American Criminal

After a lifetime of making up dramatic stories about herself to get the attention she loved, Genene Jones found a career where she could surround herself with life and death drama, and people would thank her for it. But she soon realized that being the nurse who looked after sick and dying babies wasn't good enough. She needed to engineer emergencies to bring more eyes to her. And if some of the children died, then that was just fine with her. To listen to all four episodes of 'Killer Nurse: Genene Jones' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Genene Jones grew up in a loving family, but always felt overlooked by everyone around her. Then, when her brother died in a horrific accident, she found that tragedy brought her exactly what she'd always craved: attention. To listen to all four episodes of 'Killer Nurse: Genene Jones' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love a cozy yet dark vibe? Join Allison and Mike, a witty, married duo with over 20 years of banter under their belts, for Crime and Coffee Couple—your weekly true crime fix. On Sunday, October 31, 2010, 16-year-old Devon Griffin returned to his family’s home in Martin, Ohio & encountered what he initially thought was a Halloween prank, but proved to be the stuff of nightmares. Find Crime and Coffee Couple at https://crimeandcoffeecouple.com To listen to all three episodes of 'Halloween Horrors' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In November, 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found murdered in their beds in Amityville, New York. The truth behind the shocking crime rocked the small community, and would go on to inspire one of the most iconic horror film franchises of all time. But just how haunted is the Amityville Horror house? To listen to all three episodes of 'Halloween Horrors' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1974, one shocking crime changed the way Americans think about trick or treating forever when Ronal O'Bryan's son Timothy died after eating poisoned Halloween candy. To listen to all three episodes of 'Halloween Horrors' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Halloween night, 1957, Peter Fabiano is gunned down by one final trick-or-treater. Or so it seems. To listen to all three episodes of 'Halloween Horrors' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy sits down to chat with Christie Vela and Michael Federico from "Terror and Tacos" to talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 thriller, "Rope." The film shocked audiences with its on-screen depiction of murder, and examined the Leopold and Loeb case in a fresh new light. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link to Terror & Tacos hosted by Christie Vela and Michael Federico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following their brutal murder of Bobby Franks, Leopold and Loeb were facing imminent arrest, and when investigators put the screws to them, the teenage killers had to face just how badly they'd messed things up. Suddenly, all of Chicago was screaming for their heads. But the arrival of lawyer Clarence Darrow looked set to change the trajectory of this crime of the century. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Halloween, American Criminal is bringing you three tales of real crimes with a spooky twist. A masked trick or treat slayer, a real-life killer Candyman, and a house so haunted it caused the brutal murders of an entire family. Don’t miss the latest season of American Criminal – Halloween Horrors, beginning October 2nd. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-free access to the entire season first, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at americancriminal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In May, 1924, Leopold and Loeb set out to commit their carefully planned "perfect crime." First they had to choose a victim, then kidnap and kill him, hide his body, and collect a substantial ransom. They were certain they could pull it off, but nothing went quite accordingly to plan, leaving the teenage killers dangerously close to being found out. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once they're reunited in Michigan, Leopold and Loeb carried on their downward spiral into criminality. Their schemes got progressively more daring until the little things wouldn't do anymore. Now they wanted to carry out the perfect crime. And that crime would start with murder. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A frank conversation with our host Jeremy Schwartz about his favorite cases we've covered, his career as an actor on and off the stage, and what he's listening to when he's not behind the mic. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at ⁠americancriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up in Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb both seemed destined for greatness. They each performed well in school, and advanced to university long before their peers. But once they met at college, Leopold and Loeb began a dance that would lead them to one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century: the murder of Bobby Franks. To listen to all four episodes of 'Leopold and Loeb' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, we're bringing you pieces of our favorite stories that didn't make it to the final episodes. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at ⁠americancriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of our next series on Leopold and Loeb, Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers, & History Daily) joins the show to talk about a key figure in the Leopold and Loeb story, and one of the 20th century's most famous trial lawyers: Clarence Darrow. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at ⁠americancriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There have been a lot of developments in the Menendez case since our last update. Recently, Lyle and Erik Menendez appeared before the parole board for the first time. Here's everything you need to know about what happened. Thank you for being a listener. Please be sure to rate, review, and follow American Criminal wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe in Apple, Spotify, or at americancriminal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season on American Criminal we’re taking you inside the minds of the killers who committed one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century: Leopold and Loeb. In 1924, two teenagers abducted and murdered Bobby Franks in broad daylight because they were convinced they could get away with it. But what made them think that? Why were they obsessed with committing the perfect crime? And how did their meticulous scheme come so spectacularly undone? Don’t miss the latest season of American Criminal – Leopold and Loeb beginning August 28th. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-free access to the entire season first, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at americancriminal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With their confessions piling up, Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole earn infamy as two of history’s most prolific serial killers. But while not everything about their stories add up, some refuse to believe they’ve been conned. To listen to all four episodes of 'Lucas, Toole, and the Murder of Adam Walsh' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After abandoning Ottis Toole once again, Henry Lee Lucas finds himself in Texas. There he commits a pair of horrifying murders that will open a Pandora’s Box of trouble for law enforcement around the country. To listen to all four episodes of 'Lucas, Toole, and the Murder of Adam Walsh' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Ottis Toole meets Henry Lee Lucas outside of a homeless shelter in Florida, he’s overjoyed to have found a soulmate. But when one friend abandons the other, it leads to a crime that changes America. To listen to all four episodes of 'Lucas, Toole, and the Murder of Adam Walsh' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole are two of history’s most prolific serial killers. Or they’re liars who aren’t to be trusted. Either way, they’ve both got red in their ledger – all stemming from their twisted beginnings. To listen to all four episodes of 'Lucas, Toole, and the Murder of Adam Walsh' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mattie Lasiter and Ashleigh Teeter's father led a doomsday cult in Arkansas. Now they're sharing their stories and educating others about how to recognize a cult when you see one -- even from the inside. To listen to all four episodes of 'NXIVM' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On July 27, 1981, six-year-old Adam Walsh was kidnapped from a Sears parking lot in Florida. Just days later his remains were found in a drainage canal over 100 miles away. The case captivated America, and started a national conversation about how to respond to cases of missing children. But investigators had no leads and the case eventually went cold. Then, in 1983, drifter Ottis Toole confesses to the crime out of the blue. At the same time, Ottis’s friend Henry Lee Lucas is making some confessions of his own. He’s been telling police that he and Ottis have killed hundreds of times over the last few years. But as the number of deaths attributed to the men got higher and higher, some started to wonder just how trustworthy these two admitted killers were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Keith Raniere felt the women in his cult slipping out of his control, he came up with a way to keep them under his thumb. The secret group known as Dominus Obsequius Sororium, or DOS, was designed to turn women into his literal sex slaves. But it would also be his undoing. To listen to all four episodes of 'NXIVM' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Keith Raniere's company hits its stride, he lures billionaire heiresses and hollywood actresses into the fold. But not everyone is content to stay under his thumb, and when people speak out against him, Keith goes scorched earth. To listen to all four episodes of 'NXIVM' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By the turn of the century, Keith Raniere had launched a new company that would not only bring him vast sums of money, it would also give him access to vulnerable people in search of ways to improve themselves. They’d willingly share their deepest secrets, their insecurities, and Keith would use that insight to control them all. To listen to all four episodes of 'NXIVM' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: ⁠theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2017, a little-known consulting firm called NXIVM became the center of an international scandal. One day, no one had heard of the group at all. The next, people were calling it a cult. But this wasn’t your typical religious fringe group. Then again, a little digging definitely made things sound more cult-like: there were accusations of a secret society, psychological manipulation, imprisonment, occult sexual abuse. Then there was the group’s founder, Keith Raniere... To listen to all four episodes of 'NXIVM' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠ We'd like to hear from you! Take a short survey about the show: theshowsurvey.com/criminal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Obviously, most of us don’t use the internet as a search engine for murder. But there are bad apples