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Criminal

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.
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Episodes

"The Verdict" The People vs O.J. Simpson #2

They review the reaction to the verdict, details about Marcia Clark's life that paint a more complete portait of her character and how the victims themselves became after thoughts in the circus of the trail.

Apr 30, 202443 minEp. 2

"The Verdict" People vs O.J. Simpson

The People vs. O. J. Simpson, Jim Clemente (retired FBI Profiler & Criminal Mnds Writer/Producer), Laura Richards (Former New Scotland Yard Forensic Psychologist & Founder of Paladin Stalking Victim's Advocacy Service) and Lisa Zambetti (Criminal Minds Casting Director) discuss the finale of the show, entitled "The Verdict."

Apr 30, 202431 minEp. 1

The Chris Benoit Family #2

Chris Benoit was an international superstar, an elite athlete, and one of the most inspiring performers in the world of professional wrestling. However, following a weekend in June 2007, Chris Benoit's reputation as a hero was stripped away, leaving behind a much more sinister legacy.

Apr 29, 202417 minEp. 2

Dear Sheila

Working as a reporter for a TV station in New Hampshire, Kevin Flynn was covering the capture and arrest of a female serial killer named Sheila LaBarre. As he grew more and more obsessed with LaBarre’s story, Flynn decided to write her a letter. She wrote back. Their correspondence became flirtatious, and eventually he went to visit her in person. We talk with Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie.

Apr 29, 202413 min

The Chris Benoit Family

Chris Benoit was an international www superstar, an elite athlete, and one of the most inspiring performers in the world of professional wrestling. However, following a weekend in June 2007, Chris Benoit's reputation as a hero was stripped away, leaving behind a much more sinister legacy.

Apr 29, 202426 minEp. 1

Discuss "Quiet On The Set" #2

Jim has special guests Retired FBI Profiler, Kathy Canning-Mello and Former Federal and State Prosecutor, Francey Hakes on to discuss the Docu-Series “Quiet On The Set” which deals with the ordeal many child actors went through on shows run by Dan Schnieder on Nickelodeon.

Apr 28, 202428 minEp. 2

Arrest in Akia Eggleston Case

The murder of Akia Eggleston and her unborn baby almost five years after she went missing. Akia’s family never stopped trying to find out what happened to Akia who disappeared days before her baby shower leaving behind her two year old daughter. We give our reaction to the identity of the offender. Laura and Jim analyze the red flags that have been present all along in this case. You won’t want to miss this.

Apr 28, 202424 min

Reeva Steenkamp's Murderer, Oscar Pistorius, Getting Early Parole

We continue discussing the upcoming parole of Oscar Pistorius who murdered Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 at his home in Pretoria, South Africa. Laura reads from some of their text messages leading up to the murder that expose the coercively controlling and abusive nature of their intimate relationship.

Apr 27, 202436 min

Discuss "Quiet On The Set" #1

Jim has special guests Retired FBI Profiler, Kathy Canning-Mello and Former Federal and State Prosecutor, Francey Hakes on to discuss the Docu-Series “Quiet On The Set” which deals with the ordeal many child actors went through on shows run by Dan Schnieder on Nickelodeon.

Apr 27, 202425 minEp. 1

The Arrest of Steven Avery "Making a Murderer"

Jim Clemente, formerly of the FBI, Laura Richards, formerly of Scotland Yard, and Lisa Zambetti, casting director, discuss the arrest of Steven Avery and other oddities of the Netflix Series "Making a Murderer."

Apr 27, 202422 minEp. 2

The Arrest of Steven Avery "Making a Murder"

Jim Clemente, formerly of the FBI, Laura Richards, formerly of Scotland Yard, and Lisa Zambetti, casting director of Criminal Minds on CBS, discuss the arrest of Steven Avery and other oddities of the Netflix Series "Making a Murderer."

Apr 27, 202432 minEp. 1

Her Cindy James

On May 25th, 1989, the years of harassment endured by 44-year-old Cindy James came to a grim conclusion......With her sudden disappearance.

