Episode 461: USS Indianapolis

The boys continue the story of Alex Murdaugh as a legacy of corruption, addiction, and entitlement rots a family from the inside out. Every warning sign is dismissed, every mess quietly cleaned up, and every victim left behind. All leading up to a deadly boat crash that would cra ...  Show more

The boys are back with this week's stories, but first - Henry & Eddie are joined by Marcus Parks for a huge announcement - THEN - The Bone Collector Jonathan Gerlach's worst crimes revealed, The twisted tale of The Piggyback Bandit, Famous wingsuit pilot killed after slamming int ...  Show more

This 2017 episode covers the U.S.S. Indianapolis, known today for its crew's horrifying wait for rescue after being torpedoed following a secret mission at the end of World War II. But the ship's history goes back much farther than that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ...  Show more

July 16, 1945. It’s the summer of 1945 and World War II is underway. The USS Indianapolis has just set out from Mare Island on a top-secret mission. The famous vessel is delivering enriched uranium and other components of “Little Boy” to Tinian Island. The mission is technically ...  Show more

On March 5, 1918, the Navy collier USS Cyclops sent its final message from off the coast of Barbados, stating it was on schedule to arrive in Baltimore on March 13th. But the ship never made it. No one ever heard from—or saw—the USS Cyclops ever again. Learn more about your ad ch ...  Show more

In the final weeks of World War II, the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the middle of the Philippine Sea. The nine hundred survivors found themselves stranded in the middle of the open ocean, many without rafts or life vests, w ...