Jim Harold's Crime Scene

Dr. David L. Oringderff joins us to talk about when cults and criminals intersect. Cults and Criminals: Unraveling the Myths Thanks Dr. Oringderff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Jesse Pollack join us to talk about a decades-old unsolved murder case that some say may have been the result of a human sacrifice. We delve into this mysterious cold case on Crime Scene! You can find Jesse’s book on Amazon.com: Death on the Devil’s Teeth (True Crime) by Jesse Pollack (2015-07-20) Thanks Jesse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times best selling author Craig Johnson talks about his smash series “Longmire” and the TV series based on the successful books. You can find his most recent Longmire book at Amazon.com: Dry Bones: A Walt Longmire Mystery (Walt Longmire Mysteries Book 11) Thanks Craig! Note: This was recorded in May 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Wendy Painting joins us to discuss her upcoming biography on American terrorist Timothy McVeigh who was responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. Aberration in the Heartland of the Real: The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh Thank you Dr. Painting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Merry Freer joined us with a cautionary tale of misplaced trust, abuse and how an authority figure can misuse their position of power. Doctor, Doctor: A True Story of Obsession, Addiction and Psychological Manipulation Thanks Merry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Jason Lucky Morrow joins us to talk about once famous crimes that the world has forgotten. You can find his book at Amazon.com: Famous Crimes the World Forgot: Ten Vintage True Crime Stories Rescued from Obscurity (Volume 1) Thanks Jason! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Lizzie Borden falsely accused? Our guest Christine Smith says the answer is yes. She has dedicated years of research on the topic and she shares her findings that she says exonerates Borden. Thanks Christine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Crane was loved by millions in his role as Col. Hogan on Hogan’s Heroes. In time, his inner demons and sex addition likely led to his murder at the age of 49. We talk to Crane’s son, Robert Crane, on his Dad’s career, downfall and murder. You can find Robert’s recent book on the subject at Amazon.com: Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My Father’s Unsolved Murder (Screen Classics) Thanks Robert! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times bestselling author joins us to talk about a cold case from the early days of Hollywood. Rest assured, it was not all sweetness and light in those dawning days of the silver screen. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood Thanks William! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True Crime author joins us to discuss the murder of Susan Berman and the suspected involvement of Robert Durst. You can find her updated book on the subject at Amazon.com: Murder of a Mafia Daughter: The Story Behind The Suspicions Robert Durst Murdered Susan Berman / The Life & Tragic Death of Susan Berman Thanks Cathy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd C. Elliott tells us about the little known gruesome Ax-Man Murders from the 1910’s. You can find his recent book on the subject at Amazon.com: Axes of Evil: The True Story of the Ax-Man Murders Thanks Todd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Lisa Rosner talks to us about serial killers, Burke and Hare, who killed more people and predated Jack The Ripper by several decades! You can find her book on the subject at Amazon.com: The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh’s Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted Them in the Commission of Their Most Heinous Crimes Thanks Dr. Rosner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NY Times Bestselling author Simon Baatz joins us to talk about one of the most notorious criminal duos in history. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago Thanks Simon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Peter Langman joins us to discuss school aged children who do the unthinkable and become the perpetrator of a school shooting. You can find his recent book on the subject at Amazon.com: School Shooters: Understanding High School, College, and Adult Perpetrators Thanks Dr. Langman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Taylor Chehak has spent the last 16 years trying to find out what happened to a young Iowa woman murdered in 1970. We talk to her about this quest and talk about what happened to Paula. You can find her book on the subject at Amazon.com: What Happened to Paula: The Anatomy of a True Crime Thanks Susan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary L. Stewart tells how a search for his genetic father lead to the discovery of a monster. According to Gary, his Dad was the Zodiac Killer. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father . . . and Finding the Zodiac Killer Thanks Gary! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award winning crime author M. William Phelps joins us to talk about his book The Killing Kind and we discuss why serial killers do what they do. You can find his latest book at Amazon.com: The Killing Kind Thanks Matthew! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America’s best known forensic pathologist, Dr. Cyril Wecht joins us to discuss high profile cases, his career and the JFK assassination. Dr. Wecht was one of the first critics of the Warren Commission findings in the mid-1960s. You can find Dr. Wecht’s recent book at Amazon.com: Ann Rule Presents- Final Exams: True Crime Cases from Cyril Wecht Thanks Dr. Wecht! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times Best Selling Author Bruce Henderson joins us to discuss the hunt for the I-5 Serial Killer who terrorized Northern California in the 1980s. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: Trace Evidence: The Hunt for the I-5 Serial Killer Thanks Bruce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social media sites can be a high-tech hunting ground for murderers. We talk to author JJ Slate about this disturbing trend. We also discuss her book on missing women. You can find both books at Amazon.com: Social Media Monsters: Internet Killers Missing Wives, Missing Lives (True Crimes Collection RJPP Book 5) Thanks JJ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dawna Kaufmann joins us to discuss cases drawn from the files of most famous forensic pathologist on the planet, Dr. Cyril Wecht. You can find her book at Amazon.com:Ann Rule Presents- Final Exams: True Crime Cases from Cyril Wecht Thanks Dawna! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has the Lindbergh Baby Case been cracked after 80 years! Our guest, Robert Zorn, says yes! You can find the book on the subject at Amazon.com: Cemetery John: The Undiscovered Mastermind Behind the Lindbergh Kidnapping Thanks Robert! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Cameron claims that he has the solution to many of the most notorious murder cases of the 20th Century and that they all tie back to one man! In this theory, he includes the Zodiac Killer, Jon Benet Ramsey Case, Atlanta Child Murders, and more! Listen to this edition of the Crime Scene to hear his shocking theory. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: IT’S ME, Edward Wayne Edwards, the Serial Killer You Never Heard Of Thanks John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times Best-Selling author Steve Jackson talks about his new book that spotlights the heroic law enforcement efforts that brought an evil child-killer to justice. You can find his new book at Amazon.com: Bogeyman Thanks Steve! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William J. Perring joins us to discuss a Ripper theory like no other. He says a —- did it! You’ll have to tune in to find out the shocking theory on this edition of Crime Scene. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: The Seduction of Mary Kelly – Final Victim of Jack the Ripper. Book One Thanks William! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times Best-selling author Rebecca Morris joins us to talk about one of the most heinous crime stories of recent times — The Susan Powell Case. A young woman and her family snuffed out with no mercy. You can find Rebecca’s on the book at Amazon.com: If I Can’t Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children Thanks Rebecca! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and broadcaster Victoria Redstall has done something that few us have done or would have the guts to do…sat across the table from several serial killers and interviewed them on the motivations for their evil deeds. She gives us her insight in this edition of Crime Scene. You can find her book on the experience at Amazon.com: Serial Killers Up Close and Very Personal: My Death Row Interviews with the Most Dangerous Men on the Planet Thanks Victoria! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perhaps Eliot Ness’ greatest nemesis was not Al Capone in Chicago but a lesser known criminal in Cleveland who was known as the “Torso Murderer”. After his “Untouchables” heroics in the Windy City, Ness came to Cleveland and confronted a murderer, who in some ways, made Jack The Ripper look like a schoolboy. While the legendary crimefighter never caught his man, Ness had a “secret suspect” and our guest today thinks he knows who likely committed the crimes. As a native Clevelander who grew up near where the murders took place, I have always been fascinated by this case. You can find Dr. James Jessen Badal’s book on the subject at Amazon.com: In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland Torso Murders, Authoritative Edition, Revised and Expanded Thanks Dr. Badal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1903, a woman shocked Michigan when it was learned she had committed on of the most heinous crimes imaginable. We talk to author Tobin Buhk about Mary McKnight and her dastardly crimes. You can find Tobin’s book at Amazon.com: Michigan’s Strychnine Saint: The Curious Case of Mrs. Mary McKnight (True Crime) Thanks Tobin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mother who would harm her own child to get attention from health care professionals? It is unthinkable but the story covered in A Mother’s Trial. Author Nancy Wright joins us to discuss this case that is largely responsible for bringing Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy to the public’s attention. You can find Nancy’s book at Amazon.com: A Mother’s Trial Thanks Nancy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NY Times Best Selling Author Caitlin Rother joins us to share this story of greed, deceit, sex and murder. Thanks Caitlin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Internationally renowned author Simon Winchester (who also holds an OBE, by the way) joins us to talk about The Professor and The Madman. Did you know that large portions of the vaunted Oxford English Dictionary were written by a criminally insane man? Oh yes, it is true and Simon tells us of this intriguing story behind the title of his best selling book. You can find the book at Amazon.com: The Professor and the Madman (P.S.) Thanks Simon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The unsolved serial murders of five Long Island young women lie languishing in the files of law enforcement. Being Internet “escorts”, these women were at extreme risk and our guest Bob Kolker tells their story in his New York Times Best Seller. He tells us how the net has changed the nature of prostitution but how these women open themselves up to great risk. You can find Bob’s book at Amazon.com: Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery Thanks Bob! Note: This episode contains adult themes. Parental guidance is suggested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An upscale shopping district in the Washington D.C. area, an attractive young woman murdered in cold blood and a mystery are the subjects of Dan Morse’s latest book. The Washington Post report and Pulitzer Prize nominee joins us to discuss The Yoga Store Murder. You can find Dan’s book at Amazon.com: The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing Thanks Dan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A beautiful young woman ends up dead in the bathtub of a powerful, older lawyer…sounds like the plot of a TV movie…but it is not it is real. We talk to Lisa DePaulo about the case and her eBook about it. You can find Lisa’s eBook at Amazon.com: The Dead Girl in the Bathtub Thanks Lisa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was Jeffrey Dahmer really like? Today’s guest knows first hand — he went to high school with him! Comic artist and graphic novelist Derf Backderf joins us to discuss Dahmer and his new book on one of history’s most notorious serial killers. You can find his book at Amazon.com: My Friend Dahmer Thanks Derf! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases in history is that of the Zodiac Killings. Is the Zodiac still alive? Was there more than one killer? Michael Butterfield joins us to share his research on this cold case. Thanks Michael! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jodi Arias case was the trial of the decade and we have author of the New York Times Best Selling book “Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story.” Shanna Hogan talks about the infamous case and her thoughts on Jodi Arias. You can Shanna’s book on the subject at Amazon.com: Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story: A Beautiful Photographer, Her Mormon Lover, and a Brutal Murder Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story: A Beautiful Photographer, Her Mormon Lover, and a Brutal Murder – KINDLE Thanks Shanna! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former LAPD Homicide Detective Steve Hodel believes that he has cracked the world-famous Black Dahlia case. That would be stunning enough BUT WAIT TILL YOU HEAR WHO HE THINKS DID IT!!! Tune into our most stunning Crime Scene episode ever. You can find his books at Amazon.com: Steve Hodel’s Books @ Amazon.com Thanks Steve! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Karen D. Scioscia joins us to discuss the disturbing trend of kidnappings in Mexico. She recently wrote a novel about the subject which is based on a true story. You can find the book at Amazon.com: Kidnapped by the Cartel: A Novel Inspired by a True Story Kidnapped by the Cartel – KINDLE Thanks Karen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum returns to the Crime Scene. This time we discuss one of the most despicable criminals of all time — Albert Fish. Fish who kidnapped, tourtured, killed and cannibalized children was not a product of the modern day…his terrors were committed in the early 20th Century. You can find Deborah’s Kindle Single at Amazon.com: Angel Killer: A True Story of Cannibalism, Crime Fighting, and Insanity in New York City (Kindle Single) Thank you Deborah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attorney Michael Griesbach us tells the story of a wrongful conviction that made national news, how it was overturned, and the fallout afterward. Unreasonable Inferences is the subject of this week’s Crime Scene. You can find Michael’s book on the case at Amazon.com: Unreasonable Inferences: The True Story of a Wrongful Conviction and Its Astonishing Aftermath Unreasonable Inferences – KINDLE Thanks Michael! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Times bestselling author John Glatt joins us to talk about how a wealthy hotel heir lived a strange life and met a grisly death. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: The Prince of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder The Prince of Paradise – KINDLE Thanks John! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What drives a mother to murder her own children in cold blood? We talk to author Diane Fanning about just such a case where a woman’s mental illness may have lead her to the most heinous of crimes. You can find Diane’s book at Amazon.com: Sleep My Darlings: The true story of a mother who killed her children in cold blood Sleep My Darlings – KINDLE Thanks Diane! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Rick Porello joins us to talk about his book on Danny Greene, a Cleveland mafia figure who met, shall we say, an explosive end. Rick’s book was the subject of a recent major motion picture with Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken. You can find the book and movie at Amazon.com: Kill the Irishman Kill the Irishman – KINDLE Kill the Irishman (DVD) Kill the Irishman [Blu-ray] Kill the Irishman (Amazon Instant Video) Thanks Rick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise of the school shooter is one of the most disturbing trends of today. We talk to one of America’s greatest authorities on the subject, Dr. Peter Langman. He talks with us about the motivations of these shooters, and how they can be stopped. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters – KINDLE Thanks Dr. Langman! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Suzanne Handler joins us to talk about her family secret dating back to 1937 — the story of her grandfather who committed a “mercy killing” that remained secret for decades. You can find her book at Amazon.com: The Secrets They Kept: The True Story of a Mercy Killing that Shocked a Town and Shamed a Family The Secrets They Kept – KINDLE Thanks Suzanne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“One percenter” motorcycle gangs are, according to authorities, some of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the US. Our guest, Kerrie Droban, co-authored a book that details the efforts of one man, Charles Falco, to infiltrate three such gangs. She tells us his harrowing story on this Crime Scene. You can find their book on the subject at Amazon.com: Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America’s Deadliest Biker Gangs Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America’s Deadliest Biker Gangs – KINDLE Thanks Kerrie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack The Ripper historian Colin Kendell joins us to revisit the Whitechapel murders. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com: JACK THE RIPPER: The Theories and the Facts of the Whitechapel Murders In part two of this Crime Scene, Melissa English joins us to discuss the Mexican case of a young man falsely accused of heinous crimes and his efforts to regain him good name and his freedom. You can find her book at Amazon.com: My Truth Thanks Colin & Melissa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

German journalist Petra Reski joins us to discuss the Mafia in Europe. For those of you who believe the Mafia is dead, take a listen to this show and you might just change your mind. You can find Petra’s controversial book on the subject at Amazon.com: The Honored Society: A Portrait of Italy’s Most Powerful Mafia The Honored Society – KINDLE Thanks Petra! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices