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Today, on Crime & Entertainment, we have Award-Winning True Crime author, Chris Cipollini. Chris is a very respected, organized-crime historian who has appeared on numerous television shows. He is also an accomplished comic book writer. The fixation into the underworld started when Chris stumbled upon the memoir of Salvatore Luciano, otherwise known as Lucky Luciano. That particular book piqued his interest into organized crime and since then, Chris has been rolling out classic books such as Diary of a Motor City Hit Man: The Chester Wheeler Campbell Story, Lucky Luciano: Mysterious Tales of a Gangland Legend, as well as a book on the infamous killing crew, Murder Inc. So, strap in and check out this fascinating episode on murder and mayhem here on Crime & Entertainment.

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Jody Plauche’, from Baton Rouge, LA., made national headlines in March of 1984 when he was abducted by his karate teacher, Jeff Doucet. During this awful abduction, Jody was taken 2,000 miles away from his home to Los Angeles, CA. FBI officials were eventually able to rescue Jody and arrest his abductor, Jeff Doucet. After medical exams were performed on Jody, it was determined that he was sexually assaulted by Jeff. After learning this horrible news, Jody's father, Gary Plauche', learned the specifics of when the abductor, Jeff, was going to be brought back to Baton Rouge, LA. Gary strategically placed himself at a bank of payphones and as Jeff and the FBI agents walked by him, he fired a single, shot at point blank range striking Jeff in the head eventually leading to his death the next day. The shooting was captured by WBRZ news crew, a local ABC affiliate. Gary was given a 7-year suspended sentence and was never ordered to serve jail time. To so many, Gary is considered a hero. His son, Jody Plauche', has now written a book titled Why Gary Why? detailing this difficult experience. Despite this life-altering incident, Jody went on to obtain his Bachelor’s degree in General Studies from Louisiana State University with minors in Psychology, Speech Communications, and Philosophy. Jody has worked in the field of violence prevention since 1995. While attending Louisiana State University, he served on the executive board for Men Against Violence, a campus organization aimed at preventing campus violence, including sexual assault and other physical violence. So, check out this amazing life story of Jody Plauche' and how he turned his life-altering experience into a quest to help others. 

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On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage to travel from Southampton, England, to New York City. The vessel was dubbed the "Unsinkable Ship." However, after striking an iceberg, the ship did just that and sank in the early morning of April 15th, 1912. Over 2,208 passengers were in for a terrifying experience. Among the passengers were the American millionaire, John Jacob Astor IV and his wife, Madeleine Force Astor. Other passengers included industrialist, Benjamin Guggenheim, painter and sculptor, Francis Davis Miller, Macy's store owner, Isidor Straus, and his wife, Ida. In total, only 712 individuals survived the sinking of the Titanic & 1,496 perished in what would be known as one of the worst maritime disasters to this day. The sinking of the Titanic has spawned countless books as well as numerous movies throughout the years. This tragedy has generated its share of controversy as questions over the events of that night have perplexed many over the years. Today, we examine many of those questions as we talk with Titanic expert, Bill Willard. This episode presents us with a lot of very interesting information, and I hope you guys enjoy it, here on Crime & Entertainment

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Today on Crime & Entertainment, we have special effects make-up artist, Nick Benson! Nick has been working in this field since the late 80's and he grew up with a family who worked in the movie industry. One of Nick's first films is a personal favorite of mine from 1998 called Night of the Demons. Following this movie, he continued his work in memorable horror films such as Dead Heat, The Howling, The Blob, Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Society, & Tremors. He has worked with a ton of talented individuals over the years including Joe Piscopo, Treat Williams, Kevin Dillion, Lisa Wilcox, Screaming Matt George, Vincent Price & Kevin Bacon. Nick certainly has some cool stories to share with us so strap in as we roll down a memory lane of horror movies here on Crime & Entertainment.

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Steve Goldstein, screenwriter and author who is currently working on a Von Erich full length feature film stopped by the show to go down memory lane on some old school wrestling. We break down the difference between the performer & wrestler. He also gives us the status and history of the Von Erich Family movie he has been trying to put together. If you're an old school wrestling fan this is an episode you don't want to miss.

