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Small Town Dicks

Small Town Dicks takes you behind the scenes of small town crime cases with the real detectives who investigated them. Hosts Yeardley Smith, twin detectives Dan and Dave, and forensic expert Paul Holes ask the essential questions and offer their own insights so the stories always hit close to home. All seasons are available for streaming.

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32:07

Monster, Part 1

Small Town Dicks ·

2018/03/09

It was a sunny afternoon in August of 2008, when this Small Town police department began fielding multiple 9-1-1 calls from alarmed residents in a quiet neighborhood just outside of town. The callers told dispatch they had just witnessed what appeared to be the kidnapping of a ten-year-old neighborhood girl as she rode her bike. This triggers multiple agencies in the area coming together in a frantic effort to catch the kidnapper before he disappears with his victim forever. Hosted on Acast. See

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37:56

If These Walls Could Talk, Part 2

Small Town Dicks ·

2018/03/02

Part 2/2: A husband breathlessly calls 9-1-1 to say that he just arrived home to find his wife dead of a gunshot wound. As the 9-1-1 operator immediately dispatches officers to the scene, she tries to get as much information as she can from the husband about what happened. But his odd behavior during the call raises some serious red flags. Lt. Scott returns to Small Town Dicks with another shocking case that involves clandestine recordings, suspect interviews, and good old fashioned detective work

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36:46

If These Walls Could Talk, Part 1

Small Town Dicks ·

2018/02/23

A husband breathlessly calls 9-1-1 to say that he just arrived home to find his wife dead of a gunshot wound. As the 9-1-1 operator immediately dispatches officers to the scene, she tries to get as much information as possible about what happened. But the husband’s odd behavior during the call raises some serious red flags. Lt. Scott returns to Small Town Dicks with another shocking case that involves clandestine recordings, suspect interviews, and good old fashioned detective work. Hosted on Acast

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46:31

Girl For Rent

Small Town Dicks ·

2018/02/14

Sgt. David and his officer-in-training are working the graveyard shift on a cold winter night when they scout out an abandoned lot in their small town that’s a well-known spot for illegal activity. As they approach, they see a car with its lights off and two passengers inside: a man in his 50’s and a young girl seated on the passenger’s side. Though there’s no crime in just sitting in your car, Sgt. David has a gut feeling that something is very wrong. What he discovers is even worse than what he

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50:41

The Sociopath & The Whistleblower, Part 4

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/11/23

This is the chilling story of a man who, as a police officer, took his police department’s solemn oath to be guided by professionalism, integrity, courage and honor. He also promised that his behavior would meet his department’s standard of honesty and accountability. Then, for 10 years, he patrolled the community, gaining its trust, while simultaneously victimizing those he knew would be too afraid to speak up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:59

The Sociopath & The Whistleblower, Part 3

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/11/17

This is the chilling story of a man who, as a police officer, took his police department’s solemn oath to be guided by professionalism, integrity, courage and honor. He also promised that his behavior would meet his department’s standard of honesty and accountability. Then, for 10 years, he patrolled the community, gaining its trust, while simultaneously victimizing those he knew would be too afraid to speak up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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46:21

The Sociopath & The Whistleblower, Part 2

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/11/10

This is the chilling story of a man who, as a police officer, took his police department’s solemn oath to be guided by professionalism, integrity, courage and honor. He also promised that his behavior would meet his department’s standard of honesty and accountability. Then, for 10 years, he patrolled the community, gaining its trust, while simultaneously victimizing those he knew would be too afraid to speak up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:28

The Sociopath & The Whistleblower, Part 1

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/11/03

This is the chilling story of a man who, as a police officer, took his police department’s solemn oath to be guided by professionalism, integrity, courage and honor. He also promised that his behavior would meet his department’s standard of honesty and accountability. Then, for 10 years, he patrolled the community, gaining its trust, while simultaneously victimizing those he knew would be too afraid to speak up... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:28

The Sociopath and the Whistleblower - Trailer

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/10/27

This is a teaser for the 4 part mini-series which tells the chilling story of a man who, as a police officer, took his police department’s solemn oath to be guided by professionalism, integrity, courage and honor. He also promised that his behavior would meet his department’s standard of honesty and accountability. Then, for 10 years, he patrolled the community, gaining its trust, while simultaneously victimizing those he knew would be too afraid to speak up. The series will begin Friday Nov. 3rd,

