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Crime Writers On...True Crime Review

Partners in Crime Media

The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including "Serial") as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, "Crime of the Week." Show website: crimewriterson.com. Follow the show on X @crimewriterson

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00:43:06

Chameleon: Wild Boys

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2022/02/10

In 2003, a pair of teenage boys emerged from the woods around Vernon, British Columbia. They claimed to have lived their lives in the wilderness with no contact with civilization. As the town rallied behind them, the so-called “Bush Boys of B.C.” attracted international media attention - as well as the suspicions of the Mounties who wanted to know their true identities. From Campside Media, season three of Chameleon: “Wild Boys” looks back at the strange tale that gripped two nations.FOR OUR

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00:48:40

Ozark season 4.1

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2022/02/07

Omar Navarro has offered Marty and Wendy Byrde a plan to finally walk away from their debt to the Mexican cartel. All they need to do is help the drug kingpin go legit and receive immunity from prosecution in America.Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and two-time Emmy winner Julia Garner return for season four-part one of “Ozark.” The series again finds the Byrdes dealing with complications large-and-small to protect their family and get out of the money laundering business. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE

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00:46:41

Torched

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2022/02/03

Just in time for the Winter Olympics, the podcast “Torched” from FilmNation Entertainment recalls some of the most controversial moments surrounding the games. Hosted by former skier and noted poker game runner Molly Bloom, this an anthology podcast looks at a different kind of human drama of athletic competition. Each episode features a story of scandal, disgrace - and sometimes - redemption. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "TORCHED" GO TO MINUTE 40:00 For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at

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00:38:16

The Puppet Master

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2022/01/31

The Cliftons have not seen their mother in years. She ran off with David, the boyfriend who controlled her money and her life. What’s his connection to Rob, a supposed MI-5 agent who in 1996 took a trio of college kids into hiding, claiming they’d been targeted by IRA assassins?From Netflix, “The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Con Man” looks back at the exploits of Robert Freegard - accused of controlling, conning, and fleecing several women. Told largely by his victims, the docuseries also

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00:54:21

Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier

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2022/01/27

In 1989, as she was preparing to divorce her husband, Birgit Meier vanished from her home in Lüneburg, Germany. Detectives began to focus on the neighbor’s gardener, a man with a violent past and a secret room filled with instruments of torture and kidnapping. The Netflix German import “Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier” follows a group of experts as they attempt to do what police have refused to - name the killer and find Birgit's body. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "DIG DEEPER" GO

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00:41:55

Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders

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2022/01/24

In 1971, Sherman McCrary and his son-in-law Carl Taylor went on a multistate spree of robberies, killing and raping doughnut shop employees along the way. “Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders" examines their murderous run. Featuring commentary from police, professors, and other podcasters, the show also profiles a felonious family from the 1800s.FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "FAMILIES WHO KILL: THE DONUT SHOP MURDERS" GO TO MINUTE 37:00In Crime of the Week: ...and the Joker got away,

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00:49:17

Strangeland

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2022/01/20

In 2003, Charis Song was killed execution-style in her Koreatown apartment, along with her nanny and two-year-old son. Years later, a DNA sample from a former neighbor matched a latex glove from the crime scene. The podcast "Strangeland" from Western Sound revisits the Miracle Mile Murders and asks how much of the investigation was colored by cultural misunderstandings.FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "STRANGELAND" GO TO MINUTE 42:00 For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at Patreon.Sign up for

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00:41:40

Yellowjackets 🐝

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2022/01/17

In 1996, an airplane carrying a high school girls soccer team crashed in the wilderness. The few who returned home kept quiet about how they survived 19 months alone in the woods. In Showtime's feminist-powered horror-mystery series "Yellowjackets," an aspiring politician, a bored housewife, a recovering drug addict, and an unstable nurse find themselves being blackmailed for their untold story of strange symbols, supernatural premonitions, tribal warfare, and teenage drama.FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE

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00:41:36

The Slow Hustle

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2022/01/13

After Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter was shot with his own gun in an alley, it was revealed he was about to testify before a grand jury about a group of dirty cops. The department determined the evidence pointed to the headshot being self-inflicted…but was it actually a hit to keep Suiter quiet? The HBO Max documentary “The Slow Hustle” examines the controversial investigation. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "THE SLOW HUSTLE" GO TO 35:00In True Crime Update: a court settlement against a

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00:41:10

Hooked

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2022/01/10

Tony Hathoway pulled off 30 hold-ups in the Seattle area in one year. But how did he go from being a successful aviation engineer to a prolific bank robber? His addiction to oxycontin. The Campside Media podcast “Hooked” is part crime memoir - part case study into the opioid crisis.FOR OUR SPOILER FREE REVIEWS OF "HOOKED" GO TO MINUTE 35:30In True Crime Update: a lawsuit in the case of Emanuel Fair from "Suspect."In Crime of the Week: Barbie Crime House. For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at

