Crime Countdown

Just when you thought you knew everything about this terrible crime... Ash and Alaina review the repressed memories, connected murders, and awful accusations that made this case so extraordinarily puzzling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The headlines start coming and they don’t stop coming. Ash and Alaina return for the fourth installment of unbelievable crimes committed by the archetypal Florida Man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The people on this list lived their wildest fantasies... by lying to everyone around them. Ash and Alaina count down the con artists who scammed their way to infamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You might think a case is cut and dry... until it goes to trial. Ash and Alaina come to a verdict on the wildest legal dramas to have ever ended with a twist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Deathmakers,” butchers, and self-professed mercy killers. The criminals on this list were depraved murderers — and in some cases, they were cannibals who committed their crimes over dinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writers who became criminals. Criminals who became writers. Ash and Alaina read into the lives of authors who put the “pen” in “penitentiary.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the stakes are life or death, every moment is excruciating. Ash and Alaina cover ten intense crises that were carried out in the name of revenge, ideology, and in one case, to “catch” a wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Teenage hackers! Millions of missing dollars! Threats of war! Ash and Alaina log on to count down the biggest hacks and data breaches the world wide web has ever seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s the stereotypical image of the caring, nurturing, overprotective mom. And then there are the women on this list. Ash and Alaina count down the worst crimes involving mothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the early ‘90s, Satanic Panic was reaching its heyday, and three tragic murders were quickly pinned on satanic cult activity. Ash and Alaina count down the most disturbing details of a case that was riddled with misconceptions and missteps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At this point we’re all taught to be wary of hitchhikers and vigilant during rideshares. These stories are why. Ash and Alaina count down killers who murdered on the open road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes a crime so ghastly occurs, it spotlights a glaring hole in our legal system. Ash and Alaina count down the cases that made way for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crimes are violent. The media is on call. And the stakes are sky-high. So you’d think every murder investigation would be by the book… right? Ash and Alaina count down the biggest cover-ups, missteps, and mistakes in violent cases. And if you know your true crime history, you can probably already guess #1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The worst thing most cruise-goers have to contend with is seasickness… but today, Ash and Alaina count down the tragically unfortunate times cruise ships became crime scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you think of Heaven’s Gate, a few things might come to mind. Mass suicide. UFOs. The Next Level. What about the “Oklahoma” musical? Ash and Alaina count down the lesser-known details hidden within the rise and tragic fall of Heaven’s Gate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With its sweeping grasslands and wealth of folklore, Ireland is one of the most charming destinations in the world. It’s also home to some of the most unlawfully unlucky people who ever lived. Ash and Alaina count down the ten felons who really could’ve used a four-leaf clover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You don’t have to be a criminology major to know that some rivalries don’t stay on the court. And some scandals are too big for the locker room. Ash and Alaina tee up the crimes that shook the world of college athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The city’s slogan is “let the good times roll” and apparently it holds true even after death. Ash and Alaina count down the top ten most haunted spots in New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voting against an opponent doesn’t always keep them out of power, and the people on this list chose violence to make themselves heard. Ash and Alaina count down the most shocking murders from the world of U.S. politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all know love is supposed to be kind and patient. But the people on this list took love as a license to… murder. Ash and Alaina count down the worst crimes committed in the name of “love.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices