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Infamous America

Black Barrel Mediablackbarrelmedia.com
Historical True Crime — assassins, gangsters, mobsters and lawmen; manhunts, scandals and unexplained phenomena. Stories of the wildest and darkest chapters of America's past.

Episodes

NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 6 | “Code 4: No Further Assistance”

Members of the SWAT team confront the remaining robber and finally end the North Hollywood Shootout. Elements of the 44-minute gunbattle spark immediate controversy, and the event accelerates major changes in police departments across America. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join To advertise on this podcast, please email: [email protected] For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blac...

May 11, 202234 minSeason 19Ep. 6

NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 5 | “A New Danger”

The shootout moves into a residential neighborhood, and the LAPD organizes the rescue of injured officers and civilians. One of the robbers makes his final stand, and the other struggles to continue his escape. Check out the Jordan Harbinger show today! jordanharbinger.com/start Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join To advertise on this podcast, please email: [email protected] For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.co...

May 04, 202232 minSeason 19Ep. 5

NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 4 | “Officers Down”

The robbery escalates. Dr. Jorge Montes, a dentist whose office is across the street from Bank of America, helps Detective John Krulac and Officer James Zboravan. Robbers Larry Phillips and Emil Matasareanu continue the shootout and their slow escape. Officer Martin Whitfield’s situation becomes critical. Members of the SWAT team race through the city to the scene of the robbery. And the first news helicopter arrives to broadcast the shootout to the nation in real time. Check out the Jordan Harb...

Apr 27, 202235 minSeason 19Ep. 4

NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 3 | “Tactical Alert”

When the robbery becomes frustrating, Larry Phillips begins the North Hollywood Shootout. Officers in multiple locations withstand gunfire from illegally modified fully automatic assault rifles and they struggle to fight back with the handguns and shotguns. Civilians and officers suffer injuries; the LAPD rushes to respond to the threat; and the robbers begin their getaway. Check out the Jordan Harbinger show today! jordanharbinger.com/start Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable ...

Apr 20, 202235 minSeason 19Ep. 3

NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 2 | “Two-Eleven In Progress”

After two armored car robberies, Larry Phillips and Emil Matasareanu graduate to bank robberies. They have an arsenal of high-powered weapons at their disposal, and they show no fear of confrontation with police. They execute two successful robberies . . . and then enter a Bank of America location in North Hollywood on February, 28, 1997, and everything goes wrong. Try Headspace and receive one month free! Join here Headspace.com/infamous Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable sea...

Apr 13, 202236 minSeason 19Ep. 2

NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 1 | “High Incident Bandits”

In the 1990s, Los Angeles was the reigning bank robbery capital of the world. As two young men from Pasadena became increasingly disgruntled, they gravitated toward armed robbery. One wanted wealth and status. The other wanted a sense of belonging. They found a fast road to national infamy. Check out the Jordan Harbinger show today! jordanharbinger.com/start Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join To advertise on this podcast, please emai...

Apr 06, 202236 minSeason 19Ep. 1

Introducing "American Hostage" from Wondery

In the series premiere, radio DJ Fred Heckman (Jon Hamm) receives an unexpected call from a listener who turns his life upside down. Follow “American Hostage” on Amazon Music. To hear all 8 episodes right now, go to; http://wondery.fm/IA_AmericanHostage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 08, 20227 min

PRETTY BOY FLOYD Ep. 6 | “Public Enemy No. 1”

Charles Floyd and his partner, Adam Richetti, successfully hide from law enforcement for months, but then a car accident on a country road becomes the beginning of the end. Local cops and FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis, the man stopped John Dillinger, close in on the two fugitives. After Dillinger’s demise, Pretty Boy Floyd rose to Public Enemy No. 1, and now Melvin Purvis and his team have a final confrontation with America’s most likeable bank robber. Try Headspace and receive one month free!...

Mar 02, 202235 minSeason 18Ep. 6

PRETTY BOY FLOYD Ep. 5 | “Kansas City Changed Everything”

Charles Floyd enters the most tumultuous part of his career. He loses a partner during a disastrous bank robbery and then gains a new one. But Floyd and his new partner are quickly accused of one of the pivotal acts of violence of the Gangster Era: the Kansas City Massacre. When the brazen daylight assassination makes headlines across the country, Floyd and his partner become two of the most wanted men in America. Check out the Jordan Harbinger show today! jordanharbinger.com/start Join Black Ba...

Feb 23, 202236 minSeason 18Ep. 5

Introducing "Deep Cover: Mob Land" from Pushkin Industries

Deep Cover tells true stories of crime and corruption. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals dark underworlds most of us know nothing about. The new season, Mob Land, tells the true story of a high-rolling Chicago lawyer who fixed court cases for the mob. He did this for years... until he decided to betray them and work with the FBI. He wears a wire to expose a black market of corruption—where politicians were bought and justice was sold. Where, for the right price, even murdere...

