BS High
America was introduced to Ohio’s Bishop Sycamore High School during a nationally televised football game. When they lost 58-0, people first questioned how a team so clearly bad made it on to ESPN. But...
18 Sep 202344min
The Girlfriends
In the 1990s, Carole Fisher started dating Doctor Bob Bierenbaum, but she broke it off with the charming physician after seeing his dark side. Carole created a kind of support group among Bob’s ex-gir...
14 Sep 202346min
Telemarketers
Teenager Sam Lipman-Stern started videotaping his eccentric co-workers at a chaotic New Jersey call center which raised money for police organizations. When his friend Pat Pespas discovered Civil Deve...
11 Sep 202347min
Wild Wild Country
A cult takes over an Oregon town, then resorts to violence to keep their community…built on love. We'll return to our March 28, 2018 review of Netflix's "Wild Wild Country." For exclusive podcasts an...
7 Sep 202340min
Fiasco: Vigilante
In 1984, a man shot four Black teens who approached him in a subway car, then vanished into the station. Reflecting New Yorkers’ growing anxiety about crime, the shooter was hailed by residents and th...
4 Sep 202352min
Abducted in Plain Sight
How did a man get away with kidnapping his neighbors’ daughter not once - but twice? We'll revisit our January 28, 2019 review of the unforgettable true crime documentary "Abducted in Plain Sight." Fo...
31 Aug 202345min
Demons & Saviors
Teenager Tina Resch made news in the 1980s with stories of supernatural disturbances in her Ohio home. The so-called “Poltergeist Girl” was the focus of academics who wanted to research her powers and...
28 Aug 202352min
Accused season 2
On this CWO Classic, we revisit our October 20, 2017 split-decision review of Accused season 2. For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at Patreon.Sign up for our newsletter at crimewriterson.com.Th...
24 Aug 202335min
