Episode 148: Errol Morris

Early in his career,ErrolMorrisread about a shocking series of alleged insurance crimes in Florida.When he told an insurance investigator he wanted to go to Florida to make a documentary, theinvestigator said, "Don't even think about it."ErrolMorriswent anyway. Today, the story behind the movie he couldn't figure out how to make, working as a private detective, and meeting Ed Gein. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you’d like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Acorn TVEscape to Britain and beyond without leaving your seat. Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to Acorn.tv and use the promo code CRIM...

Episode 147: Kids on the Case

The summer after Jessica Maple finished 6th grade, she found out that her great-grandmother’s house had been burglarized. So, 12-year-old Jessica got out her notebook, looked for fingerprints, and decided she would conduct her own investigation. This week, four stories of kids who cracked the case. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you’d like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Acorn TVEscape to Britain and beyond without leaving your seat. Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to Acorn.tv and use the promo code CRIMINAL ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal CalmGet a special limited time promotion of 40% off Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/CRIMINAL CauseboxGo to causebox.com/criminal and use code criminal to get 20% off your first box EarnestAnd now, you can get $100 cash bonus when you refinance a student loan at Earnest.com/CRIMINAL. Not available in all states. ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving QuipGo to quip.com/CRIMINAL to get your first refill free. Rothy’sCheck out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/CRIMINAL SimplisafeProtect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL SquarespaceTry Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun BasketGo to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order. ZiprecruiterSee for yourself how ZipRecruiter makes hiring faster and easier. Try it now for free at ZipRecruiter.com/criminal.

Episode 146: Ten Doors

In 1978, Tim Jenkin was charged under South Africa’s Terrorism Act for disseminating anti-apartheid material, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Just before he was convicted, someone gave him a book calledPapillon, which he said “was really a manual of escape.” Tim Jenkin’s book is Escape from Pretoria. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you’d like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal Hint Water Go to DrinkHint.com and get a free case (twelve 16oz bottles) when you buy two cases of Hint Water. Shipping is free. Just enter the code CRIMINAL at checkout. ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving QuipGo to quip.com/CRIMINAL to get your first refill free. SimplisafeProtect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL SquarespaceTry Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun BasketGo to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order.

Episode 145: How to Sell A Haunted House

In 1989, Helen Ackley decided tosell her old Victorian house in Nyack, New York. It didn't go as planned. The house became the center of a case that's referred to as “The Ghostbusters ruling.” The judicial opinion read: “as a matter of law, the house is haunted.” Our other shows arePhoebe Reads a MysteryandThis is Love. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you’d like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal Hint Water Go to DrinkHint.com and get a free case (twelve 16oz bottles) when you buy two cases of Hint Water. Shipping is free. Just enter the code CRIMINAL at checkout. ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving QuipGo to quip.com/CRIMINAL to get your first refill free. SimplisafeProtect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL SquarespaceTry Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun BasketGo to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. ToyotaVisit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order.

Episode 144: Looking Out

People incarcerated in California’s San Quentin State Prison aren’t allowed to have pets—but some people, like Ronell Draper, have found ways to work around that. Meet Ronell Draper, also known as “Rauch,” plus Ear Hustle’s Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods join Phoebe to talk about the impact of Covid-19 at San Quentin. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you’d like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal Hint WaterGo to DrinkHint.com and get a free case (twelve 16oz bottles) when you buy two cases of Hint Water. Shipping is free. Just enter the code CRIMINAL at checkout. Mancrates Go to mancrates.com/CRIMINAL and get 20% when you spend $149 or more ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving QuipGo to quip.com/CRIMINAL to get your first refill free. RitualVisit ritual.com/CRIMINAL to start your ritual today and get 10% off during your first three months. SimplisafeProtect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL SquarespaceTry Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun Basket Go to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order.

Episode 143: Knock and Announce

"I didn't do what they said I did. And it was like, I don't know how to disprove the police. I mean, it's my word against theirs. I don't really stand a chance.” - Julian Betton Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you'd like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal Hint WaterGo to DrinkHint.com and get a free case (twelve 16oz bottles) when you buy two cases of Hint Water. Shipping is free. Just enter the code CRIMINAL at checkout. MancratesGo to mancrates.com/CRIMINAL and get 20% when you spend $149 or more ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving RitualVisit ritual.com/CRIMINAL to start your ritual today and get 10% off during your first three months. SimplisafeProtect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL SquarespaceTry Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun BasketGo to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order.

Episode 142: Robert Smalls

On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls took command of a Confederate ship and liberated himself and his family from enslavement. His great-great-grandson, Michael Boulware Moore, tells the story. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you'd like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal Hint WaterGo to DrinkHint.com and get a free case (twelve 16oz bottles) when you buy two cases of Hint Water. Shipping is free. Just enter the code CRIMINAL at checkout. MancratesGo to mancrates.com/CRIMINAL and get 20% when you spend $149 or more ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving RitualVisit ritual.com/CRIMINAL to start your ritual today and get 10% off during your first three months. SimplisafeProtect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL SquarespaceTry Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun Basket Go to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order.

Episode 141: It Looked Like Fire

On August 10th, 2014, one day after 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, Edward Crawford went to his first protest. “The people, you know, I guess they were out there to be heard,” Ed told us. This episode contains references to police brutality. To see Robert Cohen's photographs, visitthisiscriminal.com. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you’d like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Simplisafe Protect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL Squarespace Try Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun Basket Go to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order. ZipRecruiterTry ZipRecruiter for free at ZipRecruiter.com/criminal

Episode 140: 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.” Witnesses reported that the robber was wearing a cowboy hat and a brown leather jacket. And then it happened again. And again. But when FBI agents finally got a lead, theydiscovered that robber wasn't who they expected at all. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you'd like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/criminal ProgressiveGet your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Quip Go to GetQuip.com/Criminal right now and get your first refill pack FREE with a QUIP electric toothbrush RitualVisit ritual.com/CRIMINAL to start your ritual today and get 10% off during your first three months. That’s 10% off during your first three months at ritual.com/CRIMINAL SimplisafeProtect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL SquarespaceTry Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Sun BasketGo to sunbasket.com/criminal and enter promo code criminal at checkout for $35 off your order. Virtue Labs Visit VirtueLabs.com and use the code Criminal to receive 20% off plus free shipping on your Virtue order. ZipRecruiterTry ZipRecruiter for free at ZipRecruiter.com/criminal

Episode 139: Learning How to Forgive

“I’ve been teaching law for almost 40 years. And I recently realized we don’t really teach people in law school about the tools of forgiveness that are built into the legal system.” Today, we’re talking with Harvard law professors Dehlia Umunna and Martha Minow about when and how the law should forgive. Martha Minow's latest book is When Should Law Forgive. Listen to our other shows, This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please review us on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter, The Accomplice. If you'd like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: ArticleGet $50 off your first order of $100 or more at Article.com/criminal Better HelpGet 10 perc...