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American Criminal

The true crime history podcast that takes you inside the minds of some of our most notorious felons and outlaws, exploring the dark side to the American dream. Host Jeremy Schwartz will introduce you to the picture-perfect brothers who teamed up to kill their parents; the thief who stole babies and ruined countless lives; the crypto king who siphoned off billions in the name of saving the world—and plenty more. From assassins and gangsters, to killers and con artists, whatever the case, whoever the

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70:06

Case File | Machine Gun Kelly and the Woolverton...

American Criminal ·

2026/02/19

In January 1932, Howard Woolverton and his wife were run off the road by some thugs, who grabbed Howard and drove away. They held him for ransom in a plot that captured the nation's attention. But just who was behind the scheme has never been conclusively proven. Erik Rivenes speaks with author Kevin Meredith about the kidnapping, and why the world thinks Machine Gun Kelly is the one to blame.To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple

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American Criminal Season 22: The Murder of Carol Stuart

American Criminal ·

2026/02/12

Robbery gone wrong, or cold-blooded murder? In fall of 1989, Charles and Carol Stuart were expecting their first child. It was the happiest time of their lives. But on the night of October 23rd, they’d just left a birthing class when they were attacked by a man with a gun. Miraculously, Charles survived the encounter, but Carol wasn’t so lucky. And in the aftermath of that horrific crime, Boston would be a city divided. Listen to American Criminal: The Murder of Carol Stuart wherever you get

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40:04

Machine Gun Kelly | The Other Urschel

American Criminal ·

2026/02/12

In the early 1930s, there was more going on in America than the Great Depression and a spate of kidnappings. We're joined by author and acclaimed journalist Joe Urschel to discuss the evolution of law enforcement, the impact of media reporting on the Machine Gun Kelly case, and the eternal need to prove your father wrong.To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn

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27:47

The Kansas City Massacre and the Birth of the FBI

American Criminal ·

2026/02/05

In June, 1933, a crime that would shock that nation was committed outside a train station in broad daylight. No one saw the Kansas City Massacre coming, and as the nascent FBI scrambled to deal with the fallout, they were shaping their own legacy, as well as the future of crime-fighting in America.To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad

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27:47

The Kansas City Massacre and the Birth of the FBI

American Criminal ·

2026/01/29

In June, 1933, a crime that would shock that nation was committed outside a train station in broad daylight. No one saw the Kansas City Massacre coming, and as the nascent FBI scrambled to deal with the fallout, they were shaping their own legacy, as well as the future of crime-fighting in America.To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad

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43:08

Machine Gun Kelly | Manhunt | 4

American Criminal ·

2026/01/29

With the entire country watching, J Edgar Hoover's Bureau of Investigation turns their efforts to hunting down the infamous Machine Gun Kelly and his wife, Kathryn. To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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41:09

Machine Gun Kelly | The Kidnapping of Charles Urschel...

American Criminal ·

2026/01/22

George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his partner in crime, Albert Bates, pull off a flawless abduction of one of the richest men in Oklahoma. But their victim, Charles Urschel, has a superpower that's going to ruin everything.To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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37:36

Machine Gun Kelly | The American Kidnapping Epidemic | 2

American Criminal ·

2026/01/15

After his first botched kidnapping attempt, George "Machine Gun" Kelly goes back to what's familiar: robbing banks. But as the Great Depression ravages the economy, it's getting harder and harder to get a good haul, so George and his wife start plotting what will become one of the most famous kidnappings in American history.To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn

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40:14

Machine Gun Kelly | Straight Outta Leavenworth | 1

American Criminal ·

2026/01/08

Growing up in Memphis, George Kelly Barnes starts dabbling in crime from a young age. First he blackmails his father, then he grows a successful bootlegging business for himself. But how did this small-time crook earn one of the most famous names in criminal history? And why don't we talk about his most famous crime?To listen to all four episodes of 'Machine Gun Kelly' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more

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47:08

The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist | The Man Behind...

American Criminal ·

2026/01/01

Until 2020, the world had mostly forgotten all about the McDonald's Monopoly scandal that rocked the country. But like so many modern true crime stories, this one was revived thanks to a simple post on Reddit. We chat with James Lee Hernandez, co-director of the McMillions documentary series, about freedom of information requests, late night interviews, and getting the FBI on board. To listen to all three episodes of 'The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple

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1:29

American Criminal Season 21: Machine Gun Kelly

American Criminal ·

2026/01/01

In the 1930s, America was in the midst of an epidemic that no one could stop. But it wasn’t an illness we were up against, it was a crime: kidnapping. Every year, thousands of people were abducted and held for ransom while law enforcement struggled to deal with the massive problem. Watching all this go down was a small-time bootlegger turned bank robber: George “Machine Gun” Kelly. And he wanted in.Listen to American Criminal: Machine Gun Kelly wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early,

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41:28

Case File | Cautionary Tales | Pepsi's Deadly Number...

