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Anatomy of Crime

True Crime Podcast

Every crime has a story. But beneath that story lies a complex organism of motive, method, and madness. Welcome to Anatomy of Crime, the podcast that methodically dissects true crime cases to understand not just what happened, but precisely how and why. In each episode, we place a new case under the microscope. We deconstruct the investigation from the first 911 call to the final arrest. We analyze the critical forensic evidence that turned the tide. We explore the psychological profile of the

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EP126 - The Kremlin's Alchemist: Anatomy of the Sochi...

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2025/08/13

In the dead of night at the 2014 Winter Olympics, a tiny hole in a laboratory wall became a portal for the greatest sporting fraud in history. This is the story of the scientist who designed a sophisticated state-sponsored doping program, and how his escape from Russia exposed a conspiracy that reached the highest levels of power, shattering the myth of the Olympic games.

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00:43:46

EP125 - The Anarchist's Shadow: Fear and Forensics in...

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2025/08/12

In 1920, a brutal payroll robbery in a small Massachusetts town leads to the arrest of two Italian immigrant anarchists. But as the case unfolds, a terrifying question emerges: were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti on trial for murder, or for their beliefs? This is the story of a prosecution where fear itself became the evidence, and a verdict that would echo for a century.

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00:34:36

EP124 - The .44 Caliber Letter: How the Son of Sam...

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2025/08/11

In the sweltering summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam paralyzed New York City. But his weapon wasn't just a .44 caliber revolver; it was the city's own newspapers, used to forge a terrifying public dialogue that transformed a lonely postal worker into a demonic celebrity and redefined the relationship between crime and the media forever.

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00:41:51

EP123 - The Lockerbie Puzzle: Anatomy of an...

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2025/08/10

On a cold December night in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 vanished from the sky, raining fire and debris onto a small Scottish town. This episode dissects the anatomy of the unprecedented global investigation that followed, a painstaking effort to reassemble a jumbo jet from millions of fragments and follow a microscopic clue across continents to unmask the ghost who committed murder at 31,000 feet.

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00:38:39

EP122 - The Ghosts of Seymour Avenue: The Resilience...

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2025/08/09

For a decade, an ordinary house on a quiet Cleveland street held an unimaginable secret. This is the story of three young women who vanished into thin air, the monster who kept them in darkness, and the anatomy of the survival, resilience, and hope that ultimately led them back into the light.

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00:41:13

EP121 - A Sip of Treason: The Radioactive...

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2025/08/08

When a former Russian spy falls violently ill in London, doctors are baffled by his rapid, agonizing decline. The search for a diagnosis uncovers a terrifying truth: an assassination with a nuclear poison so rare it rewrites the rules of espionage, launching an international investigation that traces a radioactive trail from a single cup of tea all the way to the Kremlin.

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00:40:39

EP120 - The Silent Deck: The Anatomy of the Mary...

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2025/08/07

In 1872, the merchant ship Mary Celeste was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic, her crew vanished without a trace. With the vessel in perfect condition and cargo intact, their disappearance launched one of history's most enduring maritime mysteries. We dissect the strange collection of clues left behind and the cascade of theories that attempt to explain what happened to the ten souls aboard the ghost ship.

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00:40:23

EP119 - After Auschwitz: The Anatomy of Forging...

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2025/08/06

In the rubble of post-war Europe, the world faced an unprecedented question: how do you prosecute a crime so vast it has no name? This is the story of the Nuremberg Trials, where the victors sought to hold the architects of the Holocaust accountable, creating a new language for justice in the process and defining the very concept of crimes against humanity.

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00:39:57

EP118 - 112 Ocean Avenue: The Anatomy of a Modern Myth

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2025/08/05

The story of Amityville is a tale of two horrors. One is a verifiable fact: the night Ronald DeFeo Jr. executed his entire family in their beds. The other is a legend of demonic forces that has captivated the world. We dissect the brutal crime and the multi-million-dollar ghost story it spawned to find where the truth ends and the haunting begins.

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00:39:17

EP117 - The Ghost in the Cockpit: Deconstructing...

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2025/08/04

He was the ultimate phantom of the jet age—a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, all before he could legally drink. But was Frank Abagnale Jr.'s legendary crime spree his masterpiece, or was the master con the story he sold the world? This episode dissects the complex anatomy of a master imposter, separating the man from his own meticulously crafted myth.

