Criminal

In 2012, David Kroupa was working as a mechanic and enjoying life as a bachelor when his life was suddenly turned upside down after a few visits to a dating website.
David had no idea he’d become the deadly obsession of a woman with predatory focus unwilling to let anything stand in her way.

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Jim and Laura continue their analysis on this shocking, many layered case. We follow the framework of the Topic docu-series “The Missing Children” of Tuam, Ireland. More is revealed about exactly where some of these vulnerable children ended up after being ripped from their destitute mothers. Someone once said “follow the money” and in this case, it is incredibly revealing who profited from the plight of young mothers and their children. This is a human rights violation. Will anyone ever be brought to justice? We get into it.

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We are dropping this episode as a direct response to the media coverage of the singer Robert Kelly's abuse of young girls and women. Find out why the Criminal's team are fired up and the team throw down a call to action for our listeners.

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Laura Richards and Jim Clemente forensically deconstruct the Wondery six part podcast ‘The Mysterious Mr Epstein.’We deep dive Episode #1 of ‘The Mysterious Mr Epstein’ and this truly disturbing and troubling case, taking our listeners right back to the start, where it all began. If you think you know this case, think again.

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It is the stuff that gothic horror movies are made of, but instead of fiction, the story of the missing children of Tuam, Ireland, is tragically real. Using the framework of the stunning documentary streaming now on the Topic platform, “The Missing Children”, Laura, Jim and Lisa analyze this case that involves multiple layers of treachery, abuse and as Laura says “evil”. 

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Jim and award-winning actor and writer Martin Moran conclude their discussion into “Baby Reindeer”Martin Moran wrote the OBIE Award winning “The Tricky Part” and “All The Rage” and starred in the Broadway musical “Titanic.”

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at 1:20 am in the morning, Terre Haute Indiana emergency dispatchers began receiving a series of frantic calls. Kelly Ann Arney Ecker had in total made 4 attempts to alert authorities to the immediate danger she found herself in. But by the time police arrived at her home....it was too late.

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Laura, Jim and Lisa interview Rosie Batty, who became an advocate and campaigner in the wake of her 11 year old son Luke's brutal murder by his father on a cricket pitch on February 12 2014 in Australia.Rosie had suffered years of family violence, and had had intervention and custody orders in place in an effort to protect herself and her son.

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Jim delves further into “Baby Reindeer” With his good friend, Martin Moran, award-winning Writer, Actor and Advocate. Join them for this enlightening conversation…Martin Moran wrote the OBIE Award winning “The Tricky Part” and “All The Rage” and starred in the Broadway musical “Titanic.”

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It was fifty years ago, that Charles Manson assembled a group of young followers and set up a commune in Southern California. Mirroring the energy of the era, Manson an ex-convict became an aspiring musician who began preaching messages of peace and love. His charisma made it possible for him to attract young followers into his inner circle. But no one could have predicted that some of his peace-loving followers would turn into America’s most horrifying group of cold-blood killers.

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