The Patsy

You may have seen headlines or TV commercials referencing Camp LeJeune, the Marine Corps base where contaminated drinking water poisoned service members and their families. This podcast goes beyond the headlines, to tell you the story from the people whose lives were devastated by it. You'll also hear from two of the men who made it their life's mission (and succeeded) to force Congress to pass legislation acknowledging what happened.

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In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname.

Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers (who all say they are innocent!) turned jailhouse-lawyers. In prison they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away. They set out to turn the tables on Scarcella while still in prison. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they would succeed.

Thirty years later, more than 20 people Scarcella helped put away have walked free. In the media he’s the “disgraced detective,” the rogue cop who hoodwinked an entire system. 

For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast ... where justice is done (and undone).

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Hosted by Ben McKenzie (Southland, Gotham). He had an alibi. He didn't have a violent history. And it seemed almost impossible to imagine the crime could have been committed by just one man. But Ronald Trimboli's DNA test, performed in the infancy of DNA testing, was a match. Is it possible he was innocent of the triple murder he was convicted of? IN THE BLOOD presents all the evidence, including evidence jurors were not privy to, and asks you, the audience, for your verdict. All episodes are available now. Look for IN THE BLOOD, from Voyage Media, anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Allegedly returns for Season 2, with 5 new stories of crime, told to you by the people who lived them, brought to life by actor portrayals and original music - a college student unwittingly indoctrinated into a sex cult posing as a church group, an wealthy old man preyed upon by a con woman who would separate him from his family, one act of bullying that sent a promising young man's life into a domino effect of chaos, a captain for the ultra-rich abruptly arrested and thrown into a foreign prison for a crime he didn't commit, and a landlord who kept a mentally disabled man a virtual prisoner despite his sister's best efforts to free him.

Two of the 5 episodes of Season 2 are already available, and 3 more will drop biweekly until the end of Season 2. Look for Allegedly, from Voyage Media, anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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The narrator of The Patsy, Joshua Malina of The West Wing, joins Voyage CEO Nat Mundel to discuss his own significant presence in podcasting (The West Wing Weekly and Chutzpod), his enthusiasm for the issues and story presented in The Patsy, and why he was pleased to get the call to narrate the show.

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Max Dunlap is free for thirteen years, but freedom doesn't last. In this final episode of The Patsy, the twisting path of Max's story comes to an end.

The Patsy is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced, reported, and written by Chris Leitch and Adam Prince, and directed by Chris Leitch. Executive produced by Nat Mundel, Karen Graham, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown, and Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by John Higgins, with additional editing by Nick Messitte and Andres Coca. Narrated by Joshua Malina.

Featuring Tony Abatemarco as Max, Laura Jane Salvato as Rosalie and Betty, and Jon Cahill as Lake. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez.

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What larger forces were at play in the story of Max Dunlap and Don Bolles? This episode peels back the curtain on the machinations of the mafia and politicians entangled in this saga.

The Patsy is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced, reported, and written by Chris Leitch and Adam Prince, and directed by Chris Leitch. Executive produced by Nat Mundel, Karen Graham, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown, and Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by John Higgins, with additional editing by Nick Messitte and Andres Coca. Narrated by Joshua Malina.

Featuring Tony Abatemarco as Max, Laura Jane Salvato as Rosalie and Betty, and Jon Cahill as Lake. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez.

The novel "Loud and Clear" by Lake Headley and William Hoffman is cited in this episode.

If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe now for future episodes.

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A famous private investigator is hired to help get Max off of Death Row.

The Patsy is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced, reported, and written by Chris Leitch and Adam Prince, and directed by Chris Leitch. Executive produced by Nat Mundel, Karen Graham, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown, and Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by John Higgins, with additional editing by Nick Messitte and Andres Coca. Narrated by Joshua Malina.

Featuring Tony Abatemarco as Max, Laura Jane Salvato as Rosalie and Betty, and Jon Cahill as Lake. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez.

The novel "Loud and Clear", by Lake Headley and William Hoffman, is cited in this episode.

If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe now for future episodes.

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The trial of the century for the state of Arizona unfolds, lasting 66 days, with Karen having to sit and listen as her father is painted as a criminal, still trying to hold out hope someone will believe her family about what kind of man Max really was.

The Patsy is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced, reported, and written by Chris Leitch and Adam Prince, and directed by Chris Leitch. Executive produced by Nat Mundel, Karen Graham, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown, and Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by John Higgins, with additional editing by Nick Messitte and Andres Coca. Narrated by Joshua Malina.

Featuring Tony Abatemarco as Max, Laura Jane Salvato as Rosalie and Betty, and Jon Cahill as Lake. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez.

If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe now for future episodes.

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The suspicious death of Don Bolles' editor and confidant, Tom Sanford, only further complicates the aura of conspiracy that hangs in the air around the Bolles murder.

The Patsy is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced, reported, and written by Chris Leitch and Adam Prince, and directed by Chris Leitch. Executive produced by Nat Mundel, Karen Graham, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown, and Dan Benamor. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by John Higgins, with additional editing by Nick Messitte and Andres Coca. Narrated by Joshua Malina.

Featuring Tony Abatemarco as Max, Laura Jane Salvato as Rosalie and Betty, and Jon Cahill as Lake. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez.

If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you’re listening, and subscribe now for future episodes.

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