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Today on Crime & Entertainment, we share the crazy tale of Andrew Thorton & The Cocaine Bear. Thorton grew up in the Kentucky area and after serving briefly in law enforcement, he quickly made the transition into an outlaw. Thorton, along with Bradley Bryant & others, eventually formed a crime syndicate called "The Company." They would smuggle everything from weapons to drugs from South America to the United States. Eventually when the heat came down and over 25 people were arrested, utter chaos ensued. A murder rampage began that included a federal judge and a Florida State Attorney with many others falling victim.  Eventually, Thornton would meet his demise during a drug running operation where he would jump from his airplane with multiple weapons, a bullet proof vest, and a duffle bag with 75lb of cocaine strapped to him. This weight however was too heavy, which resulted in his parachute not opening and he subsequently plummeted to his death. However, before he jumped, he threw out multiple bags of cocaine that landed in the Chattahoochee area.  Unbelievably, this cocaine was discovered and consumed by a black bear. This is a story you do not want to miss folks.... I guarantee it.

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Today on Crime & Entertainment we have Gary Jenkins. Gary is a former Intelligence Unit detective with the Kansas City Police Department has produced 4 documentary films, created the Kansas City Mob Tour app, authored 3 books, and currently produces and produces and hosts his own true-crime podcast, titled Gangland Wire Crime Stories. In this popular true-crime podcast Gary Jenkins tells many stories about the Kansas City mafia, interviews experts on mafia families in many other cities, and has found many former mafia members to tell their stories. Gay loves True Crime especially if it pertains to organized crime. So, sit back and enjoy this amazing episode on Crime & Entertainment.

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William (Bill) Birnes is a New York Times best-selling author, a magazine publisher, and a New York literary publishing agent who has written and edited over twenty-five books and encyclopedias in the fields of human behavior, true crime, current affairs, history, psychology, business, computing, and the paranormal. As publisher of the nationally distributed UFO Magazine, editor of The UFO Encyclopedia published by Pocket Books, and co-author, with George Noory, of A Worker In The Light, Dr. Birnes has added to his list of publications in the UFO/Paranormal field, which include: The Day After Roswell, Unsolved UFO Mysteries, and The Haunting of the Presidents.

William Birnes received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1974 while he was an Instructor of English at Trenton State College in New Jersey where he taught structural linguistics and historical linguistics as well as literature and writing. Professor Birnes was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, a Lily Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, and a grants award judge for the National Endowment for the Arts. So, definitely no shortage of conversation in this interview folks. So, strap in and get ready to talk Aliens, True Crime, Ghost & much more here on Crime & Entertainment.

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Today on Crime & Entertainment we have Tom McLoughlin. Tom is an American screenwriter, film/television director and former mime who is most notable for directing Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and One Dark Night & Sometimes they come back. His other credits include numerous television films such as Murder in Greenwich, At Risk, Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, Date with an Angel and the 2010 Lifetime Movie Network Film The Wronged Man.

In 1977, McLoughlin was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for his contributions to Van Dyke and Company, a special starring Dick Van Dyke. Two years later, he portrayed the robot S.T.A.R. (Special Troops/Arms Regiment) in the Disney film The Black Hole. He also played (along with Kevin Peter Hall) Katahdin, the mutated bear in the 1979 horror film Prophecy.  Here we do a deep dive into Tom's experience on set while doing Friday the 13th part 6 - Jason Lives. So, enjoy this Friday the 13th trip down memory lane with the best of the series in my opinion.

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Today on Crime & Entertainment, we have former Shot Caller of the Aryan Brotherhood, Michael Thompson. At 22 years of age, Michael was sent to state prison with a sentence of 7 years to life. He ended up staying in prison for 45 years. Throughout his time behind bars, he would join one of the most brutal prison gangs, The Aryan Brotherhood. He was recruited by TD Bingham, one of the most notorious members of The Aryan Brotherhood. Once recruited, Michael quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the Brotherhood's Top Shot Callers. In today's podcast, Michael takes us through the inner workings of The Aryan Brotherhood which ultimately supplied protection to guys such as John Gotti who was head of the Gambino Crime Family and even cult leader, Charles Manson. Michael shares information detailing gruesome beatings, contract killings, beheadings, and much more here on one of the most in-depth & raw episodes of Crime & Entertainment you will ever hear. Take a listen!!

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