Scams, Money, & Murder

On the 40-year anniversary of the murder of Sherri Rasmussen, we revisit the beginning of a case that would haunt Los Angeles for decades. Carter and Vanessa explore Sherri’s life, her new marriage, and the volatile love triangle unfolding just out of sight. What was initially labeled a burglary gone wrong quickly reveals deeper warning signs—obsession, jealousy, and investigative blind spots that shaped the case from day one. Four decades later, this episode examines how early assumptions and missed red flags set the stage for one of the most troubling failures of justice in modern true crime history.

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Behind the badge, Mark Putnam was hiding a devastating secret. When an affair threatened his career and family, desperation took over—with fatal consequences. This episode examines the psychological toll of pressure, fear, and entitlement as Putnam crossed an irreversible line. As investigators close in, the carefully maintained image of a model agent collapses, exposing a shocking betrayal of trust and duty. It’s the story of how ambition, secrecy, and panic turned a lawman into a killer.

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From childhood, Mark Putnam dreamed of becoming an FBI agent—and he achieved it through relentless ambition and fierce competitiveness. But when pressure mounted and his personal boundaries blurred, his need to protect his career spiraled into catastrophe. This episode traces Putnam’s rise through the Bureau, his struggle to prove himself, and the risky decisions that pulled him into an illicit relationship with an informant. What began as a quest for success slowly eroded his moral compass, setting the stage for a crime that would forever change the FBI’s history.

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Ira Einhorn was a celebrated counterculture figure, environmental activist, and self-proclaimed guru who helped promote the very first Earth Day—until his carefully crafted image unraveled. In this episode, Vanessa Richardson tells the chilling story of how Einhorn’s ego, manipulation, and hunger for control led to the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, Holly Maddux. From his rise as a charismatic leader to decades on the run across Europe, this episode exposes how ideology can mask abuse, how followers can become accomplices, and how one man used the language of peace and progress to hide a deadly crime in plain sight.

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In 2011, 27 year-old teacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her Philadelphia apartment with twenty stab wounds, ten of them in her back, and a knife still lodged in her chest. The door was locked from the inside, the room spotless, and the investigation quickly shifted from homicide to suicide, despite bruises, conflicting evidence, and a crime scene that was cleaned within hours. Morgan and Kaelyn break down the timeline, the missteps, the autopsy contradictions, and the years-long fight Ellen’s parents have waged to prove their daughter was murdered.

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A gravedigger and chef who stewed a man’s body. A husband who disposed of his wife through culinary skill. And a celebrated caterer who killed for money.
Heidi Wong reveals the true crimes that mirror The Menu: the shocking cases of Philippe Schneider, David Viens, Stephen Port, and Nancy Brophy, proving that some chefs take their craft far too far.

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In this episode of Crimes Of... Sabrina and Corinne unpack the disturbing and deeply complex case of Susan Polk—a woman who married her own therapist and, decades later, killed him. What begins as a troubling story of blurred boundaries and unethical behavior evolves into a marriage defined by power imbalances, emotional control, and escalating instability. Rather than asking whether Susan killed her husband—because she did—this episode examines how a relationship rooted in grooming and manipulation shaped the path to violence. Through a careful exploration of Susan’s life, her marriage to Dr. Felix Polk, and the dynamics that defined their relationship, this episode lives in the gray space where love, abuse, and accountability collide.

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Some crimes aren’t built on fear. They’re built on trust. This month, Crime House dives into crimes of passion — stories where romance becomes a cover for manipulation, control, and murder. Follow the cases where love made people vulnerable, and lies hid in plain sight. New episodes drop every Thursday and Sunday.

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This week on True Crime This Week, Vanessa Richardson revisits a militant group kidnapping media heiress Patty Hearst from her apartment. But after she helped them rob a bank, people wondered if she was a victim... or an accomplice. The same week in 2003, the investigation into the kidnapping of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart took a drastic turn when her parents released a sketch of her abductor, sparking a nationwide manhunt.

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In this episode, we examine 19-year-old Abduwali Muse and three fellow bandits hijacking a ship off the coast of Somalia. They kidnapped its captain, Richard Phillips, setting off a legendary showdown. During the same week in 1881, 21-year-old cattle rustler, horse thief, and murderer known as Billy the Kid was sentenced to death. But his story was far from over. Today, Billy the Kid remains a Wild West legend.

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