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00:53:24

Lost Hills: Dead in the Water

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2022/01/06

In 1981, Fred Roehler’s family was anchored on their luxury yacht when he convinced his wife and stepson to venture on a dory to nearby Bird Rock. Roehler said the family dog lunged and swamped the boat, sending the trio into the water. At first, the deaths of Verna and Doug were ruled accidental. Police wanted to know more about the strange incident at sea…and more about what happened to Roehler’s first wife. In season two of “Lost Hills: Dead in the Water,” host Dana Goodyear tells a story of

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00:46:00

We dig into "Landscapers" on HBO

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2022/01/03

On the first episode of CWO's new release schedule, the panel looks at HBO Max series "Landscapers." A mild-mannered British couple come to the attention of police after a pair of bodies are found buried in a garden. Oscar-winner Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star in this dramatized version of the domestic crime that shocked England.FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "LANDSCAPERS" GO TO MINUTE 41:00In Crime of the Week: shocking developments. For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at Patreon.Sign

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01:12:34

The Best Podcasts of 2021!

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2021/12/27

It's an all thumbs-up way-up episode! The crime writers each give their top 10 lists for the best podcasts of 2021. In Crime of the Week: prattle royale. Toby’s top 10 listFault Line: Dying for a FightI’m Not a MonsterCarrie Low VS9/12SuspectDo You Know Mordecai?Believe herStolen: The Search for JermainThrough the CracksThe Apology LineLara’s top 10 listI Am Not a MonsterSuspect9/12Carrie Low VSBelieve HerMurdaugh MurdersDo You Know Mordechai?Welcome to Your FantasyMississippi GoddamThe LineKevin’s

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01:14:13

Black and Missing & Hemingway's Picasso

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2021/12/20

An aging drug runner passes his most prized possession to his son: a work created by an immortal artist owned by an immortal author. But is it real? In “Hemingway’s Picasso” from Somethin’ Else, host Leah Carroll takes us through Steve Kough’s swashbuckling life and its effects on his family. It also attempts to learn once and for all if the painted ceramic is a masterpiece…or the work of someone else.FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "HEMINGWAY'S PISCASSO" GO TO MINUTE 24:00The HBO Max four-part

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01:06:33

Sweet Bobby and Fruitcake Fraud

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2021/12/13

A British DJ spent years in an online romance with a man she never met - but who was he? The podcast "Sweet Bobby" from Tortoise Media explores a complicated catfishing scheme and the motivations behind it. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "SWEET BOBBY" GO TO THE 34th MINUTE. Collins Street Bakery was the most successful fruitcake baker in the world. So why was the company losing millions of dollars? "Fruitcake Fraud" from Discovery+ digs into a holiday-themed white collar crime. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE

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01:13:19

The Thing About Helen & Olga and The Curse of Von Dutch

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2021/12/06

Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were two seniors who helped the homeless in Los Angeles, but authorities became suspicious of their philanthropy after one of the men had been run over in an alley. Host Keith Morrison brings his unique style of self-aware cheesiness to “The Thing About Helen & Olga,” mined from the archives of Dateline NBC. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "THE THING ABOUT HELEN & OLGA" GO TO MINUTE 27:26 A collaboration between street toughs and a pop artist created Von Dutch, a

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00:24:46

CWO Classic: American Vandal

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2021/11/29

In this week's CWO Classic rewind: a look back at the Sept 29, 2017 review of the Netflix comedy "American Vandal." The unexpectedly savvy satire of everything we love about true crime. "American Vandal" may start as a lowbrow take-off on "Serial" or "Making a Murder," but the comedy is surprisingly meta, embracing all tropes of the podcasts and documentaries which have become ubiquitous. In the end, we still want to know, "Who drew the dicks?"Click here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus

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01:12:37

Believe Her and The Shrink Next Door

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2021/11/22

In True Crime Update: the latest on the murder of the rape defendant from "Carrie Low VS." In 2017 Nikki Addimando shot her partner after a violent confrontation. Officials viewed her years of abuse not as a self-defense justification, but as her plan to commit murder. In Lemonada's podcast “Believe Her” host Justine van der Leun sheds light on a part of our justice system in which survival is criminalized. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "BELIEVE HER" GO TO MINUTE 34:30 A man seeks out a

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01:18:32

Carrie Low VS and The Raincoat Killer

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review ·

2021/11/15

The panel starts with a True Crime Update about those remains found in the NH mountains that are not connected to a famous cold case. In 2003, police in Seoul were stumped by a serial killer who targeted elderly wealthy victims in their homes, then pivoted to dismembering sex workers. In the Netflix documentary “The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea,” detectives, profilers, and crime techs recall the case that shocked a nation which believed serial killers were limited to the West. FOR

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01:10:22

American Vigilante and Found

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2021/11/08

In the podcast "American Vigilante" a British journalist interviews a mercenary who travels the world to rescue children, capture fugitives, and avenge the innocent. But are his testosterone-fueled tales true? FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "AMERICAN VIGILANTE" GO TO MINUTE 27:55 Using DNA tests, three girls adopted from China learn they're cousins. In "Found" from Netflix, they enlist the help of a Beijing researcher to find the birth parents who abandoned them because of the country's one-child

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