Crime Story

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January 08, 2024 The Murdaughs: Murder, Corruption and the Fall of an American Dynasty
For nearly one hundred years, the Murdaugh family dominated rural South Carolina. No one dared cross them. But that changed in 2019 when one of the Murdaughs was involved in a tragic boating accident. Mandy Matney was a local reporter who began to ask deeper questions. Eventually she would expose a web of mysteries surrounding this now infamous American dynasty. Mandy joins Crime Story to provide the definitive account of the rise and fall of the Murdaugh family.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-13-1.7067415
46 min
January 01, 2024 Bikram: Fitness Guru or Con Artist?
In the early 2000s, Bikram Yoga spread across North America like wildfire. It was a multi-billion dollar business, spurred on by its eccentric founder, Bikram Choudhury. Choudhury was as close to yoga royalty as you could get and was unafraid to hide it. But according to some of his own students, his empire was built upon blood, sweat and tears – as well as a few critical lies.
Reporter Julia Lowrie Henderson practiced Bikram Yoga for nearly a decade and joins Crime Story to discuss the scandal that rocked her yoga community.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-12-1.7063415
44 min
December 18, 2023 Alligator Candy: Every Parent’s Nightmare
In 1973, Jon Kushner set off on his bicycle with plans to pick up candy for his little brother, David. But when he didn’t return home, Jon’s parents panicked. A week later, he was discovered in a shallow grave. He was just 11 years old.
Jon’s little brother, David Kushner, is now a journalist who has written for publications like Rolling Stone, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. In 2016, he turned the pen on himself and released Alligator Candy, a moving memoir and podcast, about his brother’s murder and how his family coped in the aftermath.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-11-1.7054300
35 min
December 11, 2023 Devil in the Ditch: A Southern Murder Mystery
Larrison Campbell had just started a new job in New York City when her father called with terrible news. Her beloved grandmother, Presh, had been murdered in their hometown of Greenville, Mississippi. The news inspired endless theories and suspicions. In her podcast, Devil in the Ditch, Campbell returns to Greenville to reopen the case and explore what happens when a murder goes unsolved.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-10-1.7048942
39 min
December 04, 2023 Madness of Two: Aliens and the Apocalypse
Chad and Lori looked like the picture of newlywed happiness when they landed in Hawaii. But what they didn’t share was that they were fugitives, on the run from a spree of murders that included Lori’s own children. In this episode, we explore how a perfect soccer mom became a convicted murderer. It’s a tale of religious fanaticism, brainwashing and straight up greed – reported by journalist Sarah Treleavan.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-9-1.7041753
40 min
November 27, 2023 Unabomber: Beyond the Myth
Ted Kaczynski terrorized the United States with his homemade bombs for nearly 20 years. Ever since his capture, Kaczynski’s story has been the subject of countless books and TV shows trying to unpack his unique psychology. Was the unabomber a madman or a misunderstood genius? In his podcast, Project Unabom, journalist Eric Benson revisits the story and dives deep into the unabomber’s own archives, to understand who he really was.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-8-1.7038088
47 min
November 20, 2023 The Teacher’s Pet: Solving a cold case 40 years later
When Lyn Dawson disappeared in 1982, many suspected her husband Chris Dawson had something to do with it. But for 40 years, the case went nowhere and Chris was free to live his life. All that changed when journalist Hedley Thomas entered the picture. Hedley unleashed a story of murder, sexual exploitation, failed criminal investigations, and later, a movement to put Chris behind bars. Hedley Thomas joins Crime Story to discuss Lyn’s case and his hugely influential podcast investigating it, The Teacher’s Pet.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-7-1.7031202
45 min
November 13, 2023 The Girlfriends: Doctor. Pilot. Murderer?
When Carole Fisher met Bob Bierenbaum in 1989, he seemed like a catch. He was a Jewish doctor who spoke five languages, a gourmand who loved skiing, and a New Yorker who could fly planes. He was every Jewish mother’s dream. But there was something off about Bob. He could fly into a sudden rage and be distant and controlling. Carole sensed he was hiding something. More than 30 years after Carole and Bob broke up, she uncovers his dark and sordid past in a podcast called The Girlfriends.
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This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-6-1.7015752
37 min
November 06, 2023 The Human Scale: Love and Death
On December 1, 2016, police found the body of Dr. Elana Fric in a suitcase by the Humber River. Her husband, Dr. Mohammed Shamji, was arrested the next day. The murder and arrest made immediate headlines with Shamji as the focus, while Elana slipped into the background. But journalist Michael Lista promised to take a very different approach in reporting this story.
Watch this episode on CBC Podcasts' YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@cbcpodcasts
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Episode transcript: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-5-1.7013253
31 min
October 30, 2023 The Attack of Lenard Clark: Chicago Divided
In 1997, Lenard Clark was beaten into a coma by a gang of white teens simply for being Black in a white neighbourhood. One of Clark’s attackers was from a powerful Chicago family, with ties dating back to Al Capone. Yohance Lacour was a young writer at the time and was frustrated by the media’s coverage. 25 years later, he revisits the case in You Didn’t See Nothin, a podcast that’s part investigation, part memoir.
For early access to Crime Story episodes and to listen ad-free, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on our show page in Apple Podcasts.
This episode's transcript can be found here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-crime-story-episode-4-1.7006263
44 min

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This is true crime with journalistic integrity — and a curious, conversational edge. Every other Monday, Crime Story dives into gripping cases of every kind: from white-collar…