True Crime This Week

James Renner

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Dive deep into the shadows of the crime world with "True Crime This Week," your essential half-hour rendezvous into the intriguing, the unresolved, and the downright chilling facets of criminal endeavors. Spearheaded by acclaimed journalist and true crime author, James Renner, this weekly podcast peels back the layers of the latest crime stories you've likely overlooked. James doesn't just rehash the headlines; he gives them a fresh spin, with updates on cold cases that have been left in the dark, insights into true crime pop culture that’s shaping our obsession, and his top true crime book picks to keep your library as captivating as his storytelling. Whether it's a notorious saga drawing to a close or a forgotten mystery stepping back into the limelight, "True Crime This Week" is your gateway to becoming a true crime aficionado. Tune in, get hooked, and stay informed with the most riveting stories and updates in the world of true crime. New episodes drop weekly, but the intrigue lasts a lifetime.

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True Crime This Week - Feb 21, 2025

True Crime This Week

02/21/25 • 18 min

This week: New clues in the disappearance of Asha Degree, Karen Read's new trial is already crazy, New Zealand fugitive is keeping his children in the woods, 7 arrested in Travis Kelce heist, the leader of the Zizian cult is caught, an entire police department is arrested, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.shelbystar.com/story/news/2025/02/19/search-warrants-reveal-phone-messages-new-details-in-asha-case/79184738007/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/19/metro/karen-read-arcca-payment-defense-23000-cannone-grave-concern/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/13567201/bushman-dad-kids-new-zealand-new-sighting/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/7-men-charged-connection-burglaries-professional-athletes-homes/story?id=118946743

https://nypost.com/2025/02/18/us-news/as-zizian-cult-leader-is-arrested-heres-what-they-believe/

https://apnews.com/article/asap-rocky-rihanna-shooting-verdict-la-trial-203067f305f85afab734f1975723ff04

https://www.wral.com/news/local/suspect-arrested-myrtle-beach-missing-person-case-2023/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/hanceville-alabama-police-department-officers-indicted-grand-jury-abolish/story?id=118989336

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True Crime This Week - January 7, 2022

True Crime This Week

01/07/22 • 28 min

This week - Insurrection (not the Star Trek movie); The Spine Collector is captured!; Kim Kardasian's manager is murdered; updates in the Gabby Petito and Alex Murdaugh cases; was Granger Taylor abducted by aliens? And more...

Further Reading:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/04/politics/fact-check-capitol-insurrection-january-6-lies/index.html

https://seditionhunters.org/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/06/literary-mystery-may-finally-be-solved-as-man-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-unpublished-books

https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/stealing-books-before-release-mystery.html

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/angela-angie-kukawski-business-manager-kardashians-nicki-minaj-killed-dead-1235144317/

https://www.tmz.com/2021/12/29/kardashian-business-manager-murdered-boyfriend-dead-dies-angela-kukawski/

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/william-talbott-ii-has-murder-conviction-overturned

https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvwjkv/the-man-who-went-to-space-and-disappeared-the-story-of-granger-taylor

https://www.the-sun.com/news/4362054/brian-laundrie-notebook-gabby-petito/

https://www.crimeonline.com/2022/01/05/breaking-direct-evidence-ties-alex-murdaugh-to-double-murder-of-wife-and-son-arrest-may-be-coming-soon-report/

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True Crime This Week - 10 True Crime Stories That Rocked the World In 2021

True Crime This Week

12/31/21 • 46 min

The 10 Biggest True Crime Stories of 2021!

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True Crime This Week - December 17, 2021

True Crime This Week

12/17/21 • 34 min

This week: A murder for hire plot out of a Coen Brothers movie; The motive in the Phillip Adam's murder spree; The Zodiac returns!; Sandy Hook anniversary; A member of the O'Jay's is found dead in Ohio.

