Episode 4: The Favorite Son

July 1973. Who can stem the tide of corruption in Chicago? In this episode: two attempts to clean up the courts. And where they fell short.  This episode comes out for free on February 7th and is available now for Pushkin+ subscribers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:// ... Show More

<p><em>July 1973</em>. Who can stem the tide of corruption in Chicago? In this episode: two attempts to clean up the courts. And where they fell short. </p><p><br></p><p><em>This episode comes out for free on February 7th and is available now for Pushkin+ subscribers.</em></p><p> ... Show More

<p><em>February 1986.</em> Bob Cooley represents a bodybuilder who brutally assaulted a female police officer. Then Bob makes a decision that will change his life forever.</p><p><br></p><p><em>This episode comes out for free on February 14th and is available now for Pushkin+ subs ... Show More

Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert were once members of the radical activist group the Weather Underground. In 1981, they helped members of the Black Liberation Army rob a Brink’s armored car at the Nanuet National Bank. Their son, Chesa Boudin, was 14 months old at the time. He spen ... Show More

This episode continues where Episode 237 leaves off. 17 years after he shot a man, Trevell Coleman walked into a police station and tried to turn himself in. He’d never been a suspect in the case, and had kept the secret for years. He also never knew if the man had lived or died ... Show More

Trevell Coleman signed with Bad Boy Records in 1998. He made it onto the Billboard charts, and was called “the latest protege of rap’s royal family.” But there was something from his past he hadn’t told anyone about – and he couldn’t let it go. Criminal is going back on tour in F ... Show More

When Debra Miller woke up on October 8th, 1964, she was expecting to see a black Volkswagen in her family’s driveway. Instead, she saw a police car. “And I knew my father was dead.” Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplic ... Show More

Jeff German was a reporter for over 40 years in Las Vegas. He spent his life covering the mafia, corruption, and murder. In 2022, he was found killed outside his home. His colleagues at the Las Vegas Review-Journal tried to figure out why he had died—and if his death had anything ... Show More

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. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook a ... Show More

For decades, TV news reporter Russ Ewing stood beside more than 100 people—at their request—as they surrendered to the police. Thanks to CBC Licensing. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and ... Show More

Today on a special Christmas week episode of the show we welcome on two very interesting men. Pat and Mike were longtime NYPD officers with very distinguished careers. They then retired and created a security company. Now they protect people like Dave Portnoy and the Barstool off ... Show More

In 1991, two police officers stopped Tupac Shakur for jaywalking. He said he was knocked unconscious during his arrest, and sued the city of Oakland for 10 million dollars. His lawyer says many of the police brutality cases he's worked on started with jaywalking stops. Peter Nort ... Show More