Crime, Corruption, & Cocktails

15/05/2024

We'd like to share that after nearly 4 years of podcasting, Crime, Corruption, and Cocktails has come to an end, and our most recent episode will be our last. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for all of the support and love you've shown us. As always, stay safe - Jenny and Del

01/05/2024

In this week’s episode we share the story of the San Antonio 4, a group of wrongfully convicted Latinas from San Antonio, Texas. This case not only has elements of the satanic panic, but also highlights how the LGBTQ+ community is stereotyped in the legal system.

24/04/2024

On this week’s episode we discuss the Lululemon murder. In March 2011, Jayna Troxel Murray was found murdered inside the Bethesda, Maryland Lululemon where she worked. Her coworker, Brittany Norwood, told police that they were attacked by two men in ski masks. However, evidence led police in a different direction.

17/04/2024

In this week’s episode we explore the mysterious deaths of 3 old Hollywood legends; George Reeves, William Desmond Taylor, and Thelma Todd. All were influential figures in Hollywood who died under strange circumstances. While Taylor is the only one whose death was officially considered murder, many believe that Reeves and Todd were not as they appeared.

10/04/2024

In this week’s episode we discuss the horrific crimes of s*x offender and murderer Peter Scully and their connection to the dark web.

27/03/2024

In 1980, 9 week old Azaria Chamberlain was on a camping trip with her family when she was taken by a dingo. Many were skeptical of the Chamberlain’s story and believed. What followed were years of inquests, a trial, media frenzies, and public scrutiny.

20/03/2024

John Wayne Glover, otherwise known as “The Granny Killer”, murdered 6 women between the ages of 60-93 in the state of New South Wales, Australia. In this episode we not only explore Glover's crimes but also the realities of elder abuse.

13/03/2024

Between 1986 and 1989 8 people were murdered along or near the Colonial Parkway in Virginia. These murders and disappearances had several similarities leaving many to question whether or not they were all committed by the same person. Now, decades later, a killer has been named in some of the murders.

06/03/2024

Jerry Kane Jr. and his son Joseph were followers of the sovereign citizen movement and did not trust the government. Their anti-authority beliefs came to a head on May 20, 2010 when they were pulled over by 2 Arkansas State Police officers. The confrontation that ensued led to the deaths of all 4 men.

14/02/2024

On this week’s episode we explore the 1985 MOVE bombing. During a standoff between the black liberation group MOVE and the Philadelphia police the MOVE compound was bombed, killing 11 members and destroying more than 60 neighboring homes. The excessive use of force shocked the nation but was largely forgotten, until 2021 when it was discovered that the remains of 2 of the young victims of the bombing were not returned to their families. That same year, former members came forward accusing the group of being a cult.

07/02/2024

In our newest episode we look into the 1956 murders of Patricia and Barbara Grimes. The teenage sisters went missing after attending a screening of the Elvis Presley movie Love Me Tender. Elvis himself pleaded for the girls to come home, but sadly their bodies were discovered 25 days later. It’s been over 50 years and their case still remains unsolved and without a determined cause or time of death.

31/01/2024

This week we explore the crimes of Ruby Franke, a popular influencer who was arrested in August 2023, alongside her business partner, on multiple counts of child abuse. Franke’s crimes have caused many to take a closer look at family vloggers and the rights of children featured in vlogs.

25/01/2024

On this week’s episode, we dive into the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz. During the late 1970s, Berkowitz terrorized New York City. Better known as the Son of Sam or .44 Caliber Killer, Berkowitz is responsible for the death of six people with a further eleven being wounded.

19/03/2023

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Looking at the quick facts surrounding the 2001 Anthrax Attacks

14/09/2022

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08/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. Her majesty served the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth for seventy years as the longest reigning monarch in British history. Her son, Charles, has ascended to the throne upon her death and will be known as King Charles III.

21/07/2022

In 1978, actor Bob Crane was bludgeoned to death at his apartment in Scottsdale, AZ. A botched police investigation led to evidence being lost and improperly handled. Though John Carpenter, Crane’s close friend, was later charged and found not guilty of Crane’s murder, many believe he was the perpetrator.

09/07/2022

Can you believe we're almost at 100 full length episodes? We'd like your help in picking a case to cover for our 100th episode! Let us know in the comments what case you'd like to hear.

08/07/2022

On this week’s episode we will be looking at the scandal that rocked the quiz show industry in the 1950s. These quiz shows exemplified how greed can not only damage reputations but only led to a backslide that would take fifty years to recover from.

08/07/2022

In a shocking attack, Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated during a campaign event in Nara. Abe died after doctors were unsuccessful in stopping the massive blood loss from two gunshot wounds. A suspect has been arrested.

04/07/2022

Is anyone else following what's been going on with actor Ezra Miller? They've been accused of multiple assaults, grooming a teenager, and housing a mother and her young children amid unsafe conditions on their Vermont farm. Ezra is currently missing and authorities are not able to locate them and issue a protective order.

04/07/2022

Happy Independence Day!

01/07/2022

In June 1982 Vincent Chin was out celebrating his bachelor party when he was brutally beaten to death by 2 white men. Chin’s murder was largely believed to be a hate crime, but the justice system did not agree. Though Vincent Chin’s life was taken far too soon, his death paved the way for powerful legislation and influenced the Asian American Civil Rights Movement.

01/07/2022

Two high profile criminals recently received their sentences. Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years on 5 different charges including s*x trafficking. R Kelley was sentenced to 30 years following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and s*x trafficking charges. What do you think of these sentences?

15/06/2022

In January 1947, Elizabeth Short’s n**e and mutilated body was found in an empty lot in Los Angeles. The media quickly grabbed onto the grisly crime and nicknamed Short “The Black Dahlia”. Seventy five years later, the murder has become legendary, but Short’s killer has never been found.

08/06/2022

On this week’s episode, we are looking at the crimes committed by the Manson Family. Few cults have had the cultural impact as the Manson family. The Manson Family wee responsible for the murder of at 11 people which includies the Tate-LaBianca Murders.

05/06/2022

What if any of the rides or slides would you have gone on at Action Park?