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True Crime This Week: American Crimes of the Century Nov 23, 2025

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This week on True Crime This Week, host Vanessa Richardson revisits two of America’s most shocking and unforgettable crimes — cases that defined their eras and captured the nation’s imagination.
First, the 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapping, a crime so sensational it was called “the trial of the century.” When famed aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son vanished, a desperate nationwide manhunt ensued — and the suspect who finally faced justice would go to his death claiming innocence.
Then, travel to Dallas, 1963, as nightclub owner Jack Ruby guns down Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy. In one televised moment, Ruby ensured the world would never hear Oswald’s side — leaving behind one of history’s most enduring mysteries.
From ransom notes to conspiracy theories, these are the crimes that changed America forever.

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Brewing Empire Heir Ransomed: Adolph Coors III Pt. 2 Nov 20, 2025

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After Adolph Coors III vanished in 1960, the FBI launched one of the most intense investigations in U.S. history. From the ransom note to the discovery of his body and the capture of Joseph Corbett Jr., this is the gripping conclusion to the Coors kidnapping and murder case that stunned America.

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Brewing Empire Heir Ransomed: Adolph Coors III Pt. 1 Nov 20, 2025

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In 1960, Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors Brewing Company, left his Colorado ranch for work and vanished without a trace. This episode traces the Coors family’s rise from humble immigrant beginnings to beer empire royalty, before the winter morning that turned their legacy into a headline-making mystery. What followed was one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history.

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True Crime This Week: Infamous Inmates Nov 16, 2025

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This week on True Crime This Week, host Vanessa Richardson explores the twisted lives of two of history’s most notorious prisoners. First, the story of Charles Manson, the manipulative cult leader whose “Family” turned peace and love into terror. From failed musician to prophet of “Helter Skelter,” Manson’s descent into madness culminated in one of the most chilling murder sprees in American history. Then, meet Robert Stroud, the “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Though immortalized as a gentle animal lover, the real Stroud was a violent killer who spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement. His obsession with canaries and his unlikely fame reveal the strange line between redemption and myth. Two men. Two cells. One shared legacy of infamy.

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Wedding Fund Murder Fraud Pt. 2 Nov 13, 2025

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Dan Wozniak played the role of a grieving friend while hiding a deadly secret. In Part 2, we trace the investigation that unmasked the aspiring actor as a cold-blooded killer—from ATM fraud and staged texts to dismemberment, duffel bags, and a twisted confession the cops never saw coming.

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Wedding Fund Murder Fraud Pt. 1 Nov 13, 2025

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He was a struggling actor with big dreams—and even bigger secrets. Dan Wozniak couldn't afford the life he wanted, so he lied, manipulated, and schemed to get it. In this episode, we trace his troubled past, toxic romance, and twisted friendships that set the stage for a double homicide.

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True Crime This Week: Prison Breaks Nov 09, 2025

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This week on True Crime This Week, host Vanessa Richardson explores two of history’s most legendary escape artists who turned their jailbreaks into folklore.
First, meet Jack Sheppard, the 18th-century London thief who outsmarted authorities time and again with four daring escapes from England’s toughest prisons — before his death turned him into a working-class hero.
Then, travel to colonial Australia to follow Joseph Bolitho “Moondyne” Joe Johns, a convict whose cunning and persistence made him the most famous prison escapee in Australian history. From digging through cell walls to vanishing into the outback, Joe became a national icon for defying authority and refusing to give up.
From the back alleys of London to the wilds of Western Australia, these stories prove that some legends are born behind bars.

Whistleblower Silenced: Karen Silkwood Pt. 2 Nov 06, 2025

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In 1974, 28-year-old Karen Silkwood was on her way to meet with a New York Times reporter. She planned to blow the whistle on the numerous safety issues at the nuclear power plant where she worked. But before she could get there, Karen was killed in a violent car crash. Her friends and co-workers couldn’t help but wonder: was Karen murdered to stop her from sharing the truth?

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Whistleblower Silenced: Karen Silkwood Pt. 1 Nov 06, 2025

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When 26-year-old Karen Silkwood first started working at a nuclear power plant in Oklahoma in 1972, she was thrilled to be fulfilling her passion for science. But before long, she realized just how risky her job was — and she wanted the world to know the truth. She had no idea that in doing so, she would lose her life.

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True Crime This Week: Infamous Heists Nov 02, 2025

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This week on True Crime This Week, host Vanessa Richardson dives into two of history’s most daring and unforgettable heists.
First, journey to Nazi-occupied France, where art curator Rose Valland risked her life to secretly track thousands of stolen masterpieces — including Nicolas de Largillierre’s Portrait of a Woman, Half Length — and later helped the famed Monuments Men recover Europe’s looted treasures.
Then, ride back to the Wild West for the tale of Black Bart, the gentleman bandit who robbed 28 Wells Fargo stagecoaches without ever firing a shot — and left behind poetry instead of bloodshed.
From stolen art to outlaw artistry, these two crimes prove that not all heists are created equal — but every thief eventually faces the same reckoning.

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