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Thomas Maier: The Invisible Spy
Episode 49
I love a good spy story. We’ve talked about spies embedded with the American government. We’ve discussed librarians and academics researching in the …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Virginia Feito: Victorian Psycho
Episode 48
Occasionally we interview fiction authors who use true crime stories as jumping off points for their novels. Virginia Feito wrote a book called “Vict…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Claire St. Amant: Killer Story
Episode 47
I’m so excited about this interview. It’s with Claire St. Amant. She’s a journalist and an author. And she was a TV producer for 48 Hours and 60 Minu…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Gilbert King: Bone Valley
Episode 46
We might have our first Pulitzer Prize winner on our show. Author Gilbert King digs into cases of wrongful conviction. Today, we’re talking about his…
10 months, 1 week ago
Christopher Goffard: Crimes of the Times
Episode 45
LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard was the voice behind the hit podcast “Dirty John.” And now he has a new podcast that covers crimes in Los Angel…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Pagan Kennedy: The Secret History of the Rape Kit
Episode 44
This week on Wicked Words, years ago author Pagan Kennedy wondered about the history of the rape kit, a crucial tool for investigators today. Who des…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Brendan Koerner: The Skies Belong to Us
Episode 43
Plane hijackings aren’t very common anymore. But in the late 1960s and early 1970s, armed criminals were forcing commercial airliners to divert their…
11 months ago
Hallie Lieberman: The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Episode 42
For years, a predator preyed on gay men in Atlanta. He was known as the Handcuff Man. He attacked male sex workers, disfigured them, and then left th…
11 months, 1 week ago
Joseph Cox: Dark Wire
Episode 41
In 2018, the FBI discovered that high level criminals around the world were using encrypted devices to plot intricate crimes. When a powerful, secure…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Avril Speaks: Uprooted
Episode 40
In 1986, 17-year-old Keith Warren was found hanging from a tree in Silver Spring, Maryland. His sister wanted answers—how did he die? It was ruled a …
11 months, 3 weeks ago