Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime

Latest Episodes:

Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime Breaking News Jul 02, 2020

My special guest this week is Aurora from Murder Murder News. We discuss the Joseph DeAngelo/Golden State Killer guilty plea, the Lori Vallow-Chad Daybell Case updates, the Danny Masterson rape charges and more.

Sources:

"JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan Found in Chad Daybell's Yard" by Nate Eaton for EastIdahoNews.com, June 20, 2020.

"Scott Peterson asks court to overturn murder conviction" by Maura Dolan for The Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2020. "Prosecutors, family members confront Golden State Killer in plea agreement hearing" by Josh Cain for the Orange County Register, June 30, 2020.

Sponsor: Better Help - www.BetterHelp.com/taco for 10% off your first month of professional, online counseling. Links:

Murder Murder News https://murdermurder.news/

Let's Taco 'Bout Women and True Crime May 28, 2020

In this episode I and my guest, Erica from Southern Fried True Crime, discuss what draws women to true crime stories, what it's like being a woman true crime podcaster and share breaking news about another plagiarism case directed at true crime podcasters.

#truecrime #podcasters #plagiarism #womenpodcasters

Sponsor: BetterHelp - www.betterhelp.com/taco for 10% off your first month of online professional counseling.

Articles:

"Why do Women Love True Crime" by Kate Tuttle for The New York Times

"Why do we - women in particular - love true crime books?" by Megan Abbott for The Los Angeles Times.

"This is Your Brain on True Crime Stories" by Paige Smith for The Huffington Post

"CrimeCon - Where mostly women go to relish tales of rape and murder" by Maureen Callahan for The New York Post

Southern Fried True Crime podcast - www.southernfriedtruecrime.com

"Let's Taco 'Bout the Crime Junkie Plagiarism Scandal" - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-episode-lets-taco-bout-crime-junkie-plagiarism/id1452118167?i=1000447888185

Let's Taco 'Bout "McMillions" May 14, 2020

On this episode we'll be discussing "McMillions" the six-part HBO documentary series that details the FBI investigation into the McDonald's Monopoly fraud case.

Between 1989 and 2001 there were no legitimate winners of the grand prizes in the McDonald's Monopoly game promotion. One man set out to steal the instant winner game pieces that paid out up to $1 million dollars each that paid out a total of $24 million dollars. "McMillions" traces the FBIs investigation to find out who the elusive "Uncle Jerry" was and how he was able to pull off this scam for over a decade.

My special guest is Jerri Williams, retired FBI agent, author and podcaster. Jerri spent 26 years with the FBI working major economic fraud investigations. She is the host of the podcast Retired FBI Casefile Review. You can find her podcast, books and other projects and sign up for her reader team at www.jerriwilliams.com.

Watch McMillions here: https://www.hbo.com/mcmillions

Play the McDonald's Trivia Game here: https://www.usefultrivia.com/miscellaneous_trivia/mcdonalds_trivia.html

Sponsor:

BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month of professional counseling at www.BetterHelp.com/taco

Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime Quarantine and Chill Apr 30, 2020

On this episode you'll hear from some of your favorite true crime podcasters to get recommendations on best ways to pass the time while under stay-at-home orders - true crime style, of course!

My guests include:

Mike Morford host of Criminology, Murder in My Family and co-host of Three Men and a Mystery

Lindsay from Mugshot Podcast

Robin Warder from The Trail Went Cold

Rachel from Yours in Murder

Nina from Already Gone and Don't Talk to Strangers Podcasts

Alvin from Affirmative Murder Podcast

The Captain from True Crime Garage

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Link for the VokL Channel: https://getvokl.com/channel/robin-1

Link for True Crime Game Time livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUTo0xtK4CQ

Sponsor:

BetterHelp - www.betterhelp.com/taco for 10% off your first month of professional counseling

My Recommendations:

BOOKS:

Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

DOCUMENTARIES AND DOCUMENTARY SERIES:

The Forgotten West Memphis Three

The House of Suh

The Family I Had

Lost Compassion: What Happened to Mitrice Richardson?

TV SHOWS:

Truth Be Told (Apple+)

Barry (HBO)

Derry Girls (Netflix)

Better Things (FX)

PODCASTS:

Dark Topic (True Crime)

Art Holes (Comedy/Art History)

Let's Taco 'Bout "The Tiger King" Apr 16, 2020

On this episode, my guest host is Brianna from Murder Dictionary Podcast. We talk about the true crime documentary series that has taken the world by storm "The Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness".