American Criminal ·

2025/12/25

Cautionary Tales is the podcast that explores history's biggest missteps,and asks what we can learn from them. Whether it's a botched crime, a film flop, or a catastrophic plane crash, there is always a lesson. Each episode brings together storytelling, social-science analysis, and carefully crafted soundscapes.In "Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop", host Tim Harford explores the fallout from one of the most disastrous company promotions in history. When Pepsi accidentally printed winning

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43:29

The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist | Go Directly to...

American Criminal ·

2025/12/18

In 2001, the FBI receive an anonymous tip that the McDonald's Monopoly promotions have been rigged for years, and they set out to investigate. But what seems like a joke case at first soon turns deadly serious. And just when the story breaks, history happens, and a fast food competition doesn't seem so important anymore.To listen to all three episodes of 'The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at

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38:33

The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist | The Two Jerrys | 2

American Criminal ·

2025/12/11

After finding a way to steal the highest value prize tokens for the McDonald's Monopoly games, Jerry Jacobson had a problem: he needed people who could claim the prizes and then give him a cut. He didn't have the network to pull off a scheme like that. But he soon found people who did: the Mafia.To listen to all three episodes of 'The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about

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42:42

The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist | A Man on the...

American Criminal ·

2025/12/04

In 1987, McDonald's joined forces with another American icon for a marketing scheme. The McDonald's Monopoly promotion was so popular that the company decided to bring it back again and again, watching their sales spike every time. What they didn't know was that one man on the inside was rigging the game so that no one would ever win the big prizes -- for years.To listen to all three episodes of 'The Great McDonald's Monopoly Heist' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or

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24:56

Case File | American Scandal | The Ice Pick Surgeon

American Criminal ·

2025/11/27

Medical professionals are some of the most trusted people in our society. And for good reason. They dedicate their lives to helping others. Every now and again, you get a bad egg like Genene Jones, who seeks to hurt her patients, too. And then there are the more complicated cases. Walter Jackson wanted to help people. He really did. But his way of doing that was the transorbital lobotomy -- a procedure he pioneered and then performed thousands of times.To listen to all four episodes of 'The

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American Criminal Season 20: The Great McDonald's...

American Criminal ·

2025/11/20

In the late-1980s, McDonald’s teamed up with another icon of American capitalism: the game of Monopoly. Together, the two brands launched one of the most successful and popular marketing campaigns of the 20th century. Certain McDonald’s products came with themed game pieces that customers could collect and assemble to win prizes, including a million dollars. But there was just one problem: the game was rigged. Don’t miss the latest season of American Criminal – The Great McDonald’s Monopoly

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44:25

Killer Nurse: Genene Jones | Do No Harm | 4

American Criminal ·

2025/11/20

After being chased from Bexar County Hospital, killer nurse Genene Jones heads to Kerrville to work in a new pediatric clinic. And despite how close she came to being caught for her crimes already, she refuses to stop murdering the children in her care -- until enough people finally notice what she's doing. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Killer Nurse: Genene Jones' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more

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42:48

Killer Nurse: Genene Jones | Angel of Death | 3

American Criminal ·

2025/11/13

At Bexar County Hospital, Genene Jones' colleagues started to notice that a worrying number of children were dying while she looked after them. It got so bad that people started calling Genene's regular shift 'The Death Shift.' But hospital bureaucracy made investigating Genene's crimes a logistical nightmare, and punishing her for them was next to impossible.To listen to all four episodes of 'Killer Nurse: Genene Jones' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at

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42:51

Killer Nurse: Genene Jones | The Nurse Who Cried Wolf...

American Criminal ·

2025/11/06

After a lifetime of making up dramatic stories about herself to get the attention she loved, Genene Jones found a career where she could surround herself with life and death drama, and people would thank her for it. But she soon realized that being the nurse who looked after sick and dying babies wasn't good enough. She needed to engineer emergencies to bring more eyes to her. And if some of the children died, then that was just fine with her.To listen to all four episodes of 'Angel of Death'

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