“Queen of Fences” Marm Mandelbaum Pt. 1

A cyclist was shocked when they found a teenage girl battling for her life on the side of a rural Wisconsin road. The young girl was rushed to a hospital and survived what was clearly an attempted murder. Waukesha investigators found her attackers a few hours later — Morgan Geyse ...  Show more

A Florida woman seemingly vanished from the Carrollwood home she shared with her sister in May 2021. Karen Pais told her friends if anything ever happened to her, it was her sister, Debra Patton. Investigators would later find Karen dead, buried in her own backyard. Law&Crime’s E ...  Show more

When was the first bank robbery? What does it take to be successful in organized crime? Is it possible to be non-violent? And how might you avoid getting caught? The story of Ma Mandelbaum, the mother of New York's criminal underworld, has the answer to these questions and mor ...

How did a young, struggling German immigrant build one of the country's most successful criminal empires? In this classic live episode, the guys join with Holly Frey, cohost of the award-winning podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class, to explore the life, times and reign of Am ...  Show more

At the turn of the 20th century, a criminal group began terrorizing New York’s Italian immigrant population. The Black Hand was insidious, but Detective Joe Petrosino—aka “the Italian Sherlock Holmes”—fought for justice, with a task force known as “the Mysterious Six.” Learn more ...  Show more

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