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00:40:39

EP116 - The Ghost in the Machine: Anatomy of the...

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2025/08/03

In the high-security, air-gapped nuclear facility at Natanz, Iranian scientists watch as their most advanced centrifuges begin to fail at an inexplicable rate. This is the story of the world’s first true digital weapon, a phantom made of code designed not just to steal data, but to cross the digital divide and cause catastrophic physical destruction. We dissect the anatomy of Stuxnet, a cyberweapon that rewrote the rules of modern warfare.

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00:38:44

EP115 - The Brittle Crown: Tonya Harding and the Plot...

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2025/08/02

In the lead-up to the 1994 Winter Olympics, the elegant world of figure skating was shattered by a brutal attack on star athlete Nancy Kerrigan. The crime that followed was not a sophisticated plot, but a clumsy and desperate conspiracy born from a bitter rivalry that captivated and horrified the world. This is the anatomy of a scandal that revealed the ugly realities of ambition, class, and the blinding pursuit of a dream.

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00:39:37

EP114 - Bhopal's Poisoned Dawn: The Anatomy of...

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2025/08/01

On a cold December night in 1984, a silent, invisible cloud of gas escaped a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killing thousands in their sleep in the world's worst industrial disaster. This wasn't a freak accident; it was a catastrophe built piece by piece through corporate indifference. We dissect the anatomy of how a series of calculated decisions, ignored warnings, and a culture of cost-cutting led to an apocalypse.

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EP113 - The Labyrinth: Emanuela Orlandi and the...

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2025/07/30

In 1983, a fifteen-year-old Vatican citizen vanished into thin air after a music lesson in Rome. The ensuing mystery would entangle spies, mobsters, and even the Pope himself, revealing a dark labyrinth of secrets behind the Holy See's sacred walls.

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00:36:31

EP112 - The Anatomy of a Catastrophe: The Sixteen...

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2025/07/29

The 1972 Munich Olympics were meant to be "The Carefree Games," a symbol of peace and a new Germany. But in the early hours of September 5th, that dream was shattered by an act of terror that unfolded live on television screens across the globe. We dissect the anatomy of a hostage crisis, exploring the sixteen fatal hours of flawed negotiations and catastrophic decisions that led to the death of eleven Israeli athletes and changed the world forever.

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EP111 - The Plainfield Progenitor: Anatomy of the...

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2025/07/28

In the quiet, isolated farming community of Plainfield, Wisconsin, a local handyman's strange behavior culminates in a horrific discovery that defies comprehension. This episode dissects the life and crimes of Ed Gein, not as a prolific killer, but as a psychological archetype—the terrifying blueprint whose real-life horrors would inspire the most enduring monsters of fiction and forever alter the anatomy of the American nightmare.

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EP110 - The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Anatomy of an...

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2025/07/25

In the winter of 1959, nine experienced Soviet hikers ventured into the Ural Mountains and never returned. They were found weeks later, miles from their tent, some barely clothed, with inexplicable, catastrophic injuries. Today, we dissect the anatomy of an enduring enigma, examining every fractured bone and frozen footprint to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.

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EP109 - The Savior's Syringe: The Secret Murders of...

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2025/07/22

A dedicated pediatric nurse is hailed as a miracle worker, always present when a child's heart stops. But as the death toll rises, a horrifying question emerges: is she a savior, or the cause of the crisis? This episode dissects the anatomy of a predator hiding in plain sight and the institutional blindness that allowed a killer to wear the uniform of a healer.

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EP108 - The Dayton Heretic: Anatomy of the Trial That...

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2025/07/19

In the blistering summer of 1925, a small-town Tennessee teacher was arrested for the crime of teaching evolution. This episode dissects the anatomy of a cultural spectacle, the Scopes Monkey Trial, where legal titans Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan waged a war not over one man's guilt, but over the very soul of America.

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00:39:03

EP107 - The Jaguar and The Mailbox: Deconstructing...

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2025/07/16

He was a mediocre, alcoholic CIA officer drowning in debt. Yet for nine years, Aldrich Ames operated as the KGB's most valuable asset inside American intelligence, systematically liquidating the CIA's network of Soviet spies for a luxury car and a bigger house. This is the story of how mundane greed and profound institutional blindness combined to create one of the most catastrophic security breaches in U.S. history.

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