Apr 26, 202431 min

Murder in Boston

“Murder in Boston” - An Interview with Adrian Walker On October 23, 1989, 29-year-old Charles Stuart placed a 911 call to report that he and his wife, Carol, had been carjacked, driven to a secluded section of the city, robbed, and shot. A city-wide manhunt for the assailant began. But, from the start, police were suspicious about Charles Stuart’s story. Stuart was gravely wounded, but his wife, seven months pregnant with their first child, died, as did their unborn baby.

Apr 26, 202419 min

Psychopathic Traits

Laura Richards, Jim Clemente and Lisa Zambetti discuss the impending trial and whether Chris Dawson is a psychopath.

Apr 26, 202423 min

Profiling Weather and Crime with Dr. Elizabeth Austin #2

We continue their fascinating conversation with forensic meteorologist Dr Elizabeth Austin. We talk storms, mountain waves, hurricanes, airflow, jet streams, energy, tides and crime including missing person, rape and murder cases as well as Dr Austin’s new Weather Channel series, Storm of Suspicion.

Apr 25, 202414 minEp. 2

Profiling Weather and Crime with Dr. Elizabeth Austin #1

(Laura Richards, Jim Clemente and Lisa Zambetti) continue their fascinating conversation with forensic meteorologist Dr Elizabeth Austin. We talk storms, mountain waves, hurricanes, airflow, jet streams, energy, tides and crime including missing person, rape and murder cases as well as Dr Austin’s new Weather Channel series, Storm of Suspicion.

Apr 25, 202414 minEp. 1

Making a Murderer: The Investigation and Detectives

The discussion about the Netflix Series "Making a Murderer." Jim Clemente, formerly of the FBI, Laura Richards, formerly of Scotland Yard, and Lisa Zambetti, casting director of Crimina

Apr 25, 202447 min

Looking Outside

People incarcerated in California’s San Quentin State Prison aren’t allowed to have pets — but some people, like Ronell Draper, have found ways to work around that.

Apr 25, 202430 min

Lavender Scare

Helen James grew up in a military family — her great-great-grandfather fought in the Civil War, her father in WWI, and her uncles in WWII. So when she enlisted in 1952, she felt like she belonged. Shortly after, she realized she was being watched

Apr 24, 202426 min

Final Exit

No one disputes that it's against the law to take another person's life, but is it against the law to sit with someone and watch while they die by suicide? We meet an elderly woman named Fran Schindler who sneaks around the country as an "exit guide."

Apr 24, 202421 min

Life After Dirty John: Tonia Bales #2

We discuss John Meehan's controlling behaviour and threats and what it was like in the aftermath of escaping from DirtyJohn.

Apr 24, 202417 minEp. 2

The People vs. O.J. Simpson

the discussion about The People vs. O.J. Simpson. Jim Clemente, Laura Richards and Lisa Zambetti analyze the disastrous handling of Nicole's 911 call

Apr 23, 202443 min

The Case of Josiah Hilderbrand #2

Liz recalls going to the sentencing of James and Donovan Cloud, seeing the faces of the men who took Josiah’s life, and the cavalier almost jocular attitude of the courtroom. As Laura says, Josiah’s case was used as a bargaining chip for prosecutors to secure a plea deal for one of the offenders. Liz also describes her shocking treatment post sentencing by the district attorney’s office and their public complaint department representative who told her “she was not a victim”.

Apr 23, 202419 minEp. 2

The Case of Josiah Hilderbrand #1

Interview with Liz Hilderbrand. She explains trying to come to terms not only with her son Josiah’s murder but with the actions of the justice system to erase her son’s existence from a multiple homicide.

Apr 23, 202423 minEp. 1

No Place Like Home ?

In the early 90s, a wealthy magazine publisher was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 18 months in a minimum security prison in Louisiana. But white collar criminals weren't the only people living there, and the other people inside had basically been forgotten about by the outside world, some of them for decades.

Apr 23, 202424 min

The Doctors

In 2018, we talked with three of America’s most experienced trauma surgeons about what happens when someone is shot.

Apr 22, 202421 min
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