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Michigan Crime Stories

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Michigan Crime Stories is MLive’s most popular podcast exploring murder, mysteries and mayhem in the Mitten. Our new four-part season, "Christmas Eve Cannibal" drops Tuesday, May 9. Produced by Jessica Shepherd and reported by Gus Burns. Got a tip for us? Email Gus at fburns@mlive.com.
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Christmas Eve Cannibal: Part 1

On Christmas Eve 2019, a 25-year-old man named Kevin Bacon met up with a contact from the dating app Grindr. He was never seen alive again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 09, 202334 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Christmas Eve Cannibal: Part 3

A question arises as Mark Latunski faces charges in the murder of Kevin Bacon — is he competent to stand trial for the crimes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 09, 202337 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Christmas Eve Cannibal: Part 2

On the night of December 27th, 2019, police found Kevin Bacon's naked body hanging from a pulley system in what prosecutors described as a custom kill room in Mark Latunski's basement. Police made the shocking discovery after online chat logs led them to Latunski's home, but the shock wouldn't end with the body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 09, 202334 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Christmas Eve Cannibal: Part 4

Many call Mark Latunski a monster, but he was once a seemingly ordinary husband and father of four children. What changed and when did it change? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 09, 202335 minSeason 3Ep. 4

What happened to Breanna? Part 3

A four-year search for Breanna led investigators to a Jane Doe in an unmarked suburban Detroit grave. Big questions were answered with the discovery, but even bigger ones still loomed. (This is part three in a four-part series.) Readm ore on Breanna's story here: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/09/breanna-sharp-13-died-in-a-stairwell-no-one-reported-her-missing-no-one-seemed-to-care.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 202231 minSeason 3Ep. 3

What happened to Breanna? Part 4

In our conclusion, Gus really dives into the heartbreak experienced by Breanna's family members. And he takes a trip to the place where Breanna's body was found 14 years ago. (This is part four in a four-part series.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 202234 minSeason 3Ep. 4

What happened to Breanna? Part 1

Every Jane Doe had a life and has a story. Despite a closed investigation and years in an unmarked grave, Breanna Sharp has a story. And much of it has yet to be told. MLive's Gus Burns has been working for years to deliver that story. Here's the first of a four-part series about the life and death of a 13-year-old Detroit girl who seemed to be forgotten by much of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 202235 minSeason 3Ep. 1

What happened to Breanna? Part 2

For years, Breanna's father waited to get answers about his daughter. Then, one day, he got a call he knew would eventually come. (This is part two in a four-part series.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 07, 202226 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Coming soon: What happened to Breanna?

A gruesome discovery. A Jane Doe. An unmarked grave. We look at MLive's new season of Michigan Crime Stories, coming soon wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 12, 20221 min

An Election Day fight

One of the most heated Bay County elections turned violent in 2012 when two sitting county commissioners came to blows outside of a church polling location in Bay City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 202226 min

Pinconning Paralyzer: Part 4

In the conclusion of our Pinconning Paralyzer series, we find out if the storied marijuana strain has been resurrected for legal use. WARNING: Adult content See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 16, 202134 min

Pinconning Paralyzer: Part 3

How did Pinconning Paralyzer get its name? And how did it fall out of prominence in the cannabis scene? Gus Burns reveals that, along with details on some Pinconning Paralyzer drug busts, in part 3 of our series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 09, 202136 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Pinconning Paralyzer: Part 2

We continue our series on the storied Michigan cannabis strain. MLive's Gus Burns tracks down one of the men credited with helping create Pinconning Paralyzer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 02, 202127 min

Pinconning Paralyzer: Part 1

In the first episode of a special four-part season of Michigan Crime Stories, MLive reporter Gus Burns digs into the story of Pinconning Paralyzer, a legendary Michigan cannabis strain that disappeared. Or so it was believed. That is until two old friends, who both happen to be named Terry, went on a fishing trip in 2020 and started talking about the good old days. And some good old weed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Oct 25, 202124 min

Coming soon: Pinconning Paralyzer

A peek at our upcoming four-part Michigan Crime Stories series, Pinconning Paralyzer. MLive reporter Gus Burns digs into the history of Michigan's most well-known marijuana strain, including crazy parties, intense drug busts and two fishing friends who are both named Terry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 07, 20212 min

Flint Serial Stabber

Season 2, Episode 12: A series of seemingly random stabbings in 2010 sent Flint into a state of fear. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 09, 201921 min

Flight Risk

Flight Risk: A legendary aerial escape from the Jackson State Prison. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 05, 201920 min

Cop Killer: By Reason Of Insanity, part 2

A police officer dead. A man with mental illness behind bars. Could it have been avoided? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 201922 min

Cop Killer: By Reason Of Insanity, part 1

The signs were there that Marquise Cromer wasn't well. Then he pulled a gun on a cop. Part 1 in a multi-part special. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 08, 201922 min

The Cold Case, cont.

The informant: Michigan Crime Stories revisits The Cold Case series with an update. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 24, 201924 min

The Walkway

A Jackson Prison inmate walks away from his work crew, murders a married couple, then returns to prison. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 201917 min

The Execution

Michigan has no death penalty, but, for a crime this terrible, one man has been sentenced to die. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 201919 min

Lapsed Justice

DNA identified a suspect in a rape spree. He'll likely walk free. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 201920 min

Civic Doody

A defecation investigation garners nationwide attention. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 201916 min

When A Killer Calls

A man calls a newspaper to confess to a murder, but the case remains open. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 201917 min

The Unconfirmed Assassin

Was a civil rights leader's slaying a robbery gone wrong or something more sinister? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201918 min

Bloody Business

A shipment of severed heads leads the FBI to a body broker’s filthy Detroit warehouse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 01, 201921 min

The Cold Case, part 4

The tangled web: After one woman disappeared, her friend married her ex-boyfriend. Now she’s dead. Season finale. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 22, 201826 min

The Cold Case, part 3

Till death: A woman’s death looks like a fatal overdose, but her husband has been accused of murder before. Part 3 in a multi-part series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 08, 201822 min

The Cold Case, part 2

The suspect: Reporters delve into the history of a man suspected in the death of one woman and the disappearance of another. Part 2 in a multi-part series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 201823 min
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