25/07/2024
Betrayal in Paradise: The Murder Case That Shook Malibu.
It started with a fairytale wedding on the beach.
And ended with the drowning of his wife and her 8-year-old son.
Hear the story on the True Crime Reporter® Podcast.
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The True Crime Reporter™ podcast takes listeners inside the yellow crime scene tape on a “journey int It has drawn praise from journalism stalwarts.
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True Crime Reporter® Goes Inside The Crime Scene Tape With Real Stories from Behind Badges and Bars. In an era where sensationalism often trumps substance, the True Crime Reporter® podcast offers a bracing alternative—a meticulously crafted, investigative lens focused on the intricacies and nuances of criminal cases that grip public consciousness. Created and hosted by Robert Riggs, a Peabody Awar
d-winning investigative reporter based in Dallas, Texas, the podcast peels back the layers of high-profile criminal investigations, offering an unprecedented level of detail and insight. True Crime Reporter® is not merely a recitation of facts and timelines. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with experts, from law enforcement agents to forensic psychologists, Riggs dives into the complexity and gravity of each case. He explores not just the "what" and the "who" but the often elusive "why" behind criminal acts, meticulously unraveling the sociopolitical threads that often inform them. The narrative richness of the podcast is underscored by its ethical rigor. Riggs goes beyond the superficial to offer a humanized portrait of both victims and perpetrators, challenging listeners to confront their preconceptions and biases. Ethical dilemmas are dissected, moral quandaries are probed, and the limitations of the criminal justice system are laid bare. The podcast serves another crucial role: that of a public educator. True Crime Reporter® acts as a manual for crime prevention, with Riggs offering invaluable tips to listeners on safeguarding themselves in various situations. The podcast serves as both a repository of true crime stories and a platform for actionable advice—a dual role that has made it a staple for those who seek to understand the labyrinthine world of criminal justice. By seamlessly blending storytelling, investigative reporting, and public education, True Crime Reporter® transcends the limitations often associated with the genre. It stands as an epitome of what true crime reporting can, and should, aspire to be—a nuanced, thoughtful, and ethically responsible exploration of the darkest corners of the human experience. True Crime Reporter® distinguishes itself not just through meticulous storytelling but also through a well-deserved litany of accolades. The recognition extends beyond mere critical acclaim; industry leaders have taken note. Claire Graves, Executive Director of The Webby Awards in 2020, commended the podcast as a beacon of "innovation and creativity on the Internet," spotlighting it from among nearly 13,500 entries spanning 50 states and 70 countries. Such endorsement is more than a mere laurel; it's a testament to the podcast's capacity to both educate and captivate. But True Crime Reporter® isn’t confined to auditory storytelling. Riggs parlayed the podcast into a five-part streaming television series titled "Freed To Kill", which premiered on Fox Nation in March 2022. This lauded series was honored with a 2022 Silver Telly Award just two months after its release, reflecting its excellence in documentary filmmaking. In his roles as both Executive Producer and principal storyteller, Riggs weaves an intricate narrative fabric, drawing from exhaustive interviews with investigators, victims' families, and key players. The series exposes how serial killer Kenneth McDuff was paroled from prison under a cloud of corruption. Retired CBS News Anchor Bob Schieffer, who appeared in Freed To Kill, succinctly encapsulated its impact, stating: "This is the story of pure evil, and you told it well." Tune in to the True Crime Reporter® podcast for an experience that's as intellectually challenging as it is emotionally impactful. Each episode is a journey into the heart of darkness—and a quest for the elusive light of truth.
23/07/2024
The Devil We Knew: How a Trusted Friend Became Malibu's Most Notorious Killer.
Do you really know what's in a friend's heart?
On today's True Crime Reporter® podcast how a seasoned journalist got fooled.
22/07/2024
It started with a fairytale wedding on the beach.
Was he Malibu's perfect family man or a calculated killer?
Get the answer on True Crime Re;porter® Tuesday episode.
12/07/2024
On the satellite phone to the news desk at Camp Doha in Kuwait 2003.
Waiting to deploy to the desert as an embedded reporter.
