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Infamous America

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About the show

Historical True Crime — assassins, gangsters, mobsters and lawmen; manhunts, scandals and unexplained phenomena. Stories of the wildest and darkest chapters of America's past.

Latest episodes

  • NM PRISON RIOT | “Takeover”

    September 30, 2026 · 37 min

    The riot at Penitentiary New Mexico rapidly spreads out of Dormitory E2 and consumes the south wing of the prison. Rioters take seven guards hostage and smash into the Control Center. From the Control Center, rioters rush into the…

  • NM PRISON RIOT | “Warning Signs”

    September 23, 2026 · 36 min

    Rumors of violence at the Penitentiary of New Mexico escalate throughout January of 1980. On January 31, Intelligence Officer Larry Flood calls a high-profile meeting to discuss the rising chatter about a hostage takeover of the prison…

  • BARKER GANG | “Out of Time”

    August 19, 2026 · 37 min

    In 1934, time runs out for all the high-profile outlaws of the era. The Barker-Karpis Gang commits two more violent robberies – one disastrous – and their most lucrative kidnapping to date, but the FBI is closing in. The gang suffers major…

  • BARKER GANG | “The Hamm Kidnapping”

    August 12, 2026 · 35 min

    When two violent robberies lead to three murders and a loss of a gang member, Ma Barker begins to wonder if there might be a better way to make money. Along comes a nightclub owner in St. Paul with an idea to kidnap the president of a…

  • BARKER GANG | “99 Problems”

    August 5, 2026 · 33 min

    After fleeing Missouri, Ma, Fred, and Alvin Karpis run to the criminal sanctuary of St. Paul, Minnesota. But shortly after they arrive, they are betrayed by an insider. After the betrayal, they suffer a litany of problems during robberies…

  • BARKER GANG | “I Shot The Sheriff”

    July 29, 2026 · 34 min

    With Herman Barker gone, and Lloyd Barker and Doc Barker in prison, Fred Barker restarts the Barker Gang with the help of his friend, Alvin Karpis. The Barker clan creates a safe house in southern Missouri, but they are forced to flee…

  • BARKER GANG | “Barker Bonnie and Clyde”

    July 22, 2026 · 33 min

    When Herman Barker, the eldest son, returns home from prison, he assumes leadership of a new gang. He gets married, despite Ma’s protests, and his crimes turn him and his wife into fugitives. While on the run, Herman commits two headline…

  • BARKER GANG | “Born To Raise Hell”

    July 15, 2026 · 33 min

    In Missouri and Oklahoma, Ma Barker raises four sons to be outlaws like her idol Jesse James. They begin with petty crimes, and when they get caught, Ma runs to the rescue and talks them out of trouble. But in June of 1921, her son Arthur…