." CNN, July 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. ]https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/21/us/carnegie-library-theft-charges/index.html. Lutz, Eric. "How a Pittsburgh Librarian and a Rare Books Dealer Stole $8 Million in Artifacts." Vanity Fair, January 31, 2020. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/01/how-a-pittsburgh-librarian-and-a-rare-books-dealer-stole-dollar8-million-in-artifacts. Smith, Andy. "Carnegie Library Heist: The $8 Million Rare Book Theft." Book Riot, August 21, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://bookriot.com/carnegie-library-heist/. Tegler, Eric. "How Two Employees Allegedly Stole Millions in Rare Books from Carnegie Library." Rolling Stone, July 23, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/carnegie-library-rare-books-theft-703611/. Zraick, Karen. "2 Charged in $8 Million Theft from Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh." The New York Times, July 20, 2018. Accessed August 14, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/us/carnegie-library-rare-books-theft.html.
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    27 mins
  • Black Bart

    Black Bart
    Aug 8 2024
    Books: Rae, Charles. Black Bart: Boulevardier Bandit. The intriguing life of Charles E. Boles, better known as Black Bart, is chronicled in this comprehensive biography. Rae explores Bart’s early life, his infamous career as a stagecoach robber, and the cultural impact he had on the American West. Available at Google Books. Secrest, William B. California Desperadoes: Stories of Early California Outlaws in Their Own Words. Secrest delves into the stories of several notorious outlaws, including Black Bart. The book includes first-hand accounts and rare historical details. Find it on Amazon. Horan, James D. Desperate Men: The James Gang and the Wild Bunch. While focusing on different outlaws, Horan’s work provides context for the era in which Black Bart operated. It also contrasts his methods with those of more violent contemporaries. Available at Internet Archive. Articles: O'Neill, John. "Black Bart: California's Infamous Stagecoach Robber." True West Magazine, October 2015. This article offers a detailed account of Black Bart’s criminal career and his poetic flair, which left a lasting legacy in popular culture. Access it at True West Magazine. "Black Bart: The Poet Bandit." HistoryNet. This article explores the life of Black Bart, focusing on his poetic notes left at crime scenes, which distinguished him from other outlaws of the time. Read more at HistoryNet. Documentaries: Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West: Black Bart. This documentary provides a visual and narrative history of Black Bart, with interviews from historians and reenactments of his notorious heists. Available for streaming on YouTube. The Wild West: Black Bart. This episode from the Wild West series gives an in-depth look at Black Bart’s life, his criminal activities, and eventual capture. It also places his story within the broader context of Western outlaws. Watch it on PBS Websites: Legends of America - Black Bart (Charles E. Boles): https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-blackbart/ HistoryNet - Black Bart: The Poet Bandit: https://www.historynet.com/black-bart-the-poet-bandit/ True West Magazine - Black Bart: California's Infamous Stagecoach Robber: https://truewestmagazine.com/article/black-bart-californias-infamous-stagecoach-robber/ PBS - The Wild West: Black Bart: https://www.pbs.org/wildwest/blackbart.html Calisphere - Black Bart: https://calisphere.org/exhibitions/essay/7/black-bart/ The California State Library - Black Bart: https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/black-bart/ Find a Grave - Charles E. Boles (Black Bart): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14504736/charles-e.-boles National Park Service - Stagecoach Robberies in California: https://www.nps.gov/articles/stagecoach-robberies-california.htm Western Mining History - Black Bart: https://westernmininghistory.com/articles/56/black-bart/ Museum of the City of San Francisco - Black Bart: http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist10/blackbart.html Sierra Nevada Geotourism - The Legend of Black Bart: https://sierranevadageotourism.org/entries/black-bart/ California Frontier - California's Stagecoach Robberies and Black Bart: https://www.californiafrontier.net/stagecoach-robberies/ History of California - Black Bart and the Stagecoach Robbers: https://historyofcalifornia.org/black-bart-and-the-stagecoach-robbers/ Old West Legends - Black Bart the Poet Bandit: https://oldwestlegends.com/black-bart-the-poet-bandit/ Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum - Black Bart: http://cprr.org/Museum/Black_Bart.html Outlaw Tales of California - Stories of California's Infamous Outlaws: https://www.outlawtales.com/california/black-bart/ Gold Rush Chronicles - Black Bart: http://www.goldrushchronicles.com/black-bart.html The California Gold Country - Black Bart, Stagecoach Robber: https://www.thecaliforniagoldcountry.com/black-bart.html Wild West History Association - Black Bart the Poet Bandit: https://wildwesthistory.org/black-bart-poet-bandit.html Bancroft Library - Stagecoach Robberies in California: https://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/robberies.html Western Writers of America - The Legacy of Black Bart: https://westernwriters.org/legacy-of-black-bart/ California Department of Parks and Recreation - California's Outlaw History: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25631 Central Sierra Historical Society - Black Bart's Legacy: https://www.sierramuseum.org/black-bart-legacy/ Historical Society of Southern California - California's Most Notorious Outlaws: https://www.socalhistory.org/outlaws/black-bart.html Californian Frontier Chronicles - Black Bart: Gentleman Bandit: https://www.californianfrontierchronicles.com/black-bart/ Notes go here
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    26 mins
  • Dr. Sam Sheppard

    Dr. Sam Sheppard
    May 9 2024
    Episode Notes

    • "Dr. Sam Sheppard Trial: 1954 - 1955." Famous Trials, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sheppard/sheppard.html.

