Crime Raven

Mark Rein

Retired after a 20-year law enforcement career in one of the most dangerous cities in America, Detective Sergeant Mark Rein brings his perspective to crimes you know and crimes you have never heard of. For years he worked nights in the roughest areas of Anchorage, Alaska. Later, he was a detective in property crimes, then went undercover in Vice. As a Sergeant, he led the Special Victims, Drug, and Investigative Support Units. Listen to his inside perspective and expand your understanding of true crime.Disclaimer: This podcast discusses crimes researched using publicly available information or personal recollections. Content may be graphic, disturbing, or violent and may be upsetting to some. Listener discretion is advised. Suspects are considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law.

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Top 10 Crime Raven Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Crime Raven episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Crime Raven for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Crime Raven episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Justice on Main Street

Crime Raven

05/20/22 • 75 min

In this episode, listen to how Calvin Phillips, Pam Phillips, and Ed Dansereau finally get Justice on Main Street.
Resources:
Trial footage: https://www.courttv.com/trials/ky-v-martin-2021/

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Mindy Schloss Trailer

Crime Raven

04/02/22 • 0 min

What happened to Mindy Schloss?

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Premonition: Vanishing Brittanee Drexel

Crime Raven

09/22/22 • 64 min

In the middle of spring break revelry, a mother’s premonition comes true - the beginning of an enduring mystery.
Sources

Merchant, E. (2017). Lost and Found https://amzn.to/3BWhcjc

https://www.eonline.com/news/1331722/inside-the-13-year-search-for-brittanee-drexel-a-familys-nightmare-grim-twists-and-a-suspect-charged

https://fox28media.com/news/local/timeline-disappearance-of-brittanee-drexel-wciv

https://www.syracuse.com/state/2022/05/brittanee-drexel-killer-confessed-police-say-was-pulled-over-day-after-upstate-ny-teen-disappeared.html

https://heavy.com/news/raymond-moody/

https://conandaily.com/2022/05/17/raymond-moody-biography-13-things-about-georgetown-south-carolina-man/

https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/abrittanee-drexels-alleged-killer-raymond-moody-recalls-1983-kidnapping/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/5359137/brittanee-drexel-murder-cold-case-missing-woman-raymond-moody/

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/in-2004-brittanee-drexels-alleged-killer-said-he-would-never-hurt-another-child/article_a4f71d64-f3c3-11ec-8ff1-cb7c87da1f2e.html

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/05/17/sheriffs-office-brittanee-drexel-murder-suspect-confessed-following-arrest-provided-information-location-remains/

https://www.whec.com/archive/exclusive-fbi-informant-speaks-with-news10nbc-says-he-witnessed-brittanee-drexels-murder/

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02/21/22 • 0 min

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Be Not Deceived: Indecent Murder in Indianapolis

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10/10/23 • 56 min

If you betray all those to blame for your problems, who is left in the end?

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Preying in Anchorage

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06/03/22 • 60 min

In this episode, young girls are bought and sold by rich men in a sex and candy world. Think Epstein and Maxwell on a budget.
Resources:
Need help? United States:

1 (888) 373-7888

National Human Trafficking Hotline

SMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")

Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week

Languages: English, Spanish and 200 more languages

Website: http://humantraffickinghotline.org

AIH: https://www.aih.com/
Brant, T. (February 10, 2004). Drug probe turns up possible clue to women's deaths. Anchorage Daily News.
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/archive/criminal/ceos/pressreleases/downloads/DAK%20Boehm%20plea%20PR_112204.pdf

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Murders on Main Street

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05/06/22 • 62 min

In November 2015, the bodies of neighbors Pam Phillips and Ed Dansereau were found in a burned-out vehicle. Later the body of Calvin Phillips was found in his cellar. Who was the target, and who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time? This is part one of our two-part take on these horrible murders on Main Street.

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Murders on Main Street Kentucky Re-release

Crime Raven

11/29/22 • 116 min

This is a re-release where we reworked some pieces and combined two episodes into one.

Resources:

Trial footage: https://www.courttv.com/trials/ky-v-martin-2021/

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Looking for Trouble: Cascades Killer

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08/13/23 • 68 min

The Cascades provide the endless backdrop for this Oregon serial killer. Back and forth on US Highway 20, the Watcher spends decades looking for trouble. He finds it over and over again until the search for a young girl brings it to a halt.
Sources:

https://youtu.be/ilj8fZroRw0

https://projects.oregonlive.com/ghostsofhighway20/melissasheila/

https://projects.oregonlive.com/ghostsofhighway20/ackroyd/

https://www.madraspioneer.com/news/infamous-murderer-dies-in-prison/article_18d7e1b1-531f-5fab-a96c-02e56334a453.html

https://www.smith.edu/news/noelle-crombie-92-highway-20

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