S1: Introducing "Murder in Alliance: Ep. 1 De...

In October 2024, just before the election, we ran an episode looking at the rhetoric of Trump compared to Hitler's to see if the oft-made comparison of the two was fair. In this installment, we revisit that episode with some updates to see how Trump's actions compare to his own r ...  Show more

By the early 2000s, a movement had started, led by one woman's love and conviction, to set the so-called "West Memphis 3" free. Going up against a corrupt system and people with their heels dug in, Damien Echols, James Baldwin, and Jesse Misskelly would have to make a tough choic ...  Show more

Introducing Beyond All Repair, a new WBUR podcast hosted by Amory Sivertson. This series tells the story of a murder, but also the woman who was accused of that murder, Sophia.

Sophia was newly married and six months pregnant when she was charged with murderin ...

FAM!!! THIS ONE WAS DIRECTED BY OUR FRIEND SKYE BORGMAN (Director of "Abducted in Plain Sight" and Patrick's colaberator on the podcat "Obsessed With: Abducted in Plain Sight).On the night of January 12, 2010, JoAnn Matouk Romain vanished from the parking lot of her church after ...  Show more

To celebrate Criminal's 50th episode, we check in with some of our most memorable guests including Fran Schindler from Episode 17: "Final Exit," Dan Stevenson from Episode 15: "He's Neutral," Corporal Scott Foster from Episode 29: "Officer Talon," and Marian Tolan from Episode 18 ...  Show more

On January 6, 2002, fashion writer and single mother Christa Worthington was found stabbed to death in her home in a small town on Cape Cod -- her 2-year-old daughter, Ava, was unharmed at her side. We start with a look at the crime that would tip off the most high-profile invest ...  Show more