Crimes of the Times

By L.A. Times Studios

L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each... more

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How many episodes does Crimes of the Times have?

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Crimes of the Times episodes:

April 29, 2025 The Arsonist in the Crowd
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotifyand Youtube.
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33min
April 15, 2025 The Execution of Barbara Graham
The case of Barbara Graham, known in the 1950s as “Bloody Babs” after the murder of a Burbank widow. Former prosecutor Marcia Clark joins us to reexamine the questionable tactics that sent Graham to death row.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on
Spotify and Youtube.
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36min
April 01, 2025 The Cult, The Lawyer, and the Snake
The story of Synanon, the drug rehabilitation group once known as “the miracle on the beach,” and the rattlesnake attack on the crusading Los Angeles lawyer who made an enemy of the group’s leader.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.
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35min
March 25, 2025 The Final Word on Manson: Part 2
Former Manson prosecutor Stephen Kay recounts the strange story of Ronald Hughes, the “hippie lawyer” who enraged the cult leader and vanished mysteriously in the middle of trial.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube
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33min
March 18, 2025 The Final Word on Manson: Part 1
The last living prosecutor of Charles Manson gives an inside account of the trial and the cult leader’s deadly vision. Stephen Kay recalls the case that still haunts America.
New episodes every Tuesday.
To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on
Spotify and Youtube.
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42min
March 11, 2025 The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia mystery: Wild theories, enduring myths and a long-overlooked suspect.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.
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30min
March 04, 2025 Patty Hearst
The kidnapped heiress who became an “urban guerrilla” and embraced her captors.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.
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39min
February 25, 2025 The Pentagon Papers Trial
Smuggled out of a Santa Monica safe, the top-secret documents that changed American history.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.
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37min
February 18, 2025 George Franklin
A childhood memory sent her father to prison for murder. Was it real?
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.
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31min
February 11, 2025 McMartin Preschool
Wild claims of mass child molestation rocked an L.A. beach town. Truth was the first casualty.
New episodes every Tuesday.
To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.
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35min

FAQs about Crimes of the Times:

How many episodes does Crimes of the Times have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.

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