in every bunch. Richard Beasley was one of those bad apples. When he decided he wanted to kill people, he sought the desperate, the lonely, and the forgotten. And thanks to modern technology, there was one place he could go to cast as wide a net as possible: Craigslist. On her show, The God Hook, journalist Carol Costello traces the origins of this serial killer, and the lives of the people touched by his evil. To listen to all three episodes of 'To Kill A Cheerleader' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After her daughter Shanna was disqualified from the cheerleading tryouts, Wanda Holloway was seeing red. In her mind, there were two people responsible for Shanna not being a cheerleader: Verna Heath and her daughter Amber. And there was only one thing she could do. Both of them had to go, so it was time for Wanda to find a hitman. To listen to all three episodes of 'To Kill A Cheerleader' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2017, a little-known consulting firm called NXIVM became the center of an international scandal. One day, no one had heard of the group at all. The next, people were calling it a cult. There were accusations of a secret society, psychological manipulation, imprisonment, occult sexual abuse. Then there was the group’s founder, Keith Raniere – a self-styled genius whose followers worshipped him and called him “Vanguard.” Suddenly, everyone wanted to know: where had this group come from? Who was Keith Raniere? And how had he hoodwinked so many people in this day and age? Subscribe to American Criminal in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Wanda Holloway married, divorced, and remarried, one thing in her life remained constant: her obsession with making her daughter a cheerleader. But when it came time for tryouts, Wanda discovered that the path to glory would be rockier than she expected. To listen to all three episodes of 'To Kill a Cheerleader' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a case that made headlines around the world: Texas mother hires hitman to kill her neighbor -- over cheerleading. But how did it get to that point? What was it that drove Wanda Holloway to believe that killing the mother of her daughter's rival would get her what she wanted? To listen to all three episodes of 'To Kill A Cheerleader' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hard to remember that we're all living through history every day, and that some of the people who lived through the turbulent periods we learn about through books and podcasts are still alive to tell the story. Now that you've heard about the Weather Underground, listen to the tale from one of its founding members. This is an interview with Bill Ayers from Parthenon Podcast Network's 'Eyewitness History'. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Weather Underground' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at AmericanCriminal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1991, a small Texas town just outside of Houston was shocked to discover just how far one mother was determined to go to ensure her child’s success. When Wanda Holloway’s teenage daughter failed to make the cheerleading team, she became obsessed with the girl she felt stood in the way. In her mind, this other girl and her mother were cheats, and suck-ups. That meant they had to go. Listen to American Criminal: To Kill A Cheerleader wherever you get your podcasts. To get early, ad-free access to the entire season first, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at AmericanCriminal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With their numbers dwindling, the remaining members of the Weather Underground took stock of what they had left. The Vietnam War was still raging, and America felt no closer to all-out revolution than it did when the Weathermen first came together. But they weren't giving up the fight -- not yet. In fact, they doubled down by targeting some of the most iconic landmarks at the heart of American power. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Weather Underground' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the devastating explosion in New York that killed three of their comrades, the members of the Weather Underground scattered. Suddenly, everyone was terrified that the authorities would escalate their efforts to find them, and they'd never get the chance to ignite their revolution. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Weather Underground' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In their first major act since forming, the Weathermen gathered in Chicago for several days of planned protests and brawls with the police. The hope is that their actions will be the spark that ignites the flames of revolution. But when their Days of Rage don't go exactly to plan, the group is forced to rethink its entire philosophy, and transforms into the Weather Underground. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Weather Underground' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Unsolved Histories podcast team was pleased to get a phone call letting them know a U.S. senator not only listened to Season 1, but wanted to address a problem raised by their recounting of the tragic story of Flight 293. Military men and women who go missing, but not in action, are not remembered or memorialized and the families left without the support that is given to other MIA families. If passed, the Flight 293 Remembrance Act will change that. Host Feliks Banel researched this and other accidents involving service members who seemed to be forgotten by the government they served. Here’s a clip from episode one of Unsolved Histories: What Happened to Flight 293? For more information, including pictures and all episodes, see our website, unsolvedhistoriespod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On March 6th, 1970, a bomb went off in the basement of a four-story townhouse in Greenwich Village, New York. As the smoke cleared, it became clear that this wasn't a gas leak. And it wasn't even an intentional act of terror. It was an accidental one caused by the left-wing anti-war group: The Weathermen. