#367 - Cocaine Is My Mistress - Johnny Tapia: Part 1

This week, we continue the story of a baseball MVP, who can't seem to stay on the same team. His past associations begin to haunt him, when a man who was living at this house, is arrested for the murd...

15 Sep 1h 52min

This week, we talk about a former MVP baseball player, who made one of the most memorable plays of a generation. He came up in gangs, and general street crime, not even really playing high school base...

8 Sep 2h 14min

This week, we talk about an old timey pro wrestler, who helped pioneer a lot of things that are still used in wrestling, today. He was a heel, who was way ahead of his time, causing riots among the fa...

1 Sep 2h 39min

This week, we finish up our crazy tale, after Tommy has been sentenced to death. Hi murder accomplices also get their sentences, and we hear about the horrible life that created those murderers. Tommy...

25 Aug 2h 4min

This week, we continue our story with Tommy, about to go on trial for a murder, with the death penalty on the table. He is convicted, but avoids execution. Once in prison, Tommy starts right up with g...

18 Aug 2h 1min

This week, we look at a boxer, who may have had the worst childhood in Crime In Sports history. He suffered unmatched abuse by his father, who had also abused his teen mother. He was sent to live with...

11 Aug 2h 11min

This week, we talk about a pro skateboarder, who didn't have the same start as many skaters. He came from a rough background, with no father, and a drug addicted mother. But he thought skate shoes wer...

4 Aug 1h 50min

This week, we tell you all about an NFL player, who didn't last very long in the league. Instead, he buried himself in mountains of cocaine. But with no money coming in, he turned to crime to pay for ...

28 Jul 2h 1min