    • "The Dr. Sam Sheppard Case." Cleveland Historical, Cleveland State University, clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/352.

    • "Sam Sheppard." Biography.com, A&E Television Networks, 28 Jan. 2021, www.biography.com/crime-figure/sam-sheppard.
    • "Sam Sheppard Case." Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Case Western Reserve University, case.edu/ech/articles/s/sam-sheppard-case.
    • "The Case of Dr. Sam Sheppard: An Overview." Ohio History Central, Ohio History Connection, www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/The_Case_of_Dr._Sam_Sheppard:_An_Overview.
    • "The Sheppard Murder Case." TIME, Time USA, LLC, 11 Apr. 1955, content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,807770,00.html.
    • "The Sheppard Case." The Tragedy of Sam Sheppard, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, law.case.edu/experiential/lawand/popular-culture/criminal-justice/Tragedy-of-Sam-Sheppard/The-Sheppard-Case.
    • "The Sam Sheppard Case: Facts and Fictions." New York Times, 17 Dec. 1967, www.nytimes.com/1967/12/17/archives/the-sam-sheppard-case-facts-and-fictions.html.
    • "The Sam Sheppard Murder Case." CBS News, CBS Interactive Inc., 14 Dec. 1998, www.cbsnews.com/news/the-sam-sheppard-murder-case/.
    • "Dr. Sam Sheppard." Court TV's Crime Library, trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/not_guilty/sheppard/index.html.
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    9 mins
  • Robert Earl Burton & The Fellowship of Friends

    Robert Earl Burton & The Fellowship of Friends
    Apr 29 2024
    Episode Notes

    Notes go here1. Garcia, Chris. "Food and Crime: Theft, Poisoning and Murder for Food, Pen & Sword True Crime 2021. URL: [https://www.amazon.com/Food-Crime-Theft-Poisoning-Murder/dp/1399063529] 2. FBI. "White-Collar Crime." [URL: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime] 3. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking." [URL: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/organized-crime/index.html] 4. National Institute of Justice. "Crime and Justice Research." [URL: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/crime] 5. U.S. Department of Justice. "Crime Statistics." [URL: https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/statistics] 6. The Economist. "Special Report: Crime." [URL: https://www.economist.com/special-report/2021/11/13/special-report-crime] 7. American Psychological Association. "Understanding and Preventing Crime." [URL: https://www.apa.org/topics/crime] 8. The New York Times. "Crime and Criminals Section." [URL: https://www.nytimes.com/section/us/crime] 9. The Guardian. "Crime News." [URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/crime]

    1. World Economic Forum. "The Global Risks Report 2021." [URL: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2021]
    2. International Association of Chiefs of Police. "Policing Resources." [URL: https://www.theiacp.org/policing-resources]
    3. Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Crime and Justice Data." [URL: https://www.bjs.gov/]
    4. National Crime Prevention Council. "Crime Prevention Resources." [URL: https://www.ncpc.org/topics/crime-prevention/]
    5. Library of Congress. "Criminal Justice Research." [URL: https://www.loc.gov/research/criminal-justice/]
    6. The Atlantic. "The Crime Issue." [URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2021/11/]
    7. Scientific American. "Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention." [URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/crime-justice/]
    8. The Conversation. "Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention." [URL: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/crime-prevention-1931]
    9. United Nations. "Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice." [URL: https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/crime-prevention-and-criminal-justice/index.html]
    10. Federal Trade Commission. "Consumer Information: Scams and Fraud." [URL: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts]
    11. National Criminal Justice Reference Service. "Criminal Justice Resources." [URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/]
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    14 mins
  • Historical Insurance Fraud - Part Two

    Historical Insurance Fraud - Part Two
    Apr 24 2024
    Episode Notes

    Balleisen, Edward J. "Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff." Princeton University Press, 2017. [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691164557/fraud-an-american-history-from-barnum-to-madoff]

