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True Crimecast

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True Crimecast is a podcast that adds a unique perspective to the true crime genre. John and Jamie dig into new cases and revisit old ones to try to get to the truth. Each episode takes on a different case and the hosts share both details and theories about what really happened.

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#970
Yesterday · 17 min
Universally Loved - Dolly Parton
The entire country mourns as we lost Dolly Parton this week. So we found a few stories about crimes commited against her. You know she never committed a crime. Dolly never did anything wrong.
#968
Wednesday · 21 min
House Bill 4 - Legislation in Action
Kentucky has passed a new bill against grooming, and it’s already making a difference. Plus, there’s a story about a ninja burglar. #PowerRangers
#969
Tuesday · 50 min
DNA on Trial - Juliana Redding
When 21-year-old aspiring model Juliana Redding was found strangled in her Santa Monica apartment, police uncovered a bizarre crime scene: a lit candle left in a gas-filled room intended to trigger a lethal explosion. Investigators recovered an unprecedented amount of foreign DNA...on the stove, the front door, the victim’s phone, and even her throat. Would they be able to find the source of that DNA. And if they did, would it even matter?
#967
Monday · 39 min
Wait...That's Weird - Interview with Anna Sonoda
Anna Sonoda, LCSW is a graduate of Emory University, where she double-majored in Anthropology and French Studies, and earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Georgia in 2006. She became a licensed clinical social worker in 2009. With a career spanning counseling convicted sexual offenders, working in residential mental health, leading anger management and domestic violence programs, and supporting individuals with dual diagnoses, Anna brings rare, front-line expertise into th
#965
August 21 · 19 min
Undercover Shrubbery - The Wrong Number
What if the best way to deter texting and driving was to dress up like a bush? And if you got a murder for hire call on your voicemail, what would you do?
#964
August 19 · 21 min
Cocaine Pledges - Penn State Fraternity Drug Ring (Alleged)
A fraternity at Penn State gets cause selling cocaine, and a murder for hire plot does not go as planned.
#963
August 18 · 39 min
One DNA Profile - Tina Heins
On April 17, 1994, 20-year-old expectant mother Tina Heins was brutally murdered in her Jacksonville, Florida apartment. Police quickly set their sights on her 19-year-old brother-in-law, Chad Heins, who had been sleeping on the living room couch after a night out. Did police have the right guy in Chad? Or did tunnel vision allow the actual killer to slip through their fingers?
#962
August 14 · 17 min
Criminal Tool - A Forklift on the Run
In an attempt to save the world, a man recycles himself. And when you steal a forklift, you'd better have a good reason.
#961
August 12 · 17 min
Operation Mincemeat - The Body That Fooled the Nazis
How do you invent a human being from scratch to fool an enemy's intelligence apparatus? Operation Mincemeat wasn't just a military distraction, it was a masterclass in psychological manipulation. MI5 and Naval Intelligence meticulously crafted "Major William Martin," creating a paper trail of love letters, theater stubs, overdue bills, and fabricated top-secret memos attached to a dead man's wrist.
#960
August 11 · 31 min
False Witness - Retha Welch and William Virgil
On April 13, 1987, 54-year-old psychiatric nurse and prison minister Retha Welch was found brutally murdered in her Newport, Kentucky home. Police quickly set their sights on William Virgil, a recently released inmate who admitted to a prior relationship with her. A jury convicted him in 1988, but decades later, the conviction unravelled amidst recanted snitch testimonies, missing rape kits, and DNA from three unknown men on preserved slides. Was William Virgil the victim of systemic police misc
#957
August 10 · 33 min
What Happened to Liam Tomen? - Interview with Nikki Young from Serial Napper
In this episode, we sit down with Nikki Young, host of the Serial Napper podcast, to take a deep dive into the disturbing and unsolved disappearance of 22-year-old Liam Tomen. On the weekend of January 31, 2025, Liam and two friends traveled from Whitby, Ontario, to the resort village of Mont Tremblant, Quebec, for a ski trip. After spending the evening at local village spots—ending at Le P'tit Caribou—Liam got separated from his friends. Surveillance footage captures him walking directly towar
#959
August 7 · 15 min
Gas Station Confessions - The Corporate Takeover
A major corporation tries to push a local company out of business, and a deathbed confession is not always a get out of jail free card.
#958
August 5 · 17 min
Where's the Beef - Missing Cattle and Frozen Meat
What do a frozen meat heist and a cattle ponzi scheme have in common? Pretty much only the beef. And the crime.
#956
August 4 · 40 min
Under the Bed - Richard Speck
Eight student nurses killed. One survivor under a bed. A country horrified. Jamie and John cover the brutal 1966 Chicago mass murder by Richard Speck, the dramatic trial featuring Corazon Amurao’s courageous testimony, and the scandalous Stateville prison tapes leaked years after his conviction.
#955
August 1 · 11 min
The Hair on the Glass Slide - Morgan Jade Violi (Patreon Exclusive Preview)
How can a single hair preserved on a glass microscope slide in 1996 wait thirty years for science to catch up? When seven-year-old Morgan Jade Violi was abducted in broad daylight from her Bowling Green apartment complex, an entire community was paralyzed by fear and unanswered questions. For three decades, dedicated investigators quietly guarded every piece of trace evidence, waiting for technology to evolve.
#954
July 31 · 14 min
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles - A Plane Ticket and a Yacht Heist
A college football player who is paid a great deal of money to play football is suspended for accepting pocket change, and a lady takes her midlife crisis to the extreme in trying to hotwire a yacht.
#953
July 29 · 20 min
The Lake and The Law - AI Falls Flat on its Face
A tragedy takes place in a Kentucky lake. Who knows what happened, and will we ever know? AI facial recognition software identifies the wrong person...in the wrong state.
#951
July 28 · 34 min
Patterns & Pyramids - LuLaRoe
What started on an airplane seat in 1998 transformed into a multi-billion-dollar empire and one of the most infamous corporate cautionary tales in modern history. In this episode of True Crimecast, Jamie and John dissect the explosive rise and catastrophic fall of LuLaRoe.
#952
July 27 · 48 min
Hope in the Pain - Interview with Hope Hooton
On today's bonus episode, Jamie and John sit down to talk with Hope Hooton. Hope is a child safety advocate, author, and podcast host who campaigns for family court reform after the tragic loss of her two young children, Alec and Lydia. We discuss Hope's book, "There's Still Hope: A Journey of Adversity, Tragedy, and Unshakable Faith" and the recent legislation he pushed through the legal system in Arizona. Hope's bravery and voice have become staples of child advocacy across the country. Follow
#950
July 24 · 16 min
Alpha 5 5 - Porta Potties and License Plate Blunders
A man in Kansas City is found trapped inside the worst part of a portable toilet, and a woman in Florida (because, of course) decides she is too good for a totally, completely random license plate.

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