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 - March 11, 2022

True Crime This Week

03/11/22 • 24 min

This week: Sherri Papini, the real Gone Girl; 1st insurrectionist to go to trial is found guilty; ghost guns take Manhattan; an update in the William Tyrrell case; genetic genealogy news, and more!

Further Reading:

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

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article259194028.html

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article259197843.html

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/january-6-reffitt-verdict/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-expresses-concern-over-number-of-ghost-guns-turning-up-at-crime-scenes/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/gardena-man-arrested-in-womans-1994-cold-case-killing-in-desert-hot-springs/

https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/william-tyrells-foster-father-charged-with-giving-false-evidence/news-story/d7baaeab30769ab114fb7ec2159ef8be

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2022/03/09/cold-case-dna-ids-patricia-lorraine-barnes-unsolved-murder-kitsap-county-douglas-keith-krohne-id/9443480002/

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True Crime This Week - July 8, 2022

True Crime This Week

07/08/22 • 40 min

This week: Who was Jayland Walker, Bobby Crimo arrested, human trafficking in Ukraine, someone blew up the creepy Georgia guidestones, the Christmas Tree Lady is identified, and more!

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Further Reading:

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/jayland-walker-akron-police-shooting-what-we-know-traffic-stop-new-franklin/7801059001/

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/captive-audience-hulu-ratings-giancarlo-falwell-larry-ray-1235309763/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb6VNNSfI64

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/07/jayland-walker-protest-arrests-akron/7828647001/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/serial-killer-oklahoma-death-cold-case-murders-texas

https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2022/07/07/christmas-tree-lady-identified/

https://www.wokv.com/news/national/genetic-genealogy/JOBPEUOPMTWD4CMYZV6OKCJD5Y/

https://www.ranker.com/list/mysterious-georgia-guidestones/jodi-smith

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jul/07/ukraine-prosecutors-uncover-sex-trafficking-ring-preying-on-women-fleeing-country

https://nypost.com/2022/07/06/highland-park-shooter-robert-crimo-father-speaks-about-son/

https://autos.yahoo.com/satanic-georgia-tablets-despised-conspiracy-173851943.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJ1ZGdlcmVwb3J0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHGiDIaRaX5UyfesBeIX9Yy2ep8oWZqvign4v53-_CEPpshQWQIDdYlraC2XM4GNcoxNf8HYbJnX-Gimmmh6zomuvEtNUkv-hYw90OlcKOwiCtS-BiUKAEb7jnuEXq9pxWWtiBS-C2WngDF5kqU_enAaRky-rPRri7xXi1eu3O7K

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-crimo-iii-highland-park-shooting-who-is/

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

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True Crime This Week - October 21, 2022

True Crime This Week

10/21/22 • 30 min

This week: The Okmulgee Massacre; FBI raids investigative journalist; Paul Flores found guilty; OnlyFans model tried to get protection order on boyfriend before she killed him; Canada may have new serial killer; The Tippecanoe truck bomb mystery; and more!

Further Reading:

https://abc7chicago.com/joe-kennedy-arrested-volusia-county-florida/12347027/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/oklahoma-missing-men-killed-dismembered

https://www.reddit.com/r/KristinSmart/comments/y8kwie/slo_tribune_ruben_flores_juror_says_paul_flores/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/y6q1fi/in_august_1998_a_truck_carrying_a_devastating/

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/skeletal-remains-positively-identified-dna-technology-monroe-county-steven-gabbard-louisville-indianapolis/531-a2232acb-d988-4df0-a368-b6fed24a7a73

https://www.wvik.org/wvik-top-stories/2022-09-13/asplund-disappearance-solved

https://www.crossville-chronicle.com/news/glade_sun/enjoying-nature-a-12-year-mystery-is-finally-solved/article_18f61480-9a47-11ec-b795-f7115d76f958.html?fbclid=IwAR0-PjlHNUkLqEObiSt1s03iV0oyLI397LR9rcgV54S3BpU8mLOuPoSEW_c

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/suspect-in-cold-case-murder-may-have-committed-other-crimes-sq-says

https://nypost.com/2022/10/18/courtney-clenney-pleaded-for-help-before-death-of-boyfriend/?dicbo=v2-ae2b0e762b88a4858692d64dae27ade2

https://nypost.com/2022/10/19/journalist-james-gordon-meek-missing-since-fbi-seized-classified-docs-in-home-raid-report/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/movies/3212-un-redacted-review.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/fbi-raid-abc-news_producer-1234613619/

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True Crime This Week - December 10, 2021

True Crime This Week

12/10/21 • 25 min

New this week: Did Jussie Smollett beat himself up on the witness stand? Ghislaine Maxwell's mystery child; Scott Peterson is re-sentenced; New info in the Delphi murders case; and the latest in genetic genealogy.