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Weather Underground' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming April 24th, 2025: A group of college students sets out to end the Vietnam War. Along the way, they transform into a cult-like guerrilla operation with one other goal in mind: complete government overthrow. And their desperation for change had deadly consequences. Listen to American Criminal: The Weather Underground wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-free access to the entire season first, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at American criminal.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After their arrest, Lyle and Erik Menendez face the death penalty. But even as the media examines the case from every angle, it's years before the full story of the Menendez family comes out. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Menendez Brothers' right now and ad-free, go to IntoHistory.com. Subscribers enjoy uninterrupted listening, early releases, bonus content and more, only available at IntoHistory.com. If you or someone you know is in crisis, there is free help available at mhanational.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the quiet moments after killing their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez expect to be arrested. But when no one suspects they're the killers, the brothers put together a plan to get away with murder. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Menendez Brothers' right now and ad-free, go to IntoHistory.com. Subscribers enjoy uninterrupted listening, early releases, bonus content and more, only available at IntoHistory.com. If you or someone you know is in crisis, there is free help available at mhanational.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years, Lyle and Erik Menendez suffered at the hands of their parents. But when the brothers finally stood up for themselves, the family's toxic dynamic made bloodshed almost inevitable. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Menendez Brothers' right now and ad-free, go to IntoHistory.com. Subscribers enjoy uninterrupted listening, early releases, bonus content and more, only available at IntoHistory.com. Go to shopify.com/americancriminal to take your retail business to the next level today. If you or someone you know is in crisis, there is free help available at mhanational.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On August 20th, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez shot and killed their own parents. Until then, this Beverly Hills family had been a portrait of the American Dream. How did it go so wrong? To listen to all four episodes of 'The Menendez Brothers' right now and ad-free, go to IntoHistory.com. Subscribers enjoy uninterrupted listening, early releases, bonus content and more, only available at IntoHistory.com. If you or someone you know is in crisis, there is free help available at mhanational.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since we first aired our series on the Menendez Brothers, there have been a lot of developments with the public's interest in the case and Lyle and Erik's bid for freedom. We sat down to take you through everything that's happened, lay out the different paths the brothers might take to parole, as well as the roadblocks that stand in their way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ku Klux Klan is the most notorious white supremacist group in America. Once having over a million members, today it is just a shadow of its former self. Forbidden History investigates today's Klan members, looks at the impact the group has had on America over the last 150 years, and examines whether America is heading for a new race war. Listen to Forbidden History whereever you get your podcasts. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Murder of Medgar Evers' right now and ad-free, right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than a year after Byron De La Beckwith shot Black civil rights leader Medgar Evers in cold blood, he was a free man. But the journey to bring him to justice was only just getting started. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Murder of Medgar Evers' right now and ad-free, right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After his arrest for the murder of Medgar Evers, Byron De La Beckwith is surprisingly cocky for a man facing the death penalty. Then again, Mississippi has never even tried a white man for killing a Black person, so he figures he has nothing to fear. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Murder of Medgar Evers' right now and ad-free, right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a family legacy built on lies, racism, and a 'Paradise Lost' mentality, Byron De La Beckwith grows into a young man with offputting manners, a brutal temper, and a violent opposition to desegregation. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Murder of Medgar Evers' right now and ad-free, right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1960s, the US is rocked by a series of high-profile assassinations of civil rights leaders, beginning with the shocking murder of Medgar Evers in his own driveway. To listen to all four episodes of 'The Murder of Medgar Evers' right now and ad-free, right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices