In July 1957, Richard Phillips and Milton Curtis, two police officers on a routine stop in the California suburb of El Segundo were gunned down by a man who, unbeknownst to them, had just committed robbery and rape at a nearby lover’s lane. With only a fingerprint and the belief that one of the officer’s bullets hit the killer, investigators searched for mor ... Show More
Yesterday
Post Mortem | The Woman Who Died Twice
48 Hours correspondents Erin Moriarty and Anne-Marie Green discuss the murder of Mindi Kassotis, whose dismembered remains were discovered in the woods in 2022. Her husband, Nick Kassotis, told family and friends that Mindi had died in a hospital, but he was later charged with he ... Show More
26m 9s
Aug 2024
A Conversation with Danny R. Smith of Netflix’s “Homicide: Los Angeles” on Phil Spector, Crime Scene Chaos, and the Toll of Working Murder Cases
<p>This episode was originally published on <em>The Murder Sheet</em>'s main feed on August 8, 2024.</p><p>The Murder Sheet recently interviewed retired homicide detective Danny R. Smith. Smith appeared in several episodes of the new season of Netflix's docu-series <em>Homic ... Show More
58m 22s
Sep 2021
Profiling Joe DeAngelo, Part 2
Known as the East Area Rapist, Original Night Stalker, and Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo terrorized California from 1974 – 1986. He was infamous for breaking into homes, ransacking them, and sexually assaulting female victims when their male companions were also home ... Show More
43m 56s
Feb 2025
Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 3)
<p>After his arrest, investigators would learn that, by the time he appeared on the game show, he was also a killer. In the year that followed, Alcala would go on to murder several other women until he was finally caught and convicted for his crimes. At his trial, Rodney Alcala w ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
<p>Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with guest host, Blayne Alexander. In Arizona, the prosecution plays phone calls Lori made to her insurance agent in the days after her husband's shooting. In Massachusetts, a jury is finally seated in th ... Show More
27m 44s
Apr 2023
Introducing "Detectives Don't Sleep" from Noiser
In 1943, Ray Schindler, one of the most prolific private investigators of all time, set out to crack what would turn out to be the biggest case of his career.
Initially, it looked like a classic murder investigation. But, as Ray dug deeper, he found himself smack-bang in the mid ... Show More
48m 42s
Feb 2025
Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer (Part 2)
<p>At the time of his appearance on The Dating Game in 1978, Alcala was a convicted sexual predator who had served time for sexual assault and had only avoided a charge of attempted murder on a technicality. After his arrest, investigators would learn that, by the time he appeare ... Show More
1h 2m
Jan 2025
The Cotton Club Murder | Hollywood Ending | 6
<p>The investigation takes a stunning turn when a man is found dead in Okeechobee, Florida, and police discover it’s Lanie’s husband. L.A. Detectives must race against the clock to arrest Lanie before she disappears again. Later, Lanie and three other defendants stand trial for t ... Show More
48m 42s
Sep 2025
The Horrific Crimes of the Aspirin Bandit
<p>On February 4, 1941, Bronx police officers were called to the home of John and Catherine Pappas for a report of a homicide. Based on the evidence, detectives theorized that someone had been invited into the Pappas apartment while Catherine was home alone and that same someone ... Show More
59m 22s