In the chow hall one morning, I heard a voice behind me, Riggs!
It was General David Petraeus, Commander of the 101st Airborne Division.
A great leader. Read his book, "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine, " to get your bearings in this troubled world.
10/07/2024
Dive into the thrilling life of John Dillinger, the infamous outlaw who captured the public's imagination during the Great Depression.
Discover the story of America's first Public Enemy Number One, from daring bank heists to dramatic escapes.
Listen to the True Crime Reporter® Podcast with Robert Riggs.
09/07/2024
Witness the intense final moments of John Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago.
The infamous gangster known as Public Enemy Number One met his end in a blaze of gunfire, but his legend lives on.
Listen to the story about his life and crimes on the True Crime Reporter® Podcast with Robert Riggs.
09/07/2024
The press dubbed him the "Jackrabbit" for his ability to leap over bank cashiers.
Can you name this original Gangster?
I've got the answer on Tuesday's True Crime Reporter® Podcast.
08/07/2024
McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara shows me a vintage .50 caliber Thompson Submachine Gun.
It was a favorite of the 1930s Gangster that J. Edgar Hoover dubbed "Public Enemy Number One."
Listen to the story on Tuesday's episode of the True Crime Reporter® Podcast.
05/07/2024
Interviewing Governor Ann Richards 1993.
Do you remember the political campaign debate called "Claytie and The Lady?"
04/07/2024
This is the death mask of a 1930s Gangster.
Can you name him?
Next week's episode of the True Crime Reporter® Podcast reveals the answer and his story.
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03/07/2024
Caught by a mutt.
How a pipe bomber's dog provided a clue that solved the case.
Listen to "The Postman Com**h" on this week's episode of the True Crime Reporter® Podcast.
02/07/2024
He tried to blow up a city block and everyone in it just to kill his estranged wife.
The Postman Com**h: A Special Delivery That Went Tick, Tick, Tick In Small-Town Texas.
After you listen to today's episode of the True Crime Reporter® podcast, be wary of strange boxes.
02/07/2024
What would you do if a seemingly ordinary package delivered to your office turned out to be a deadly bomb?
Join me on Tuesday's True Crime Reporter podcast as we explore terrifying events in small-town Texas.
28/06/2024
Robert Riggs - First Journalist To Fly On A Homeland Security Mission To Protect President Bush After 9/11.
Pictured in the backseat of a U.S. Air Force F-15 from the 71st Fighter Squadron September 21, 2004.
27/06/2024
Ever heard of a cult that combined satanic rituals with m**h production?
Our latest True Crime Reporter® episode uncovers Waco’s Devil Lovers.
Listen now!
25/06/2024
From occult rituals to the largest m**h lab in Texas—discover the chilling story of the Devil Lovers in our latest podcast episode. Link in bio!
25/06/2024
New episode alert! Join us as we delve into the bizarre and dangerous world of Waco’s Devil Lovers, a cult that dominated the m**h trade in Texas.
A must-listen for true crime enthusiasts on Tuesday, June 25th.
21/06/2024
Reporting from Capitol Hill in 1987.
Behind the camera, Mike Kornely, winner of multiple White House News Photographer Awards.
Producer off camera asking, "What's your motivation for this scene?"
My reply was, "Get it done by the deadline."
20/06/2024
Do You Believe That Police Body Camera Footage Can Be Altered?
We bust the myths with body cam expert Jennifer Matthews, PhD.
Check out the True Crime Reporter® Podcasts.
19/06/2024
Ever wonder what goes on inside the mind of a serial killer?😱
Especially the handsome ones like Ted Bundy.
Join us on True Crime Reporter® as we talk to J. David Bethel about his latest novel, "Mapping The Night" and the real-life cases that inspired it.
18/06/2024
In our latest True Crime Reporter® episode, we sit down with J. David Bethel, author of "Mapping The Night." Bethel shares his insights into the psychological profiles of serial killers, drawing from real-life cases. A must-listen for anyone interested in the intricate workings of the criminal mind.
18/06/2024
Exploring the Darkest Corners of the Mind
A Conversation with Crime Novelist David Bethel
Listen to it on the True Crime Reporter® Podcast on Tuesday, June 17th
With Robert Riggs
17/06/2024
Ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a serial killer?
Join us on Tuesday's True Crime Reporter® as we talk to David Bethel about his latest novel, 'Mapping The Night,' and the real-life cases that inspired it. 😱😱
14/06/2024
My 1986 "Indiana Jones" look.
In Honduras, Choluteca Gap - Very Dangerous Today.
Riding in a Texas National Guard Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
President Reagan was "Saber Rattling" Soviet Influence in Nicaragua.
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13/06/2024
Ever notice all those creepy dudes who always seem to be lurking a little too close whenever you're out?
The True Crime Reporter® Podcast will make you mega aware of those pre-incident indicators and teach you denial behavior hacks so you will never be an easy target.
07/06/2024
The young version of me who covered Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush at the White House.
Excellent memories of fellow reporters and camera crews in the press corps.
06/06/2024
Remembering two family members on the 80th Anniversary of D_Day who were KIA during the D-Day Invasion
Vernon Schnelle - PVT - Normandy American Cemetery.
Fortunately, Robert Sims, my uncle, namesake, and fellow Aggie, who landed on Omaha Beach with the 95th Infantry four months later, survived the war.
05/06/2024
"The viciousness, cruel viciousness. It still gets to you."
Retired FBI Special Agent Tase Bailey recalls the brutality he witnessed investigating the Camacho case - from a 3-year-old's ex*****on to a woman being fed through a tree mulcher.
Haunted by PURE EVIL.
04/06/2024
Discover the harrowing tale of Geno Camacho, a ruthless drug lord brought to justice.
Hear the relentless pursuit by FBI Special Agent Tase Bailey and the chilling details of Camacho's crimes.
It's a story of pure EVIL.
04/06/2024
He put her body in a tree mulcher.
Who does such a thing?
A retired FBI Special Agent talks about the case that haunts him.
Coming tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4th.
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From throwing hard balls to doing hard time. Listen to the story of what happens when a major league pitcher googles himself. #baseball #baseballlife #WorldSeries #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #RedSox #houstonastros #texasrangers
An Indian author sadly expressed resignation that bribery will remain a way of life here. Meaning the poor masses pay the price. #corruption #graft #theft #poverty #india #indianweddings
Follow up on my Road Rage USA Episode. In India no one looses their temper in chaotic traffic. How do you look thin
A child wedged between his parents on 2 wheels. A major means of transportation in an Indian city of 15M. Can you name it? #india #travel #travelphotography #motorcycle
Better than the Bellagio Fountains.
Going up. Feel like I am in a James Bond movie.
Ling Ling @ Royal Atlantis. Amazing break from covering true crime.
The Royal Alantis—Ling Ling-Dubai. Oil Rich Nations
A Mass Killer on Why He Randomly Murdered. It makes no sense. #truecrimepodcast
MASS KILLER DOUG FELDMAN EXPLAINS WHY HE RANDOMLY KILLED PEOPLE ON DALLAS HIGHWAYS. Interviewed on Texas Death Row by Robert Riggs of the True Crime Reporter® Podcast.
Mass Killer Doug Feldman Explains Why He Randomly Killed Drivers In Dallas. Interview on Texas Death Row with Robert Riggs in 1999.
