BOMBINGS Ep. 6 | “Harvey’s Casino, Part 2: No Way Out”
John Birges’s effort to collect extortion money from Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Resort and Casino does not go well. As he tries to think of another plan, the authorities attempt to disarm his bomb. The resu...
19 Feb 202539min
BOMBINGS Ep. 5 | “Harvey’s Casino, Part 1: A Simple Plan”
In the spring of 1980, John Birges hit rock bottom. For about 10 years, he was living the good life. But then his life started to fall apart. His gambling addiction caused major problems, and he despe...
12 Feb 202540min
BOMBINGS Ep. 4 | “Mad Bomber, Part 2: Manhunt”
Over the course of five years in the early 1950s, George Metesky escalates a bombing campaign that is designed to hurt his former employer, Consolidated Edison. He writes letters to the press and he r...
5 Feb 202536min
BOMBINGS Ep. 3 | “Mad Bomber, Part 1: Vendetta”
In 1931, George Metesky suffers a injury while working for Consolidated Edison power company in New York. George feels he is not properly compensated for years of trauma and recovery, and he wants ven...
29 Jan 202537min
BOMBINGS Ep. 2 | “L.A. Times, Part 2: Trial of the Century”
Immediately after the deadly explosion at the L.A. Times building, celebrated detective William Burns begins an investigation. He follows a long trail of clues left behind by the bombers and quickly l...
22 Jan 202537min
BOMBINGS Ep. 1 | “L.A. Times, Part 1: Midnight Assassins”
In the early 1900s, a new phase starts in the ongoing battle between unions and big businesses. Some union organizers begin using bombs to try to force employers to negotiate. In 1910, the powerful Ir...
15 Jan 202535min
ENCORE: OSAGE MURDERS Ep. 6 | “Is This Justice?”
The courtroom trials were dramatic. They were surprising reversals and bold acts of jury tampering. But finally, after years of heartbreak, the Osage received some justice. Four men who were involved ...
8 Jan 202535min
ENCORE: OSAGE MURDERS Ep. 5 | “The Confession”
Throughout 1925, Special Agent Tom White and his team produced more results than all the other investigators combined. But even White’s investigation stalled. And then, he received a miracle: an inmat...
1 Jan 202536min