Further Reading:

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/06/17/phillip-adams-a-killers-garden-daily-cover

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/nashville-murder-for-hire-plot/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Adams_(American_football)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32866344/autopsy-ex-nfl-player-phillip-adams-accused-killing-six-people-shows-unusually-severe-cte-damage

https://www.syracuse.com/state/2021/12/upstate-ny-tv-stations-receive-new-chinese-zodiac-killer-letters-fbi-investigating.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/us/covid-prison-inmates-compassionate-release-invs/index.html

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/12/14/twinsburg-remains-identified-through-dna-genealogy-research-the-o-jays-r-b-band-canton/6500806001/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O’Jays

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting

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True Crime This Week - December 3, 2021

True Crime This Week

12/03/21 • 36 min

The top stories this week: The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell - and what's up with her creepy dad? Author Alice Sebold and a man exonerated. Ethan Crumbley and the Michigan school shooting. A new case for the Porchlight Project. And will TikTok save the Menendez brothers?

Further Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghislaine_Maxwell

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/01/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-jeffrey-epstein-took-teen-girl-to-meet-trump-accuser-says.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/22/the-murky-life-and-death-of-robert-maxwell-and-how-it-shaped-his-daughter-ghislaine

https://www.newsweek.com/who-flew-jeffrey-epstein-lolita-express-plane-full-list-people-named-1654827

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Sebold

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/us/alice-sebold-apology-man-exonerated-rape/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_(memoir)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/us/michigan-oxford-high-school-shooting-thursday/index.html

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/menendez-brothers-tiktok/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Michaela_Garecht

https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/news/2021/12/01/baltimore-county-detectives-solve-40-year-old-homicide

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/murder-of-baltimore-county-girl-13-in-1981-remains-unsolved/7100892#

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-sex-abuse-dna-leads-to-astronomer-arrest-in-cold-case-slay-20211130-m66tvn5f5nhpzpud2vawv55l5q-story.html

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True Crime This Week - November 19, 2021

True Crime This Week

11/19/21 • 37 min

This week we cover the train wreck that is the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a new direction in the disappearance of William Tyrrell, exoneration in the Malcolm X assassination, Ted Conrad's real name, new info in the Sarah Benford disappearance, and genetic genealogy updates.

Further Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X#Assassination

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/17/us/malcolm-x-killing-men-exonerated/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_Islam#Cosmogony_and_the_Tribe_of_Shabazz

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/18/william-tyrrell-case-former-detective-defends-previous-investigation-into-boys-disappearance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_William_Tyrrell

https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2021/111221.htm

https://www.the-sun.com/news/uk-news/4067890/cold-case-cops-launch-dig-sarah-benford/

https://www.northantslive.news/news/northamptonshire-news/everything-know-missing-sarah-benford-6214030

https://dnadoeproject.org/case/hudson-john-doe-2019/

https://www.newjerseynewsnetwork.com/story/45236979/tiger-lady-identified-30-years-after-discovery-of-remains

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True Crime This Week - November 12, 2021

True Crime This Week

11/12/21 • 36 min

This week we cover the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the Astroworld Tragedy, JinnKidd, Maura Murray, Morgan Nick, Walker County Jane Doe, Murder of Ruth Price, Couple Found Slain.

Further Reading:

https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/local/walker-county-jane-doe-1980-murder-case-unsolved-new-details/499-af34ef36-5e76-43b1-9413-f339d206c118

https://abc7chicago.com/tiktok-videos-app-distress-hand-signal-laurel-county-kentucky/11210346/

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-defense-testimony/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/bruce-schroeder-kyle-rittenhouse-judge-phone-b1955443.html

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/At-least-8-deaths-Travis-Scott-Astroworld-Festival-16597376.php

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/For-37-minutes-after-officials-declared-a-mass-16598473.php?utm_campaign=cards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Scott

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/07/us/victims-astroworld-houston/index.html

https://todayuknews.com/travel/skyrim-tiktoker-tried-to-control-wife-before-killing-her-friend/

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/tiktok-star-accused-of-wifes-downtown-san-diego-high-rise-killing-was-living-double-life-cousin/2766634/

https://kotaku.com/skyrim-irl-tiktok-star-arrested-charged-with-murdering-1847952568