#JoeExotic #CaroleBaskins #truecrimedocumentaries #Netflix

Murder Dictionary Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-dictionary/id1169967004

Sponsor: Better Help - To get 10% off your first month of professional counseling go to www.BetterHelp.com/TACO.

To watch the Tiger King: https://www.netflix.com/title/81115994

Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TacoBoutCrime

Let's Taco 'Bout "Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story" Feb 06, 2020

My guest host on this episode is Alvin Williams from the Affirmative Murder Podcast. We discuss the Lifetime television movie "Stolen by My Mother" that details the true crime case of Kamiyah Mobley. Kamiyah was kidnapped from a Florida hospital when she was a newborn. It wasn't until she was sixteen-years-old that she discovered the woman she knew as her mother was her kidnapper.

You can watch "Stolen by My Mother" on Lifetime Movies, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.

Affirmative Murder Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/affirmative-murder/id1296864488

Twitter: @affirmativemur1

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "No Frills Comparsa" and "No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Let's Taco 'Bout Being a Podcaster w/Aaron from The Generation Why Oct 22, 2019

My guest this time is Aaron from The Generation Why and Framed: An Investigative Story podcasts. I get to ask Aaron about podcasting from both sides - producing a weekly, episodic show and a serialized podcast. We also talk about the highs and lows of being a podcaster and get to know a little more about Aaron.

Subscribe to Framed: An Investigative Story here.

Subscribe to The Generation Why Podcast here.

Listen to Once Upon a Crime here.

Let's Taco 'Bout The Teen Mom-Amber Portwood Arrest Oct 08, 2019

My co-host this time is comedian Tracey Carnazzo, host of Teen Mom Trash Talk Podcast. We talk about the legal troubles and latest arrest of reality TV personality Amber Portwood of the MTV show "Teen Mom OG".

You can listen to Amber Portwood's leaked audio on the YouTube Channel "Without a Crystal Ball" - links here:

https://youtu.be/l2q9kyNxswM

https://youtu.be/3SrPoNbNf_Q

https://youtu.be/TD-FMxnXJE8

The Instagram rant can be seen here: https://youtu.be/nx93sHd6sEY

Links for Tracey:

Website: http://www.traceycarnazzo.com

Teen Mom Trash Talk Live - October 19th at Caroline's on Broadway - Get tickets on the website or get link in the Instagram bio here - https://www.instagram.com/trixietuzzini/

Twitter: @trixietuzzini

Let's Taco 'Bout "I Love You, Now Die" Oct 02, 2019

In this episode my guest host is Lorena Garcia who joins me to discuss the 2-part documentary, "I Love You, Now Die" about the Michelle Carter case.

Links:

@TacoBoutCrime on Twitter

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Music Credits:

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "No Frills Comparsa" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Bonus Episode: Let's Taco 'Bout the Crime Junkie Plagiarism Scandal Aug 27, 2019

On this bonus episode I talk about breaking news in the true crime podcast community - the Crime Junkie plagiarism allegations. My guests Steven Pacheco from Trace Evidence and Robin Warder from The Trail Went Cold have both been connected to this story. My own podcast, Once Upon a Crime, has also been directly affected.

Links:

Trace Evidence Podcast: https://www.trace-evidence.com

The Trail Went Cold Podcast: http://trailwentcold.com

Comparison of audio from Episode #87 of Once Upon a Crime and Episode #33 of Crime Junkie: https://youtu.be/ZtIrmuuKDJA

Articles:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/business/media/crime-junkie-podcast-plagiarism.html

The Hosts Of The Popular Podcast "Crime Junkie" Are Accused Of Quietly Deleting Episodes Over Plagiarism https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/crime-junkie-podcast-accused-plagiarism-episodes

https://www.vulture.com/2019/08/crime-junkie-podcast-plagiarism-scandal.html?utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_medium=s1&fbclid=IwAR30ctEsdER2C7cvW6qHkd18u3iihXkO4O1nppNblkujdnkCsuYx0MVuEiY

http://www.edrants.com/crime-junkie-how-the-most-popular-true-crime-podcast-turned-to-serial-plagiarism/

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/crime-junkie-podcast-ashley-flowers-plagiarism-1203302072/#article-comments

Music Credits:

Music from https://filmmusic.io:

"No Frills Comparsa" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

"No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Let's Taco 'Bout "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" Aug 08, 2019

This week I welcome documentary filmmaker and Quentin Tarantino fan, Celene Beth Calderon to the show to talk about the new Tarantino film, "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood", a reimagining of the Summer of '69 in Los Angeles and the Manson Murders.

Links:

Instagram: @theodorethedocumentary or @celenebeth

Twitter: @theodoredoc or @celenebeth

Facebook: @theodorethedocumentary

You can follow Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime on Twitter @tacoboutcrime

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "No Frills Comparsa" and "No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Let's Taco 'Bout "The Act" Jul 19, 2019

We're back! In this episode my guest host is Jane, host of the upcoming comedy podcast 98% Stupid. Jane and I discuss the 8-part movie "The Act", a dramatized telling of the Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blancharde case.

You can watch "The Act" on Hulu. www.hulu.com

You can follow Jane on Facebook at 98 Stupid Podcast.

You can watch "The Act" on Hulu. www.hulu.com

You can follow Jane on Facebook at 98 Stupid Podcast.

You can follow Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime on Twitter @tacoboutcrime.

Music credits:

https://filmmusic.io:

"No Frills Comparsa" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

https://filmmusic.io:

"No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Let's Taco 'Bout "Leaving Neverland" Apr 23, 2019

This week I discuss the 2-part HBO documentary series "Leaving Neverland" produced by filmmaker Dan Reed. It tells the story of two men, James Safechuck and Wade Robson who allege they were sexually abused as children by entertainer Michael Jackson.

My guest host this week is Tyler Bell, the writer and producer of the podcast "Westside Fairytales".

Links:

Westside Fairytales Podcast - www.westsidefairytales.com

Twitter: @WSFairytales

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/westsidefairytales

Leaving Neverland - https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/leaving-neverland

Taco Bell Cantina locations - https://www.livingmas.com/cantina

Let's Taco 'Bout "The Dirt" Apr 09, 2019

This time my guest host is Brianna, the host of podcasts "Murder Dictionary" and "Crime Screen". Brianna joins me to talk about the new Netflix film "The Dirt" the story of notorious rock band Motley Crue.

Links:

www.murderdictionary.com

http://crimescreen.libsyn.com

Trailer for "The Dirt"

Music Credits:

Music from https://filmmusic.io:"No Frills Comparsa" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io:"No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Let's Taco 'Bout "Abducted in Plain Sight" Mar 19, 2019

This time my guest host is Leroy from Dark Topic Podcast. We discuss the much buzzed about documentary "Abducted in Plain Sight".

Abducted in Plain Sight can be viewed on Netflix.

Subscribe to Dark Topic here.

On Patreon: www.patreon.com/darktopicpod

Subscribe to Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-taco-bout-true-crime/id1452118167?mt=2

Music credits:

"No Frills Comparsa" and "No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Let's Taco 'Bout "Lorena" - The Lorena Bobbitt Docuseries Mar 05, 2019

This week we taco 'bout the 4-part docuseries "Lorena" available now on Amazon Prime.

In 1993, 24-year-old Lorena Bobbitt was arrested for cutting off the penis of her 26-year-old husband John Wayne Bobbitt. The case and trial would become a media circus. Lorena would claim that John physically and sexually abused her throughout their marriage and she finally snapped after he'd raped her, once again, that night. He would claim that they were splitting up, that Lorena was angry and had mutilated him out of jealousy and revenge.

You can find Erica's podcast Southern Fried True Crime at www.southernfriedtruecrime.com.

You can watch "Lorena" here.

Music credits:

"No Frills Comparsa" and "No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Episode One: Let's Taco 'Bout "Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes" Feb 19, 2019

In our inaugural episode my guest host, Yolanda and I taco 'bout the 4-part Netflix documentary series "Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes". I also share a crazy news story about an unlikely pairing of two well-known true crime characters and take a taco quiz!

Episode Music Credit: Music from https://filmmusic.io: "No Frills Comparsa" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Resources:

Take BuzzFeed's Taco Quiz Here!

Netflix Series: Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

I Am The Night on TNT Network

Podcasts:

Not Perfect or Functional

Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and The Black Dahlia

Once Upon a Crime

Coming Soon - Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime! Feb 10, 2019

Esther, host of the true crime podcast Once Upon a Crime, brings listeners a fresh and spicy take on the true crime genre. With each episode of "Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime" Esther and a special guest host will talk about what's new, hot and trending in true crime!

Guest hosts might include your favorite podcasters, investigators, journalists, documentarian and even celebrity guests! The only prerequisite is that they love true crime...and tacos!

So, take a seat at the table, grab a taco and your favorite hot sauce and Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime! Subscribe today - the first episode will debut on Taco Tuesday, February 19th!

Show music from https://filmmusic.io:"No Frills Comparsa" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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