    1. Ehrenberg, Ronald G. "Capital Markets: Fraud, Negligence, and Insider Trading." John Wiley & Sons, 1990. [https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Capital+Markets%3A+Fraud%2C+Negligence%2C+and+Insider+Trading-p-9780471603823]
    2. Geis, Gilbert. "White-Collar and Corporate Crime: A Documentary and Reference Guide." Greenwood Publishing Group, 2011. [ https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A3154C ]
    3. Green, Stuart P. "Lying, Cheating, and Stealing: A Moral Theory of White-Collar Crime." Oxford University Press, 2006. [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lying-cheating-and-stealing-9780198038096?cc=us&lang=en&]
    4. Helmholtz, R. H. "On Fraudulent Conveyances and Creditors' Bills." Harvard Law Review, vol. 34, no. 2, 1920, pp. 161–191. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1327654]
    5. MacGillivray, I. H., and C. D. Germain. "MacGillivray on Insurance Law: Relating to All Risks Other Than Marine." Sweet & Maxwell, 2008. [https://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/Product/Insurance-Law/MacGillivray-on-Insurance-Law/9780421952503]
    6. Marshall, Ben. "The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat." Broadway Books, 2009. [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/112539/the-last-stand-of-fox-company-by-bob-drury-and-tom-clavin/]
    7. Montalbano, Thomas J. "Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting: New Tools and Techniques." John Wiley & Sons, 2006. [https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Fraud+Auditing+and+Forensic+Accounting%3A+New+Tools+and+Techniques-p-9780471784876]
    8. Spitzer, Martin L. "Regulating the Insurance Industry: Protecting Consumers and Insurers." Yale University Press, 2010. [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300123153/regulating-insurance-industry]
    9. Vaughan, Emmett J. "The Law of Suretyship and Guarantee: A Comprehensive Treatise on Suretyship and Guarantee." Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1992. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/law-of-suretyship-and-guarantee-a-comprehensive-treatise-on-suretyship-and-guarantee/oclc/27060869]
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    2 mins
  • Historical Insuarance Fraud, part 1

    Historical Insuarance Fraud, part 1
    Apr 22 2024
    Episode Notes
    1. Bickerstaff, Linda. "A Brief History of Insurance Fraud." Claims Journal, August 8, 2013, https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2013/08/08/234370.htm.
    2. Shapiro, Stuart. "Insurance Fraud: A Brief History." Business Insurance, September 14, 1997, https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/19970914/story/10008556/insurance-fraud-a-brief-history.
    3. Hatcher, Donald L. "A Brief History of Insurance Fraud in America." LexisNexis Legal Newsroom, August 9, 2019, https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/insurance/b/insurance-law-blog/posts/a-brief-history-of-insurance-fraud-in-america.
    4. National Insurance Crime Bureau. "History of Insurance Fraud." NICB, Accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.nicb.org/prevent-fraud-theft/history-insurance-fraud.
    5. Gencarelli, Tony. "The History of Insurance Fraud." SIS International Research, September 6, 2019, https://www.sisinternational.com/the-history-of-insurance-fraud/.
    6. Mackenzie, Don. "A History of Insurance Fraud: From Sinking Ships to Staged Crashes." CBS News, May 30, 2012, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-history-of-insurance-fraud-from-sinking-ships-to-staged-crashes/.
    7. Broyles, Jake. "A Historical Perspective on Insurance Fraud." Insurance Journal, August 7, 2019, https://www.insurancejournal.com/blogs/academy-journal/2019/08/07/534574.htm.
    8. Halio, Stephen. "Insurance Fraud: A Historical Perspective." IRMI, Accessed April 19, 2024,
    9. Chappell, Bill. "Insurance Fraud - A History." The Hartford, Accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.thehartford.com/business-insurance/strategy/history-of-insurance-fraud.
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    3 mins
  • The Rise & Fall of Billy Jensen

    The Rise & Fall of Billy Jensen
    Apr 19 2024
    Episode Notes

    https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/billy-jensen-murder-squad-misconduct-allegation-investigation-1384950/

    https://jamesrenner.com/the-whisper-network/#:~:text=A%20woman%20who%20worked%20on,at%20a%20company%20Halloween%20party.

    Book: "Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders"

    • https://www.amazon.com/Chase-Darkness-Me-True-Crime/dp/1492685852
    • Jensen, Billy. Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders. Sourcebooks, 2019.

    Podcast: "The Murder Squad"

    • https://themurdersquad.com/
    • Jensen, Billy, and Holes, Paul. "The Murder Squad." The Murder Squad.

    Podcast: "The First Degree"

    • https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/the-first-degree
    • Jensen, Billy, Linkletter, Alexis, and Vanek, Jac. "The First Degree." Stitcher.

    Podcast: "Chasing Cosby"

    • https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/chasing-cosby
    • Jensen, Billy, and Weisensee Egan, Nicki. "Chasing Cosby." Stitcher.

    Podcast: "Unraveled: Long Island Serial Killer"

    • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unraveled-long-island-serial-killer/id1554853981
    • Jensen, Billy, and Linkletter, Alexis. "Unraveled: Long Island Serial Killer." Apple Podcasts.
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    7 mins