232: What if you committed a hate crime?

After surviving a stranger’s shove into the path of a subway train, a man confronts his mortality and viral fame, and finds himself transformed by community, clarity, and the everyday poignancy of being alive. Today’s episode featured Joe Lynskey. You can email Joe at upfromthetr ... Show More

Growing up Black and queer in the South, a man finds an identity for himself through the arts and establishes a wonderful marriage with children, until one day, when his husband is late coming home, there’s a ring at the door and his entire life unravels. Today’s storyteller chos ... Show More

From an idyllic childhood in communist Yugoslavia, as a teenager, Mirsad’s world becomes a living nightmare as the Bosnian War brings shelling, torture, murder and ethnic cleansing to his village, leaving deep scars that haunt and transform his life. Today's episode featured Mirs ... Show More

<p>Laura Richards, Jim Clemente and Lisa Zambetti analyse Dan Reed’s documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ and Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck’s account of child sexual victimization.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Find out what Jim has to say about the FBI investigation into Michael Jackson. ... Show More

<p>Lisa and Jim pick up where their conversation left off, breaking down the details of the Menendez case and posing questions about the events. There are so many things that have been buried in the past three decades, there is a lot to discuss. You can watch the entire first 199 ... Show More

Larry Woodcock and Hidden True Crime talk about participating in the latest Crime Nation episode released in March 2024--Fatal Devotion. Those in the U.S. can stream the episode for free on The CW app For those new to this twisted case about Doomsday beliefs leading to a murderou ... Show More

<p>We conclude our coverage of “American Nightmare” the story of Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn and the secondary trauma they suffered at the hands of law enforcement, the media and the general public at large who refused to believe their story about what happened to them when th ... Show More

<p>You think you know Jim Clemente, former FBI Supervisory Criminal Behavior Profiler, and former New York City prosecutor.&nbsp;But did you know about the many times Jim went undercover? Lisa sure didn't! Join us as Jim takes us deep into his undercover work in some places you w ... Show More

<p>This week we sit down with Jim’s friend and colleague Renee Williams who is Executive Director of the National Center for the Victims of Crime in Washington D.C.. Renee explains how the center was founded by victims of crime, namely Alex and Ala Auersperg, children of Sunny Vo ... Show More

<p>We continue our analysis of the murders of Brenda Lafferty and her 15 month old daughter Erica as depicted in the Hulu Original series "Under the Banner of Heaven" created by Dustin Lance Black. Jim and Laura discuss Brenda's victimology and how she was betrayed time after tim ... Show More

As we wrap up 2023, I ask the question, “What was your true crime obsession this year?”  In this episode, I’ll find out what true crime cases your favorite true crime podcasters were talking about.   You’ll hear my discussions with Tyler from <em>Minds of Madness,</em> Michael f ... Show More

<p>#TheTinderSwindler</p><p>You may have heard of the so-called "Tinder Swindler" on Netflix but you haven't heard anything&nbsp;until you listen to Laura and Jim's analysis of this serial offender as they correct the narrative about Simon Leviev. Big shout out to the three women ... Show More

We continue our fascinating discussion on ethics in true crime with Sarah Turney, on topics ranging from leaks in the Delphi case, parasocial relationships in true crime, web sleuthing, family-member creator content, and the future she envisions for true-crime media. Sarah Turney ... Show More