Show overview
Crimes of the Times has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 72 episodes, alongside 8 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 26 min and 37 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 42 episodes published. Published by L.A. Times Studios.
From the publisher
L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really happened in the most compelling cases from L.A. and beyond.
Latest Episodes
View all 72 episodesThe Abduction of Polly Klaas
The Trials of Robert Blake
The Water Czar's Deadly Hubris
The Shadow War Against L.A. Nazis
The Trial of Errol Flynn
Introducing: House of Troy
How A Hillside Strangler Nearly Went Free
Suicide by Father? The Tragic Death of Marvin Gaye
The Unsolved Slaying of Joe Gatto
The Trials of Tokyo Rose
The Forgotten Prophet of Los Angeles
The Assassination of RFK
O.C.’s Jailhouse Informant Scandal: Part Two
O.C.’s Jailhouse Informant Scandal
The Dahlia Zodiac Connection: Part Four
The Dahlia Zodiac Connection: Part Three
The Dahlia Zodiac Connection: Part Two
The Dahlia Zodiac Connection: Part One
Ep 42Announcing: Crimes of the Times, Season 4
On this season of Crimes of the Times, Los Angeles Times journalist Christopher Goffard explores criminal cases that have left a mark on California history. This season’s stories include new developments in the Black Dahlia and Zodiac cases, the snitch scandal that rocked Orange County, the plight of the Japanese American woman known as Tokyo Rose, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Ep 41“The Trials of Frank Carson” Update
Attorney Frank Carson spent decades defending the accused in California's Central Valley. He made powerful enemies among law enforcement. When they put him on trial for murder, he insisted he was being framed. He was acquitted after a lengthy trial, but his widow says the ordeal destroyed his health and hastened his death. As part of a malicious prosecution lawsuit, the man who once served as the state’s star witness against Carson admitted his testimony was a pack of lies. In April, Stanislaus County agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle the suit—one of the largest payouts of its kind.