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Episode 26
In 2017, tragedy struck Rancho Tehama when Kevin Janson Neal went on a deadly shooting spree. After killing his wife and then his neighbors, he began to openly shoot at people from his car as he drov…
Published on 10 hours ago
Tragedy Under a Solar Eclipse
Episode 25
Astrology is a common conversation starter here in Los Angeles, to the point where people like Danielle Johnson made her living as an “Astrology Influencer,” selling her horoscope predictions and man…
Published on 1 week ago
Caroline Fraser’s “Murderland”
Episode 24
In the so-called “Golden Age of Serial Murder,” Americans were introduced to names such as Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgeway, and Richard Ramirez in relatively short succession. What was it about this period …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Bloody Frying Pan, a Litigious Divorce, and a Mysterious Fire
Episode 22
When the police received calls about a small house fire in San Marino, the last thing they expected to find was the body of local doctor and mother of two, Irene Gaw-Lai. Madison McGhee is joined by …
Published on 3 weeks ago
Crypto, Kidnapping, and a Crooked Cop
Episode 20
Madison McGhee is joined by friend of the pod, L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton, to untangle the crime web that was sewn by Eric Halem, an ex-reserve cop with wealthy connections and a history of c…
Published on 4 weeks ago
When the Labubu Craze Turned Criminal
Episode 19
If you hadn’t heard of Labubus before this episode…we’re jealous. Whether you are on the Labubu train or not, today’s story about a heist involving $30,000 worth of Labubus will capture your attentio…
Published on 1 month ago
Dirty Pools and Deathly Money Schemes
Episode 18
Neighbors didn’t exactly notice when the reclusive Charles Wilding wasn’t seen coming or going from his home in Sherman Oaks, but when a fiery redhead with a strange story suddenly moved into the qui…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
The Hillside Strangler is Back (Not really though, don’t worry)
Episode 17
In the 1970s, Los Angeles was plagued by a series of gruesome murders that seemed to target vulnerable women around the area. Richard Winton joins Madison McGhee to rehash the happenings around these…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
"Hos Long to Die In Cold?"
Episode 16
One of 2025’s biggest trials focused on the killing of John O’Keefe – a Boston police officer found unconscious in the snow outside a fellow officer’s home after a night of heavy drinking. Detectives…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Introducing: Pandora’s Box: The Fall of L.A.’s Sheriff
Pandora’s Box: The Fall of L.A.’s Sheriff is a six-part true crime investigation from the Los Angeles Times about one of the biggest law enforcement scandals in U.S. history.
Follow Pulitzer Prize–win…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago