Hollywood & Crime

A podcast by Wondery

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35 Episodes

  1. Introducing: The Cotton Club Murder

    Published: 10/28/2024
  2. Listen Now: Scamfluencers

    Published: 10/21/2024
  3. Listen Now: Kill List

    Published: 10/8/2024
  4. Listen Now - Criminal Attorney

    Published: 9/23/2024
  5. Listen Now - Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD

    Published: 9/9/2024
  6. Introducing Business Wars: Drug Cartels

    Published: 8/7/2024
  7. Listen Now: Hysterical

    Published: 7/22/2024
  8. Listen Now: Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy

    Published: 6/3/2024
  9. Listen Now: Blame it on the Fame: Milli Vanilli

    Published: 5/13/2024
  10. Listen Now: The Price of Paradise

    Published: 4/21/2024
  11. Listen Now: The Best One Yet

    Published: 4/1/2024
  12. Listen Now: MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

    Published: 2/12/2024
  13. Where to find Episodes 2-7 of Billionaire Boys Club

    Published: 2/1/2024
  14. Listen Now: Ghost Story

    Published: 10/30/2023
  15. Listen Now: MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

    Published: 10/17/2023
  16. Listen Now – Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University

    Published: 9/18/2023
  17. Listen Now – Even the Rich: ¡Viva Selena!

    Published: 9/5/2023
  18. Listen Now – Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting

    Published: 8/21/2023
  19. Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"

    Published: 7/17/2023
  20. Listen Now: Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

    Published: 6/5/2023

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The Hollywood & Crime series explores notorious true crime stories from the heart of Hollywood, delving into the dark underbelly of fame and uncovering infamous murders, scandals, and unsolved mysteries.Season 8: The Cotton Club Murder: On June 10th, 1983, the decomposing body of a well-dressed man was found in a desolate canyon near Los Angeles. John Doe #94 would soon be identified as missing variety show producer Roy Radin. He'd last been seen after meeting with a mysterious woman in a gold dress. Her name was Lanie Jacobs.Jacobs and Radin were obsessed with becoming Hollywood movie producers. And when their paths collided, it led them to a tantalizing film deal promising fame and fortune. But then, a twisted script unfolded, plunging them into a million-dollar cocaine and cash heist, a tangled web of lies, and ultimately – murder.The trail led investigators right to Hollywood's doorstep, linking former golden boy producer Robert Evans to the case and dredging up Radin's own troubled past.But the case turned ice cold. It would take more than five years of dogged pursuit by the L.A. Sheriff’s Department detectives, a secret undercover witness, and another murder almost 3,000 miles from Hollywood – to unlock the truth.This is the story of a doomed Hollywood partnership, a grisly murder and the search that stretched across the country for a killer – or killers.Season 7: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley - The story of the toxic relationship between actor Robert Blake and his wife Bonny, her shocking murder, and the chaotic trial that followed.Season 6: Billionaire Boys Club - In 1980s LA, a group of prep school boys, led by Joe Hunt, formed the "Billionaire Boys Club" but spiraled into kidnapping, torture, and revenge.Season 5: The Wonderland Murders - In 1981, a drug-fueled gang and a crime kingpin were involved in a brutal quadruple murder in the Hollywood Hills.Season 4: Death of a Starlet - The tragic tale of Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten, caught between three men - