Episodios

  • Session 35: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Asssassinate Abraham Lincoln (Part II)
    Jul 4 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.


    I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part two of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it.


    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.


    Sources:

    Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller

    Materials and Exhibits Provided by Ford's Theatre Museum


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  • Session 34: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln (Part I)
    Jun 27 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.


    I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing part one of Mary Surratt and the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Are you surprised that John Wilkes Booth’s name doesn’t appear in the title? I am too, so let’s get into it.


    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.


    Sources:

    Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-family-plot-to-kill-lincoln-2093807/#:~:text=In%20the%20fall%20of%201864,for%20Confederate%20prisoners%20of%20war

    https://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/the-lincoln-conspirators.htm

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-surratt


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  • Session 33: The Assassination of T.C. Hindman
    Jun 20 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.

    I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing the still unsolved political assassination of General Thomas C. Hindman.

    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.


    Sources:

    https://ozarkscivilwar.org/archives/4748

    https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000628https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/thomas-carmichael-hindman-1672/

    https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/177462?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Hindman-Sr-USA/6000000012271941702?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/36th-congress/house-bill/502/text?s=6&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Hindman%22%7D





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  • Session 32: Alice Marie Johnson
    Jun 13 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.


    I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing Alice Marie Johnson, today's Presidential 'Pardon Czar' and yesterday's inmate serving a life sentence for a non-violent drug offense.


    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.


    Sources:

    https://x.com/mic/status/922495751296499712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E923360255513264128%7Ctwgr%5Efb9ab45cf2e2458467ec2e83af31fff0188e2d2b%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2018%2F05%2F03%2Fkim-kardashian-jared-kushner-pardon-alice-marie-johnson%2F


    https://www.businessinsider.com/alice-marie-johnson-prison-criminal-justice-reform-kim-kardashian-2023-10


    https://www.glamour.com/story/who-is-shawn-holley-kim-kardashian-attorney


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  • Session 31: Lynette Fromme
    Jun 6 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! It's time to gavel in another session of your favorite political true crime podcast.


    I'm your host, Harley, and today we are discussing President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Lynette Fromme. A Manson family member, Lyn cut her teeth in the world of theatre and cults before becoming a household name herself.


    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.


    Sources:

    Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme by Jess Bravin


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  • Session 30: Terri Schiavo with Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
    May 16 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

    This session, we are discussing one of the hottest debates in politics and medicine - Do we have the right to die? - and the case that became an international sensation, Terri Schiavo. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz joins us to discuss her involvement in one of the most infamous stories to ever hit Washington, D.C.

    Sources:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64459-2005Mar24_3.html

    https://terrischiavo.org/story/

    https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/03/26/she-s-the-other-woman-in-michael-schiavo-s-heart/

    https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-1/1-24-00-pages-1-175-.pdf

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC521030/

    https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2005/12/18/what-terri-s-law-cost-the-republicans-in-congress-faith-and-consequences/

    https://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-1/index.htm

    https://bioethics.miami.edu/clinical-and-research-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline-of-key-events/part-2/index.html

    https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-19-05-us-senate-compromise-bill-s686.pdf

    https://bioethics.miami.edu/_assets/pdf/research-and-clinical-ethics/terri-schiavo-project/timeline/part-2/3-18-05-cnn.pdf

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  • Session 29: Kari's Law
    May 2 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

    This session, we are discussing the tragic death of Kari Hunt and the brave advocacy her family undertook to make us all a little bit safer, ensuring that every time we dial 9-1-1, the call connects.

    Sources:

    https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/wrongful-death-kari-dunn-trial-continues-with-testimony-of-daughter-mother-killer/article_33c0ed2a-73eb-11e8-b703-9f3ccfb1fbe1.html

    https://www.kltv.com/story/28248723/more-details-revealed-in-sentencing-hearing-for-karis-law-trial/

    https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/testimony-wife-cut-29-times/article_8c55074c-cebf-5edd-bed0-f04b544d2ad0.html

    https://www.kltv.com/story/28272864/jury-sentences-dunn-to-99-years-for-murder-of-wife-in-marshall-hotel/

    https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/podcast/personal-story-behind-karis-law

    https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/2/fischer-klobuchar-introduce-kari-s-law

    https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/in-voicemail-dunn-admits-killing-his-wife/article_e9ecfe9e-bcec-59c8-8d2a-7ec03f39f69f.html

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  • Session 28: Abscam - Part II
    Apr 18 2025

    Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

    This session, we are discussing part II of the infamous abscam - a story of corruption, luxury, and a con man turned FBI informant who would be critical in bringing justice to several high profile politicians.

    Sources:

    The Sting Man by Robert W. Green.

    https://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/3384/Larceny%20In%20My%20Heart.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/675/34/252599/

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