Did you catch CBS news anchor @bob.schieffer thoughts regarding the Broomstick Killer on yesterday’s episode of the True Crime Reporter™️? “He was a monster. I don’t think he had any conscience and I remember somebody saying at the time if there was ever a reason for the death penalty, it was Kenneth Allen McDuff.” #kennethmcduff #freedtokill #broomstickkiller #bobschieffer #foxnation #truecrime #tcr #truecrimereporter
The backstory on how serial killer Kenneth McDuff became known as the ‘Broomstick Killer’ revealed during Robert’s radio interview with Leland Conway on the @LelandShow Thanks for having us on, @630khow 👏 Learn the full story on McDuff during True Crime Reporter’s™️ five part series premiering on Fox Nation this Friday 3/18! #kennethmcduff #freedtokill #broomstickkiller #630khow #foxnation #truecrime #tcr #truecrimereporter
One of the most sadistic sexual serial killers in Texas history that took the state by storm… Watch the “Broomstick Killer” about Kenneth McDuff in True Crime Reporter’s™️ five-part docuseries "Freed to Kill" on Fox Nation Streaming. #kennethmcduff #freedtokill #broomstickkiller #foxnation #truecrime #tcr #truecrimereporter #serialkiller #murdermystery
An unsolved murder that has haunted many of us for 25 years. NBC’s ‘Today Show’ sheds light on new technology that can potentially help solve the JonBenét Ramsey case. #thetodayshow #jonbenetramsey
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Robert Riggs - Investigative Reporter
Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter Robert Riggs created the True Crime Reporter™ podcast, an original true crime genre podcast based on three decades of real-life stories ripped from his reporter’s notebooks. The True Crime Reporter™ podcast tells the backstory of criminal cases using interviews with the law enforcement law officers that played key roles in the investigation.
“I set out to create serialized immersive content that is character-driven. I want to bring the true crime audience into the story with characters that they care about so much that they want to binge-listen,” said Riggs.
True Crime Reporter™ taps into Riggs’ network of criminal investigators from his career as an award-winning television news reporter and congressional committee investigator. It features episodes covering serial killers, mass killers, FBI profilers, child predators, notorious fugitives, cold case squads, prison gangs, drug cartels, human smugglers, bank robbers, gun traffickers, cults, terrorists, and militia groups.
In each episode, Riggs pulls out his reporter’s notebook. His law enforcement sources open up their confidential case files. And they take listeners on a journey into darkness.
Riggs, the host, and editor of the True Crime Reporter™ podcast and website oversees a team of journalists who help produce content for both platforms about current and historical crime news.
Free To Kill
The first season of True Crime Reporter™ features a 17-episode series called Free To Kill. It’s Riggs’ corruption investigation of the parole of serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff. McDuff, known as the “Broom Stick Killer”, is the worst sadistic sexual serial killer in Texas history and the state’s only inmate to ever receive three death sentences.
Riggs takes listeners inside the nationwide manhunt for McDuff with interviews from the investigators who brought him to justice. Riggs reveals how he uncovered a massive bribery scandal inside the state’s parole system that set McDuff and hundreds of violent criminals like him free.
McDuff abducted, r***d, and killed a young woman the day after he walked out of prison on early parole.
The episodes also cover McDuff’s capital murder trials, efforts to get him to reveal the location of his victim’s bodies, details from his ex*****on inside the Texas death chamber, and the impact of his case on changing the Texas criminal justice system.
In the final episode, Riggs compares notes about serial killers with Stephen Michaud who is regarded as one of the world’s top true crime authors. Michaud’s tape-recorded interviews with serial killer Ted Bundy are featured in a four-part mini-series on Netflix.
Inside The Yellow Crime Scene Tape
During his journalism career, Riggs never settled for standing outside the yellow crime scene tape. He went inside by knocking on doors, digging through records, and cultivating sources to get to the bottom of the story.
He is a recipient of television’s prestigious Peabody Award for investigative reporting and three coveted Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Awards for Investigative Reporting.
The American Bar Association honored Riggs with its Silver Gavel Award for his investigation of corruption in Texas’ parole and prison systems. The Dallas Crime Commission in conjunction with the FBI awarded Riggs its first-ever “Excellence In Reporting Award” for his investigation of teenage he**in deaths in Plano, Texas and a landmark series on identity theft.
Riggs was appointed Chief Investigator for the Joint Committee on Defense Production by the late Congressman Wright Patman during the Watergate scandal. Patman as Chairman of the House Banking Committee launched the first Watergate investigation. Riggs held a Top Secret Security clearance from the Department of Defense.
True Crime Reporter™ is a trademarked and copyrighted production. Justice Facts, a podcast about current and historical criminal cases is cohosted by Robert Riggs and Bill Johnston the former federal prosecutor who led the manhunt for McDuff and indicted the parole board chairman for corruption.
The true crime stories from their respective careers are stranger than fiction.
