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American Criminal

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  • Halloween Horrors: The San Francisco Witch Killers

    October 22, 2026 · 47 min

    In 1647, Alse Young became the first person executed for the crime of witchcraft in the American colonies. Three and a half centuries later, a husband and wife team appointed themselves the avenging arms of the lord, and set out to rid the…

  • Vintage Halloween Horrors | The Real Amityville Horror

    October 20, 2026 · 41 min

    In November 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found murdered in their beds in Amityville, New York. The truth behind the shocking crime rocked the small community and would go on to inspire one of the most iconic horror film…

  • Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | How to Catch a Killer

    October 15, 2026 · 45 min

    Following the murder of Michael Sakara, investigators from New Jersey reach out to their New York counterparts to form a task force. They team up with detectives from Pennsylvania to investigate the series of murders that have had…

  • Vintage Halloween Horrors | The Candyman Killer

    October 13, 2026 · 40 min

    In 1974, one shocking crime changed the way Americans think about trick-or-treating forever when Ronald O'Bryan's son Timothy died after eating poisoned Halloween candy. Listen to all Halloween Horrors episodes wherever you get your…

  • Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | Last Seen Leaving

    October 8, 2026 · 44 min

    After the discovery of a mutilated body beside the Pennsylvania Turnpike, local investigators search for clues to the man's identity. Their hunt leads them all the way to New York City, where three more men will disappear from in the…

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  • Vintage Halloween Horrors | The Trick or Treat Murder

    October 6, 2026 · 38 min

    On Halloween night, 1957, Peter Fabiano is gunned down by one final trick-or-treater. Or so it seems. Listen to all Halloween Horrors episodes wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-free access to the entire season first…

  • Halloween Horrors: The San Francisco Witch Killers

    October 1, 2026 · 2 min

    In 1647, Alse Young became the first person executed for the crime of witchcraft in the American colonies. Unfortunately, she wouldn’t be the last. As the 17th century progressed, ignorance, fear, and religious fervor led to the…

  • Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | A Mutilated Body

    October 1, 2026 · 42 min

    Having been acquitted of murdering his roommate Frederic Spencer, Richard Rogers moves to New York City, where he studies nursing and gets a job at Mount Sinai Hospital. But while most nurses dedicate their lives to taking care of others…

  • Serial Killer: Richard Rogers | The First Kill

    September 24, 2026 · 40 min

    Between 1991 and 1993, New York City was home to an active serial killer: Richard Rogers. But his first kill came long before he made it to the Big Apple. In 1973, University of Maine student Frederic Spencer was found beaten and strangled…

  • Nicky Barnes: Mr Untouchable | A Fair Fight

    September 21, 2026 · 44 min

    Fresh out of his stint in Green Haven State Prison, Nicky Barnes gets to work rebuilding his drug business. He takes the advice of Matty Madonna, and models his growing empire on the structures of the Five Families of the American Mafia…

  • American Criminal Season 27 - Serial Killer: Richard Rogers

    September 10, 2026 · 2 min

    In the early ‘90s, someone was taking men home from Manhattan’s gay bars, killing them, and mutilating their bodies. As pieces of victims turned up outside the city, panic set in for a community already in turmoil.  Could authorities…

  • Nicky Barnes: Mr Untouchable | Son of Harlem

    August 13, 2026 · 39 min

    Long before he became "Mr Untouchable" -- one of the biggest drug dealers in the country -- Nicky Barnes was just a kid growing up in Harlem. But he would eventually gather together a group of other Black men to control the flow of heroin…

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About the show

The true crime history podcast that takes you inside the minds of some of our most notorious felons and outlaws, exploring the dark side to the American dream. Host Jeremy Schwartz will introduce you to the picture-perfect brothers who teamed up to kill their parents; the thief who stole babies and ruined countless lives; the crypto king who siphoned off billions in the name of saving the world—and plenty more. From assassins and gangsters, to killers and con artists, whatever the case, whoever the criminal, you don’t know the full story—until now.  Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-free access to the entire season first, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