Feb 21, 202211 min

PRETTY BOY FLOYD Ep. 4 | “Never Surrender”

Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is firmly established as a bank robber and a dangerous outlaw. He is also a Robin-Hood-style hero to many in Oklahoma. He reconnects with his ex-wife and son and moves to Tulsa. But the law tracks him down and sets an ambush on a farm outside the city. Floyd and his partner shoot it out with a local sheriff rather than surrender, and the confrontation will add to Floyd’s legend as well as make him one of the most wanted men in America. Check out the Jordan Harbinger sh...

Feb 16, 202233 minSeason 18Ep. 4

Introducing "Spectacle: Las Vegas" from Sony Music Entertainment

It’s a city that shouldn’t exist. An oasis in the desert, a mirage — it’s a city of buzzing neon, flowing fountains, and fortunes made and lost. A city of hedonism: concerts, casinos, showgirls, and all-you-can-eat buffets. But how did Vegas become “Sin City”? A place that promotes a fantasy of adult freedoms: a vacation from boundaries, rules, accountability? A place where people from all over the world visit to be their wildest, most uninhibited selves, even if it’s just for just a couple nigh...

Feb 11, 202210 min

PRETTY BOY FLOYD Ep. 3 | “No Turning Back”

When Charles Floyd returns to Kansas City after his family tragedy in Oklahoma, he joins a gang in Kansas City and then ends up in Ohio. Floyd is arrested for robbery and murder, but makes a daring escape from custody. His crime spree truly begins as he travels between Missouri, Ohio, and Oklahoma. He robs banks, survives shootouts with police, and meets a new criminal partner. Check out the Jordan Harbinger show today! jordanharbinger.com/start Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingea...

Feb 09, 202233 minSeason 18Ep. 3

PRETTY BOY FLOYD Ep. 2 | “Hard Time”

Charles Floyd might like the exciting life of an outlaw, but he’s not good at it yet. An arrest leads to a prison sentence and then a divorce from his wife. Floyd begins to establish himself in the Kansas City criminal underworld, but then a family tragedy calls him home. Check out the Jordan Harbinger show today! jordanharbinger.com/start Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our...

Feb 02, 202233 minSeason 18Ep. 2

PRETTY BOY FLOYD Ep. 1 | “The Short Road”

Charles Arthur Floyd grows up on his father’s farm in Oklahoma and travels the southern plains as a field hand during harvest season. But he quickly grows tired of life on the farm. He participates in a small robbery, and then travels to the big city of St. Louis to lead his first real heist. After that, he’s hooked. Despite his new marriage and his newborn son, he can never go back to the quiet life. Try Headspace and receive one month free! Join here Headspace.com/infamous Check out the Jordan...

Jan 26, 202233 minSeason 18Ep. 1

Introducing "Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders" from Wondery

In the era of some of the most heinous serial killers of all time, one murderous family went curiously unnoticed: The McCrarys. Led by a psychopathic patriarch and his cunning son-in-law, this Texas clan roamed the country robbing, kidnapping, and killing up to 20 people, most of them taken from donut shops. “Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders” recounts the wild and deeply disturbing story of an unhinged American family and the terrible brutality they unleashed. The podcast features the t...

Jan 04, 20228 min

Introducing "Killer Psyche" from Wondery

What causes people to become killers? KILLER PSYCHE is a true crime podcast from Wondery that covers high-profile cases that shocked the world. Host Candice Delong uses her experience as a clinical psychiatric nurse and FBI Criminal Profiler to dissect the motivations and behaviors of the most terrifying criminals in history. In a recent episode, Candice explores the case of Pedro Rodrigues Filho, also known as The Brazilian Dexter. Rodrigues went on to murder, by his count, more than 100 people...

Dec 20, 202110 min

MANHUNT Ep. 6 | Don Nichols: “The Trials and the Aftermath”

The prosecution of Don and Dan Nichols should be simple and easy, but it turns into a circus. The spectacle is heightened by the unstoppable media coverage and the rush to turn the story into a bestselling book or a hit movie. All the while, Kari Swenson makes an incredible recovery with the goal of returning to international biathlon competitions. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia...

Dec 15, 202134 minSeason 17Ep. 6

MANHUNT Ep. 5 | Don Nichols: “The Mountain Men”

As Kari Swenson recovers from her near-fatal ordeal, the FBI and local sheriff’s departments begin the long and difficult manhunt for Don and Dan Nichols. The fugitives have all the advantages, their luck eventually runs out thanks to a keen-eyed rancher. Take advantage of the SimpliSafe holiday sale! For a limited time, get 40% off your new system at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Get 20% your first purchase of Papa & Barkley CBD products at papaandbarkleycbd.com/infamous Join Black Barrel+ for ad...

