Criminal
Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 346
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
One Troy
The Lawrence H. Woodward funeral home in Brooklyn has been run by one family for generations, and has handled many funerals for victims of violent crime.
When we visited, one funeral director told us…
00:41:08 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
11 to 1
When JonRe Taylor was called for jury duty in 2007, she voted ‘not guilty’ on every charge. But the defendant was convicted and sent to prison anyway.
Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Si…
00:44:08 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
The Six
In 1989, three people confessed to participating in a murder. Eventually, a total of six people were arrested. But when DNA tests were run on crime scene evidence almost 20 years later - the results …
00:40:58 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Type B
Six people were arrested for a murder in Nebraska. Some said they couldn't remember details of the crime, or being there at all - but then they began to have dreams about it.
Say hello on Twitter, Fa…
00:35:44 |
Fri 17 May 2024
The Confession, Part 3
When we last spoke with Trevell Coleman, he was waiting to hear back about his clemency application. And then, in December of last year, his lawyer got a phone call.
We shared Trevell’s story in two …
00:32:59 |
Fri 10 May 2024
Right of Way
In 1991, two police officers stopped Tupac Shakur for jaywalking. He said he was knocked unconscious during his arrest, and sued the city of Oakland for 10 million dollars. His lawyer says many of th…
00:35:07 |
Fri 03 May 2024
Mr. Apology
In 1980, posters appeared in subway stations and on telephone poles in New York City with a phone number to call. When you called it, you would hear a message: “This is Apology. Apology is not associ…
00:49:31 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Under Oath
When he was 14 years old, Ron Bishop testified in a murder trial. Decades later, he told an investigator everything he said on the stand was a lie – and that it was just what he was told to say.
Say …
00:50:59 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
The Strike
When people started saying that John D. Rockefeller Jr. was responsible for the deaths of two women and 11 children near a coal mine in Colorado, he decided to do something unusual. He hired “the fat…
00:47:11 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
An Officer's Arrest
Sultan Alam was the first Pakistani officer to join the traffic department of the Cleveland Police in the UK. He was harassed at work and complained to his senior officers about it. Then his coworker…
00:43:29 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
Indelible Ink
For almost thirty years, Adolfo Kaminsky lived quietly, forging documents for people all over the world. It started when he was 18.
Sarah Kaminsky’s book is Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger’s Life.
Say hell…
00:43:49 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
The Hiss
As the famous English actor William Macready was preparing to go on stage in New York, over 300 police officers were placed in and around the theater. “But the head of the police said, ‘I don't know …
00:41:40 |
Fri 15 Mar 2024
The Dial Painters
In the early 1920s, painters at a watch dial factory in New Jersey started to get sick. No one could tell them why.
Kate Moore's book is called The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining W…
00:45:50 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
If I’m Long Unheard From
In 1974, musician Connie Converse drove away from home and was never heard from again.
Howard Fishman’s book is To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse. Martha Wainwr…
00:41:19 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
Off Leash
“I never did anything wrong. I never had a speeding ticket. I think I just saved all my stuff up for just one thing.” We speak with Toby Dorr, who started a prison dog training program in 2004. That’…
00:49:27 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Call Russ Ewing
“The police had surrounded the house. They had been there for quite a while. They didn’t want to try to rush the house because they thought he might kill one of the innocent people. But after waiting…
00:33:33 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Cowboy Bob
In May 1991, a bank robber walked into a bank in Irving, Texas, and without speaking handed the teller a note that read, “This is a bank robbery. Give me your money. No marked bills or dye packs.”
Ch…
00:37:15 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
Bonus: The Liberal Arts Club
Listen to the latest Criminal Plus bonus episode completely for free. Phoebe and Lauren hit record on the drive to visit a 100-year-old Liberal Arts Club in Tarboro, North Carolina. You’ll also hear …
00:29:59 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
911
A conversation with a 911 operator about what happens on the other end of the line – and the day she heard her daughter's voice on the phone.
Criminal is going back on tour this month! We’ll be telli…
00:38:19 |
Fri 02 Feb 2024
The Ninth Floor
Martin Abramowitz knew that his father had worked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, but he always thought he hadn’t been there the day the building caught fire and 146 workers died. Then he found o…
00:44:18 |
Fri 26 Jan 2024
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