Crime Beat

By Southern California News Group: Keith Sharon, reporter for the Orange CountTrue Crime

Crime Beat episodes

September 06, 2020 Bonus Episode: Loud in the Silence
In this special episode of Crime Beat, you will meet Janine Madera, a fierce advocate for justice who works as a homicide prosecutor in the Orange County District Attorney's Office. She has tried 72 trials and won 57 convictions without hearing a word of testimony. Madera is deaf and operates in the courtroom with strategically placed sign language interpreters. But her deafness isn't the most important part of her story. Janine Madera was raped as a child, and she decided as a pre-teen that she was going to someday work to put criminals behind bars.
48 min
January 16, 2020 S2, Ep. 14: Questions and Answers
The "Crime Beat" team offers insight into Season 2 at a Coast Conversation event, and we wrap the season with updates on what is going on with key people you met along the way.
1 hr 2 min
January 09, 2020 S2, Ep. 13: Xavier's Final Guilty Plea
Xavier Lopez gave a final statement that proved truth still wasn't part of his defense strategy.
1 hr 7 min
January 02, 2020 S2, Ep. 12: Sam's Interview
You will hear the entire interview with Sam Lopez from the day Cathy Torrez's body was found.
1 hr 11 min
December 26, 2019 S2, Ep. 11: The Murder Tour
Detective Daron Wyatt takes us on a tour of Placentia to show where and how Cathy's murder took place.
35 min
December 19, 2019 S2, Ep. 10: Bombshells
Was Cathy Torrez pregnant? One of the witnesses makes an incredible revelation.
36 min
December 12, 2019 S2, Ep. 9: Surprise: Four Arrests
After 13 years, police arrest four suspects in the murder of Cathy Torrez.
32 min
December 05, 2019 S2, Ep.8: Cold as Ice
The Cathy Torrez murder investigation is dead. No one is investigating. Mary Bennett and Daron Wyatt can't seem to find anyone who cares.
33 min
November 27, 2019 Bonus episode: True Crime discussion with Rebecca Lavoie
Rebecca Lavoie, host of "Crime Writers On," talks with Crime Beat host Keith Sharon about podcasting, journalism and some of the best true crime podcasts of all time.
33 min
November 21, 2019 S2, Ep. 7: Keeping the Case Alive
Police finally find a fingerprint and some DNA evidence, but neither belongs to Sam Lopez.
37 min

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The Crime Beat podcast digs deep into fascinating true crime stories, exploring new twists along the way with award-winning Southern California News Group reporter Keith Sharon's fresh interviews of…