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True Crime News: The Podcast

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True Crime News: your weekly dose of real-time updates on the most gripping true crime stories, current cases, investigations, scams, and schemes. Host Ana Garcia is joined by crime experts, police officers, defense attorneys, and other leading authorities in their fields as they cover murders, scams, investigations, and unsolved crimes from across the country. True Crime News has the largest and most active true crime digital community in the world, with 4.8 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 3 million fans on Facebook. Join us each week as we take you inside the biggest, most shocking, and most bizarre true crime cases.
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Episodes

Presenting Gone South Season

Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and host Jed Lipinski brings listeners new episodes every week with no end in sight. Each episode of Gone South Season 4 tells a different story about one of the South's most interesting crimes.

Oct 17, 20249 min

Murdaugh family’s dynasty of power and corruption collapses with father’s murder of wife and son

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: How Alex Murdaugh’s egregious financial crimes and the murder of his wife and son revealed a dark family history of dishonesty and corruption. Valerie Bauerlein joins host Ana Garcia. Check out Valerie’s book “The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty” here: https://www.amazon.com/Devil-His-Elbow-Murdaugh-Southern/dp/059350058X...

Oct 08, 202454 minEp. 430

Judge losing patience in Young Thug trial; Mayor claims lavish ‘perks’ weren't bribes – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Neama Rahmani joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss ongoing mishaps in the Young Thug RICO trial as the judge again blasts prosecutors for misconduct, Eric Adams’ indictment on bribery charges, and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attempt to appeal her conviction for the on-set death of Halyna Hutchins.

Oct 04, 202425 minEp. 429

Man on trial for murder breaks down; Young Dolph’s alleged killer paid only $800 for shooting — TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He examines the emotional outbursts of Toby Madden, who’s facing trial for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend 55 times, shocking testimony alleging that one of Young Dolph’s shooters was paid only $800 to execute the rising star, and a man accused of killing his romantic rival with a truck. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hasht...

Sep 27, 202421 minEp. 427

Diddy arrested on federal charges; Woman accused of stabbing 3-year-old unfit to stand trial

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Matt Murphy joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the latest charges facing Sean “Diddy” Combs, a suspect accused of stabbing a child in a supermarket parking lot deemed unfit for trial, and allegations of jury tampering in Ashley Benefield's trial.

Sep 20, 202441 minEp. 425

Introducing: Cement City

Two journalists stumble into a dying town with a Smog Museum and a mayor named Piglet… and not a whole lot else. They have one burning question: What’s it like to live here, in a town left for dead? They buy a house and stay – for three years. They get caught up in an election cycle and a web of scandals. It’s democracy in action on the smallest scale. It’s Our Town for our time. And it’s all real. Cement City is an Audacy original in partnership with Cement City Productions.

Sep 18, 20245 min

Serial killer in the family: Ted Bundy’s cousin discusses growing up with the murderer

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Ted Bundy’s cousin discusses the realization that her close family member was a serial killer. Edna Cowell Martin and Megan Atkinson join host Ana Garcia. Check out “Dark Tide: Growing Up With Ted Bundy” here: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Growing-Ted-Bundy/dp/B0CTYHCX6T

Sep 17, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 424

School shooter’s dad charged with murder; Man claims self-defense in gymnast’s death – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Bob Motta joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss charges facing Colin Gray, the father of school shooter Colt Gray, Laurie Shaver’s trial for her husband’s murder, and a claim of self-defense in the death of Kara Welsh. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar ....

Sep 13, 202436 minSeason 1Ep. 423

Lawyer convicted for swindling millions; Teen chooses trial in mom’s shooting death – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter to breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He dives into Robert Telles’ conviction for the murder of a journalist, attorney Tom Girardi swindling millions from his clients, and 15-year-old Carly Gregg heading to trial for the shooting death of her mother. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar ....

Sep 02, 202424 minSeason 1Ep. 419

Politician testifies in his murder trial; 5 arrested in Matthew Perry’s overdose – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Lee Wallace joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss a politician charged with murder potentially tanking his case while testifying at his trial, a change of venue request for Bryan Kohberger in the University of Idaho slayings, and five suspects facing charges in connection with Matthew Perry’s overdose death. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using th...

Aug 27, 202427 minEp. 417

Grandmother accused in hit on son-in-law; Pack of teens charged in beating death — TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Martin Radner joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the trial of a woman who shot her neighbor in front of the victim’s young child, the grandmother allegedly at the center of her son-in-law’s contract killing, and a group of teens who allegedly called themselves the “Gilbert Goons” charged in a fellow teen’s beating death.

Aug 20, 202443 minSeason 1Ep. 415

Suspects arrested in slaying of ‘General Hospital’ actor following his mother’s pleas for justice

In this special episode of True Crime News The Podcast: The mother of slain “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor details her family’s quest for justice after Johnny was gunned down by thieves attempting to steal his catalytic converter. After months without answers, police have announced the arrest of three suspects in connection with the shooting. Scarlett Wactor joins host Ana Garcia. For more crime coverage and interviews like this, make sure to tune in to “True Crime News,” premiering Sept...

Aug 16, 202423 min

Elected official allegedly stabbed journalist; Man accused of causing ex’s miscarriage — TCD Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Jay from “The Shaming of Jay” YouTube channel joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss prosecutors operating on thin ice in Young Thug’s ongoing RICO trial, an elected official facing murder charges in a journalist’s death, and a man accused of tricking his girlfriend into taking a medication that terminated her pregnancy. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Rit...

Aug 13, 202429 minSeason 1Ep. 413

Wife fatally stabs firefighter husband; Man sentenced for knife attack on teens – TCD Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Mark Bederow joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss a wife’s conviction for the murder of her firefighter husband, a man sentenced for stabbing several teens in a tubing incident, and a police officer charged after a tragic school shooting. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar ....

Aug 06, 202431 minSeason 1Ep. 411

Ballerina claims self-defense in husband’s murder; Teen charged with mother’s shooting – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He discusses a former ballerina’s testimony in her ongoing murder trial, a mother charged with her husband’s stabbing death, and a 14-year-old accused of her mother’s slaying. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar .

Jul 30, 202427 minSeason 1Ep. 409

Ballerina accused of husband’s murder; Man kills his mom and family dog with a hatchet – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Andrea Burkhart joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss a former ballerina pleading self-defense in her husband’s death, a man convicted for the hatchet murders of his mother and the family dog, and a father charged in his daughter’s death after he allegedly left the child in a hot car while he played video games. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter usin...

Jul 23, 202433 minSeason 1Ep. 407

Teen mom allegedly kills newborn in hospital bathroom; Weinstein faces more charges – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Imran Ansari joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss additional charges facing Harvey Weinstein ahead of his New York retrial, patient-physician privilege in the case of a mother charged with killing her newborn in a hospital bathroom, and Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar . N...

Jul 16, 202439 minEp. 406
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