Crime in Congress

Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the murder of journalist Jeff German, who was uncovering the corruption and affair of local politician Robert Telles.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Sources:

https://www.the-sun.com/news/12314488/robert-telles-found-guilty-murder-jeff-german/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://abcnews.go.com/US/nevada-politician-robert-telles-sentenced-life-killing-journalist/story?id=114853148&utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://nypost.com/2024/08/23/us-news/ex-democratic-las-vegas-politician-accused-of-murdering-veteran-journalist-stumped-when-confronted-with-surprise-text-message-at-trial/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_German?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/county-office-in-turmoil-with-secret-video-and-claims-of-bullying-hostility-2577147/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_jeff-german&utm_term=County%20office%20in%20turmoil%20with%20secret%20video%20and%20claims%20of%20bullying%2C%20hostility

https://www.reviewjournal.com/investigations/embattled-county-official-losing-re-election-bid-posts-angry-letter-2594362/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_jeff-german&utm_term=Embattled%20county%20official%20losing%20re-election%20bid%2C%20posts%20angry%20letter

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/16/nx-s1-5155054/las-vegas-reporter-murder-official-sentenced

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Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part four (of four) of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Sources:

Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller 

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Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part three of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Sources:

Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller 

https://fords.org/

https://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/burnett/nyt-28apr1865.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://lincolnconspirators.com/the-trial/may-19-1865/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Powell_%28conspirator%29?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Surratt?utm_source=chatgpt.com#cite_note-Turner156-110

https://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/lincolnaccount.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Mudd

https://famous-trials.com/lincoln/2144-atzerodt?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/the-lincoln-conspirators.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Atzerodt?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.loc.gov/collections/abraham-lincoln-papers/articles-and-essays/assassination-of-president-abraham-lincoln/

https://fords.org/lincolns-assassination/investigating-the-assassination/manhunt-for-booth/?0#manhunt-the-map

https://archive.org/details/bewarepeopleweep0000turn/mode/1up

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Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part two of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Sources:

Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller 

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Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part one of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it. 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Sources:

Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-family-plot-to-kill-lincoln-2093807/#:~:text=In%20the%20fall%20of%201864,for%20Confederate%20prisoners%20of%20war

https://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/the-lincoln-conspirators.htm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-surratt

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Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the still unsolved political assassination of General Thomas C. Hindman.

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Sources:

https://ozarkscivilwar.org/archives/4748

https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000628https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/thomas-carmichael-hindman-1672/

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/177462?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Hindman-Sr-USA/6000000012271941702?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.congress.gov/bill/36th-congress/house-bill/502/text?s=6&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Hindman%22%7D

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Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing Alice Marie Johnson, today's Presidential 'Pardon Czar' and yesterday's inmate serving a life sentence for a non-violent drug offense.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Sources:

https://x.com/mic/status/922495751296499712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E923360255513264128%7Ctwgr%5Efb9ab45cf2e2458467ec2e83af31fff0188e2d2b%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2018%2F05%2F03%2Fkim-kardashian-jared-kushner-pardon-alice-marie-johnson%2F

https://www.businessinsider.com/alice-marie-johnson-prison-criminal-justice-reform-kim-kardashian-2023-10

https://www.glamour.com/story/who-is-shawn-holley-kim-kardashian-attorney

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Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Lynette Fromme. A Manson family member, Lyn cut her teeth in the world of theatre and cults before becoming a household name herself.

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Sources:

Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme by Jess Bravin

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Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session, we are discussing one of the hottest debates in politics and medicine - Do we have the right to die? - and the case that became an international sensation, Terri Schiavo. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz joins us to discuss her involvement in one of the most infamous stories to ever hit Washington, D.C. 

Sources: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64459-2005Mar24_3.html

https://terrischiavo.org/story/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/03/26/she-s-the-other-woman-in-michael-schiavo-s-heart/

https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-1/1-24-00-pages-1-175-.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC521030/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/12/18/what-terri-s-law-cost-the-republicans-in-congress-faith-and-consequences/

https://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-1/index.htm

https://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-2/index.html

https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-19-05-us-senate-compromise-bill-s686.pdf

https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-18-05-cnn.pdf

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Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session, we are discussing the tragic death of Kari Hunt and the brave advocacy her family undertook to make us all a little bit safer, ensuring that every time we dial 9-1-1, the call connects. 

Sources: 

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/wrongful-death-kari-dunn-trial-continues-with-testimony-of-daughter-mother-killer/article_33c0ed2a-73eb-11e8-b703-9f3ccfb1fbe1.html

https://www.kltv.com/story/28248723/more-details-revealed-in-sentencing-hearing-for-karis-law-trial/

https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/testimony-wife-cut-29-times/article_8c55074c-cebf-5edd-bed0-f04b544d2ad0.html

https://www.kltv.com/story/28272864/jury-sentences-dunn-to-99-years-for-murder-of-wife-in-marshall-hotel/

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/podcast/personal-story-behind-karis-law

https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/2/fischer-klobuchar-introduce-kari-s-law

https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/in-voicemail-dunn-admits-killing-his-wife/article_e9ecfe9e-bcec-59c8-8d2a-7ec03f39f69f.html

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