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39:47

10 Below

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/10/19

This murder case would end up making national headlines for it’s made-for-Hollywood plotline, including a hostage negotiation and two dead bodies. Who says Small Town, USA is only home to small-time crime?Special Guest:Detective Don recently retired after serving in law enforcement for over 30 years. Don spent much of his career as a detective but also served on SWAT and as a Hostage/Crisis Negotiator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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40:31

Dead Man Walking

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/10/13

Sonja had filed for divorce from her husband, Roberto, and taken out a restraining order against him due to his violent tendencies towards her and their two children. So when Roberto doesn’t show up for court and Sonja doesn’t show up for work, police are dispatched to the house where they encounter the couple’s oldest daughter yelling that her father has a gun and is going to kill her mother. Detectives recount the hours-long stand-off and its impossible ending. Special Guests Sergeant David is a

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38:06

Evidence Breaks The Case

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/10/05

A scorned lover, a brazen suspect, an autistic witness, and good old fashioned detective work break this case wide open for Detective Dan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:06

Keep Out

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/09/29

Emma was a 24 year-old woman who had recently become engaged and was renting a room at her friend, Bill’s, house when Doug showed up. Doug was Bill’s cousin and had been given permission to stay, temporarily, in the detached garage. He was a heavy drug user with a criminal record, and he gave Emma the creeps. That was just one of the reasons Bill had made it clear to Doug that he was not allowed in the main house where Emma was living. But Doug didn’t listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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32:56

Goofy Loop

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/09/21

Zibby shares a personal story of being violently attacked and then waiting for hours before she called the police. Law enforcement refers to this delay as, “The Goofy Loop.” In this episode Detectives Dan and Dave explain how easily it happens to civilians and law enforcement personnel, alike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:45

She Said He Said

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/09/14

When a young teenager tells her father that her former stepdad spent several years sexually abusing her when she was younger, Detective Dave is called in to investigate this delicate case, which appears to have little physical evidence and is hobbled by the passage of time. Please be warned that this episode involves the sexual abuse of a minor. Listener discretion is advised.Additional note:This is Episode 5: “the missing episode” from Season 1. We took it down for a while to make a few additional

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42:15

What Is Your Emergency?

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/09/08

Murder investigations are often described by law enforcement as being like a giant jigsaw puzzle that you assemble one painstaking piece at a time. But in this particular case police got a full confession from the suspect. On the 9-1-1 call. Before detectives even arrived at the scene. Special Guest Dispatcher Dawn has served in law enforcement for 23 years. After working in records for 3 years, Dawn became a dispatcher. She is a Hostage/Crisis Negotiator and Field Training Officer for Dispatchers

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52:04

Unspeakable

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/09/01

Detective Don already had 28 years of experience in law enforcement when he caught Lindsay’s murder case. And yet, the extent of the abuse the young girl had suffered still shocked him. As a result of this investigation, the way routine child-welfare checks are done in this Small Town, changed forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:01

Is This Thing On?

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/09/01

A concerned wife calls the police after coming home to find her husband yelling threats and wielding multiple firearms. Police and S.W.A.T. are dispatched to the house where a violent stand-off culminates in an eerie revelation. Featuring real time recordings of the Detectives in action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:02:17

Don't Go!

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/09/01

As far as Lynn was concerned, her on-again-off-again relationship with Allen was over for good. But Allen wanted to give it one more try. What began as “just dinner” between the two exes, ended in passion and murder. Detectives Dan and Dave, along with the victim’s mother, discuss the details of the case and the devastating effects of domestic violence. Featuring actual audio of the interrogation room confession, as well as an exclusive interview with Sydney - the mother of the murder victim. Hosted

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3:07

Small Town Dicks - Season 1

Small Town Dicks ·

2017/08/14

Detectives Dan and Dave are identical twins in Small Town, USA. At the end of each week the two brothers wind down and discuss their cases, from murder to robbery to kidnapping and everything in-between. Names, locations, and certain details have been altered to protect the privacy of the victims and their families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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