S1 Ep38: Susan Smith: More than a Monster

S1 Ep38: Susan Smith: More than a Monster

A distraught young mother pounded on the door of a stranger's house and told a story that riveted the nation: She'd been carjacked while driving an empty stretch of road, and the man who'd held her at gunpoint took not only her car, but her two young sons strapped into the car seats. As Susan Smith publicly pleaded for her boys to be returned unharmed, she hid a terrible secret that would shock the country and horrify her family.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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S6 Ep8: The Covenant Conspiracy

S6 Ep8: The Covenant Conspiracy

In 1945, a reverend, a realtor, a science teacher, and a white woman in a low-cut dress conspired to help a St. Louis couple buy a house. The couple had steady jobs, a down payment, and six children w...

20 Apr 53min

S6 Ep7: Reckless Disregard: The Carrollton Bus Crash

S6 Ep7: Reckless Disregard: The Carrollton Bus Crash

In May 1988, a church bus returning to Kentucky was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver. Within seconds, it became an inferno. As families searched for answers, an unsettling truth emerged: The child...

13 Apr 54min

S6 Ep6: The Murder That Sparked the Zoot Suit Riots

S6 Ep6: The Murder That Sparked the Zoot Suit Riots

In August 1942, 22-year-old Jose Diaz was found dying near a Los Angeles reservoir called Sleepy Lagoon. He'd been beaten and stabbed the night before he was set to report to the U.S. Army. His death ...

6 Apr 55min

ENCORE: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

ENCORE: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

Singing his way through the 1950s and early 1960s, appealing to audiences across a segregated music industry, churning out hits of dreamy quality like “You Send Me” and inspirational fortitude like “A...

30 Mars 39min

S6 Ep5: LIVE Episode: Cincinnati's "Seamstress Slayer"

S6 Ep5: LIVE Episode: Cincinnati's "Seamstress Slayer"

In November 1958, duck hunters at Cowan Lake State Park stumbled upon a burned body so badly damaged it was nearly unrecognizable. It belonged to Louise Bergen, a 32-year-old Cincinnati mother whose d...

23 Mars 1h 3min

S6 Ep4: Stolen Valor: The Woman Who Wasn't There

S6 Ep4: Stolen Valor: The Woman Who Wasn't There

In the years after September 11, 2001, one survivor’s story rose above nearly all others. She said she had escaped from the South Tower, lost the man she loved on the 99th floor, and lived with injuri...

16 Mars 52min

S6 Ep3: The Shepherd's Bush Massacre

S6 Ep3: The Shepherd's Bush Massacre

In August 1966, three unarmed London police officers pulled over a suspicious car on Braybrook Street in Shepherd's Bush in West London. Within minutes, all three were dead—shot in cold blood by three...

9 Mars 49min

S6 Ep2: Brief Against Death: After Edgar Smith's Release

S6 Ep2: Brief Against Death: After Edgar Smith's Release

In 1976, a woman survived a brutal kidnapping and stabbing in a San Diego parking lot. The man accused of the attack was Edgar Smith—once a cause célèbre, hailed as a wrongfully convicted intellectual...

2 Mars 45min

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