Lunchtime Crime episodes:

• January 25, 2025@LunchtimeCrime | Write About What You Know

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  "His criminal exploits were punctuated by some daring escapes and escapes from custody. And he was able to stay on the lamb, I guess, as they would say, for quite a while. One particularly audacious episode occurred when he was being transported to California. In a move that demonstrated some dramatic flair, he mailed a newspaper clipping describing his escape to his former jailer in Milwaukee. His life of crime was significant enough to end him up in Folsom and San Quentin prisons. And that's where H.L."

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• January 22, 2025@LunchtimeCrime | Mysteries of the Mind

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  "Isabel Briggs Myers may be best remembered for her personality type indicator, by the way. She was adamant that it not be called a test. But we do have a little window into her personality through this novel, which you can still find. And you know, writers can never entirely hide the clues of who they are."

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• January 21, 2025@LunchtimeCrime | Shot to the Heart

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  "In fact, you'd already sold another story, so. So you weren't worried about a sophomore effort, writer slump. And you do all this before you hit 30. Live and large, right? But that proved to be a problem that ended this charmed life too soon. Maurice Coons, better known, but still not as well known as you would expect, is Armitage. Armitage Trail achieved all that I mentioned and more."

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• January 20, 2025Twin Peeks

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  "It's time for lunch. You have the right to remain silent, but I won't remain silent. Welcome back to Lunchtime Crime Today. We're serving up some TV dinner, but we may have a little freezer burn on our hands because the TV dinner dates back to 1990. That's the year that Mark Frost and David lynch introduced a mystery horror drama that ran for three seasons on two different networks. And it became a very buzzed about show and awards nominee and eventually a cult favorite."

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• January 12, 2025The Spy Who Saved Lincoln?

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  "Our story begins in Baltimore, where Southern sympathizers intended to assassinate President Elect Lincoln as he passed through the city on his way to Washington. That information made its way to the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, known for its elite agents and the promise we never sleep. One of the agents took the lead, infiltrating the group of conspirators. This spy didn't rely on brute force, but used charm, quick thinking, keen observation."

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• January 12, 2025The Good Book Behind Bars

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  "He was responsible for spiritual guidance and moral education to inmates at a time when prisons were moving a little closer to the idea of prioritizing rehabilitation over punishment. During his time at San Quentin, he established regular religious services and fostered things like Bible studies. His approach combined pastoral care with practical support, and he really did seem to try to address both spiritual and emotional needs of inmates. He was forced to retire because his eyesight was deteriorating."

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• January 12, 2025Game On

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  "It's time for lunch. You have the right to remain silent, but I won't remain silent. Welcome back to Lunchtime Crime, where we're planning our super bowl snack menu. I would probably save this football story for February, but I'm sure I'll forget about it by then. So here we are. True Crime Pre Gaming I'm not going to talk about football players who've killed people or allegedly killed people, or been killed."

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• January 12, 2025Who’s A Good Officer?

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  "Wakefield returned with five Belgian sheepdogs. These are herding dogs. Big, but not super big, very smart, reputedly very easy to train. The dogs, Nogi or Nogi, Max, Donna, lady, and an Airedale named Jim, who was apparently working undercover, all trained at a mansion in Fort Washington Park, Manhattan, which was dubbed America's first police dog college. Early training emphasized positive reinforcement, and they learned commands. Search, attack, and down."

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• January 11, 2025A Maritime Murder and Its Aftermath

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  "So, lunch buddy, sometimes a trial is about more than the guilt or innocence of the accused. Sometimes a trial prompts decisions and creates precedents that play out in courtrooms far into the future. So, please, come back for more lunchtime crime. And by the way, I think we could all go past the LSAT right now."

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• January 10, 2025Cruise Control

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  "It's time for lunch. You have the right to remain silent, but I won't remain silent. Welcome back to LUNCHTIME Crime. Our menu today focuses on seafood and prison food. We're diving into the tale of a jail that was not quite like others, the Vernon C. Bain Correctional center. Or as some affectionately called it, the boat."

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