Introducing Chicano Squad

In 1977, the body of 23-year-old veteran José Campos Torres was discovered in the waters of Buffalo Bayou. The city of Houston would never be the same. Take our listener survey here; thanks! 

When the officers involved in the drowning of José Campos Torres get off with little more than a slap on the wrist and a dollar fine, racial tensions explode at a Cinco de Mayo celebration that will come to be known as the Moody Park Riot. With trust between the Latino community ...  Show more

Five members of the Arrellano family were murdered in 1968 and for over fifty years the case has baffled investigators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The devastating murder of a public official sets in motion the beginning of a new criminal enterprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Two felons who met in prison decided to stay friends on the outside. They spent the summer and fall of 1979 kidnapping and murdering teenage girls in southern California. Police didn't even have them as suspects. Until an unlikely source came forward with crucial information. Lea ...  Show more

In East LA, a group of deputies named the Banditos stand accused of running the sheriff’s substation like a gang, institutionalizing a culture of fear and retaliation. And while they’re intimidating civilians and colleagues alike, they may be protected by the very top of the depa ...  Show more