Further Reading:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony_shots-insta-profile-emerges-in-abigail-williams-liberty-german-murder-probe-in-delphi-indiana

https://jamesrenner.com/virtually-a-detective-case-101-delphi/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/jussie-smollett-trial-thursday-jury-deliberations/index.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ghislaine-maxwell-pregnant-photo-epstein-b1971772.html

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/12/09/scott-peterson-laci-peterson-murder-resentencing-death-row-modesto/

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

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/youtuber-finds-car-belonging-to-tn-teen-missing-for-2-decades/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHubEgFJZQahvKeT1vMeng

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/slain-woman-whose-body-was-found-in-davie-canal-in-1975-identified/2636494/

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True Crime This Week - June 23, 2023

True Crime This Week

06/23/23 • 21 min

This week: Kohberger gets wrecked; Gorge Amphitheater shooter blames mushrooms; Hunter Biden gets probation; Michael Turney updates; Richard Allen admits he did it; Afroman gets high; and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/21/us/bryan-kohberger-dna-match-idaho-killings-evidence/index.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/gorge-shooting-suspect-was-hallucinating-from-mushrooms-court-documents-say/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/politics/hunter-biden-plea-deal-tax-charges.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/i-m-not-supposed-to-die-this-way-r-kelly-claims-he-is-scared-for-his-life-in-prison-after-undergoing-operation-to-treat-blood-clots/ar-AA1cQ6Ak?li=BBnba9O

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/richard-allen-guilty-delphi-murders-b2360144.html

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/06/21/jury-selection-begins-for-trial-of-man-accused-of-murdering-stepdaughter/70341018007/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voiceless-no-longer-the-creator-of-missing-alissa/id1538289354?i=1000617814421

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True Crime This Week: Announcement!

True Crime This Week

10/10/21 • 0 min

Welcome to True Crime This Week, with James Renner!

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True Crime This Week - July 29, 2022

True Crime This Week

07/29/22 • 39 min

This week, a special presentation: Little Liars Everywhere

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True Crime This Week - September 2, 2022

True Crime This Week

09/02/22 • 31 min

This week: A Russian murder mystery, Columbus police shoot Donovan Lewis dead in bed, a Catholic nun is found alive after disappearance, an important update in the Delphi murders, Christopher Dawson found guilty, the true story of the Children of the Underground, and Anna Delvy's friend sues Netflix.

Further Reading:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/russian-oil-executive-dies-in-fall-from-moscow-hospital-window

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/08/30/columbus-officer-kills-man-while-trying-to-serve-warrant-in-hilltop/65463425007/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/body-cam-captures-columbus-cop-ricky-anderson-shooting-unarmed-man-donovan-lewis-in-bed

https://clarionherald.org/news/sister-sullen-freed-after-5-months-of-captivity-in-burkina-faso?fbclid=IwAR21ytZZyCVu6Z_WEV6w2NG2FQZwRCb5VtlEZx0LNJEnnp6ZHhUsroBHQgc

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/river-searches-continue-near-home-of-man-tied-to-delphi-investigation/

https://apnews.com/article/technology-australia-new-south-wales-262c04448f8352db510e613a5413cb10

https://gilaherald.com/mother-of-child-murdered-in-2020-safford-cold-case-arrested/?fbclid=IwAR2qQ2buCgpdG7GeMNQEA_eeUuNVK35BUyCZFaKfYtVqmup9f3hmiDmVaGU

https://ktul.com/news/local/angela-mason-lake-thunderbird-2008-oklahoma-state-bureau-investigation-partially-buried-cherokee-nation-moore-parabon-nanolabs-forensics-putnam-city-west-high-school-aungela-spurlock

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/2925/details?nav

https://www.ajc.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-faye-yager-returns-with-satanic-fears-of-1980s-ones-that-never-really-left/YQT6T3U7BRAZZEQ74MEWY6EZCI/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/08/31/inventing-anna-netflix-rachel-williams-lawsuit/

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True Crime This Week - September 20, 2024

True Crime This Week

09/20/24 • 19 min

This week: Diddy done did it, new developments in the Asha Degree disappearance, James Bond breaks bad, Mohamed al-Fayed is still dead, armchair sleuths find the I-75 shooter, Portage County is crazy, and more!

Further Reading:

https://apnews.com/article/p-diddy-arrest-indictment-unsealed-key-details-5654c1b8c43088f4de4e80a12fa6fbbe

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/north-carolina-missing-asha-degree-b2615081.html

https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/former-cia-officer-brian-jeffrey-raymond-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-drugging-sexually-abused-unconscious-women-across-multiple-countries/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/19/harrods-ex-owner-mohamed-al-fayed-accused/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/us/joseph-couch-kentucky-shooting-suspect-body-found/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/us/mary-robin-walter-kansas-cold-case/index.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/asian-doe-gilgo-beach-murders-rcna171314

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