Dec 08, 202133 minSeason 17Ep. 5

Introducing "Harsh Reality" From Wondery and Novel

It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers of The Shrink...

Dec 06, 20219 min

MANHUNT Ep. 4 | Don Nichols: “The Kidnapping”

Kari Swenson was a world-class athlete with a promising career ahead of her as a biathlete. But in the summer of 1984, she went for a jog in the Big Sky wilderness area south of Bozeman, Montana and encountered two men with guns. They kidnapped her at gunpoint and took her deep into the woods. Rescue parties race to find her, and the pursuit results in a fatal confrontation. Take advantage of SimpliSafe’s holiday sale! For a limited time, get 40% off your new system at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Jo...

Dec 01, 202132 minSeason 17Ep. 4

MANHUNT Ep. 3 | Claude Dallas: “The Fugitive”

Claude Dallas won’t stay confined for long. After his arrest and conviction for murder, he escapes from prison and goes back on the run. It’s the third manhunt in the short life of Claude Dallas, and this time he lands on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list. Thanks to the Jordan Harbinger Show for sponsoring this episode! Get started with the podcast here: JordanHarbinger.com/start Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, ...

Nov 24, 202133 minSeason 17Ep. 3

Introducing "The Shrink Next Door" from Wondery and Bloomberg

Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacation house. But one summer, Joe discovered that Ike was gone and everything he’d thought he’d known about his neighbor -- and the house next door -- was wrong. From Wondery, the company behind Dirty John and Dr. Death, and Bloomberg, “The Shrink Next Door” is a story about power, control and turning t...

Nov 22, 202110 min

MANHUNT Ep. 2 | Claude Dallas: “The Standoff”

The confrontation between Claude Dallas and two Idaho game wardens turns deadly. In the remote Bull Basin area of the huge Owyhee Desert in southwestern Idaho, Dallas races to cover his tracks and escape into the wilderness. He knows every law enforcement agency in the country will be chasing him, and he proves he’s up to the challenge. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our so...

Nov 17, 202131 minSeason 17Ep. 2

MANHUNT Ep. 1 | Claude Dallas: “The Trapper”

Claude Dallas was an old school cowboy in the 20th century. He drifted through the American West and worked at a series of ranches … but he was also on the run from the law. He spent long periods of time alone in the wilderness as a trapper, and when he disregarded hunting and trapping laws, he set up a deadly showdown with wildlife conservation officers. Take advantage of SimpliSafe’s holiday sale! For a limited time, get 40% off your new system at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Get 20% your first pur...

Nov 10, 202133 minSeason 17Ep. 1

Introducing "Operator" from Wondery and Topic Studios

During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the whole company...

Nov 08, 20218 min

Introducing "Shadow of Truth" from Wondery

It’s one of the most haunting murder cases you’ll ever hear about, and it takes place in a small town in Israel. Tair Rada was only 13-years-old when her body was found inside a locked bathroom stall. She was viciously murdered during a school day, and yet no one saw or heard a thing. The police arrested the janitor, Roman Zadorov, and he eventually confessed, but this was far from being the end of it. Based on the hit true-crime series from Netflix, the podcast "Shadow of Truth" will take you o...

Oct 27, 20218 min

Introducing "Hemingway's Picasso" from Sony Music Entertainment

Steve Kough lived many lives. He was an NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami, the “Drug Capital of the World." Kough collected many souvenirs from his adventures, but his most treasured bounty – a beautiful ceramic, crafted by Pablo Picasso and gifted to Ernest Hemingway at the author’s Cuban home, the Finca Vigia... or so the story goes. Lost during the Cuban Revolution, the artwork resurfaced when Kough took it as a payment for drug run fin...

Oct 20, 20219 min

HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Ep. 6 | “The Deep, Dark Hills of Eastern Kentucky”

The Hatfield-McCoy feud wasn’t the only feud in eastern Kentucky in the late 1800s, not by a long shot. The Martin-Tolliver feud, the French-Eversole feud, and the Baker-Howard feud were three of many that plagued the region for decades. The gunfights, assassinations, and ambushes lasted for nearly a century. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get 20% off your entire new system and your first month of monitoring service free when you enroll in Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Ge...

Oct 13, 202146 minSeason 16Ep. 6

Introducing "Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake" from Wondery

A small town cop known as “GI Joe” is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015 and quickly becomes a martyr in the national media. But when a dogged investigator and his team set out to get justice, they uncover unsettling secrets about Joe, the local police department, and the village of Fox Lake. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake. Hosted by Matt Baglio. Listen to Over My Dead Body: http://wondery.fm/FL_Infam...

Oct 11, 20218 min
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