Podcast
Crime Scene
Hosted by Sony Music Entertainment · EN
From The Binge, Crime Scene is a weekly show that plunges you into cases you can’t stop thinking about.
Join Jonathan Hirsch, host of My Fugitive Dad and Dear Franklin Jones and producer behind shows like The Thing About Pam and Dr. Death, as he teams up with investigative reporter and podcaster Cooper Moll to crack open the cases that deserve a second look.
Each episode weaves an intricate true crime story with real photos and videos from the cases-- the kind of reporting you could only get from two experts who spent years in the field.
Step inside the Crime Scene office and feed your true crime obsession with The Binge.
The Binge is a Sony Music Entertainment Original Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastsales@sonymusic.com
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Mountain Man Mike
Today00:48:11Summary readyA reclusive “mountain man” in the Montana backcountry lives off the grid with his wolf‑dogs and a stack of trespass complaints, convinced the rutted dirt track to his cabin is his to control. When he disappears and dismembered remains in garbage bags surface along a lonely mountain pass, the bad blood on Turk Road suddenly looks less like a neighbor dispute and more like the start of a chilling question: who decided this feud would end in murder? For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Grief Author | Annie Elise Reaction to Kouri Richins Sentencing
1w ago01:20:40Summary readyKouri Richins has been sentenced — and we're breaking down every detail with Annie Elise. But first, Cooper and Jonathan share the wild ride that got Kouri here. Convicted of aggravated murder for poisoning her husband Eric with five times a lethal dose of fentanyl, Kouri faced either 25 years to life or life without parole. The prosecution asked for the maximum — and Eric's own sons said they're afraid of what she'd do if released. Annie Elise (Serialously, 10 to Life) joins us to break down the verdict, the victim impact statements, the sentencing decision, and what comes next — including the expected appeals process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Grief Author
1w ago00:52:56Summary readyA 39‑year‑old Utah stonemason is found dead in his bed, and his wife tells everyone it was a sudden medical tragedy, even writing a children’s book about boys learning to live without their dad. When toxicology points to a powerful opioid instead of fate, that comforting story starts to look less like grief and more like a script, and the question becomes whether Kouri Richins was mourning a husband, or workshopping a perfect widow role the whole world was ready to believe. For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Wanna see the scavenger hunt instructions from this episode for yourself? Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Fake Stalker
2w ago00:46:47Summary readyA pregnant Orange County newlywed tells police she’s being hunted by her husband’s unhinged ex, waving vicious emails and Craigslist ads as proof, and Michelle Hadley is swiftly cast as the jealous stalker from central casting. But when detectives start pulling the digital thread for themselves, the whole story warps, and the real mystery becomes who was actually in danger. For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Wanna see the scavenger hunt instructions from this episode for yourself? Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Evil Twin
3w ago01:00:15Summary readyIn a quiet Irvine apartment complex, a 911 call about a home invasion brings police to two women bound in a bathtub and a blue Mustang outside, where the driver calmly insists she’s the victim inside - until officers realize she’s her identical twin. What begins as a bizarre break‑in quickly twists into an alleged murder‑for‑hire plot between sisters, and the real question becomes how a normal sibling rivalry ever curdled into a plan to erase your own double. For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Wanna see the scavenger hunt instructions from this episode for yourself? Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Pizza Bomber
4w ago00:46:29Summary readyA pizza delivery driver robs a bank with a bomb locked around his neck—and dies on live TV. What begins as a shocking heist spirals into a chilling investigation involving a body in a freezer, a volatile mastermind, and a group of unlikely conspirators. At the center of it all is a question that still divides investigators: Was Brian Wells in on it—or set up from the start? For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Wanna see the scavenger hunt instructions from this episode for yourself? Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Zankou Chicken Murders
Apr 1600:43:19Summary readyIn Los Angeles, a family-built chicken chain becomes a citywide obsession, with lines out the door and garlic sauce that borders on myth. When the mogul behind its expansion walks into his sister’s Glendale home one morning and executes her and their 75-year-old mother before turning the gun on himself, the killings expose a buried history of illness, paranoia, and an inheritance war inside one of LA’s most beloved “mom-and-pop” empires. Subscribe to The Binge+ For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Watch Crime Scene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBingeTrueCrime Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. When you’re finished listening to this true crime story, go see Hunting Matthew Nichols in theaters. Learn more at https://www.huntingmatthewnichols.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Kentucky Brothel Murders
Apr 900:55:42Summary readyIn a tiny Kentucky military town, two young women are slaughtered inside a “massage parlor” everyone knows is a brothel; then the cops crowd the scene as crucial evidence mysteriously disappears. As dirty officers and jealous lovers circle the case, the question becomes whether anyone in Oak Grove actually wants these murders solved or just their secrets kept. For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Watch Crime Scene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBingeTrueCrime Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Sugar Land Murders
Apr 200:59:55Summary readyOn the night a Texas family gathers to celebrate their son’s college “graduation,” the party ends in a staged ambush that leaves two of them dead and the survivors bleeding on the floor. As detectives start tugging at the loose threads in the family’s story, the case turns into a brutal test of one father’s faith, forcing him to decide whether he can forgive the man who tried to have him killed. For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Watch Crime Scene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBingeTrueCrime Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Boys on the Tracks
Mar 2600:58:48Summary readyTwo teens are found dead on railroad tracks. The official ruling? An accident. But the scene tells a different story. In 1987, two Arkansas teenagers were found dead on a set of railroad tracks under circumstances that defied easy explanation. Despite unusual evidence at the scene--including a destroyed firearm and reports of missing materials--their deaths were officially ruled an accident. In this episode, we examine the “Boys on the Tracks” case, unpacking the inconsistencies, investigative missteps, and lingering questions that have fueled decades of speculation. As the timeline unfolds, key details begin to challenge the official narrative and raise the possibility that the full story was never uncovered. Note from Jonathan and Cooper: Journalist Mara Leveritt played a central role in documenting this case over many years. Her reporting is an essential starting point for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the story. -------- For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Watch Crime Scene on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBingeTrueCrime Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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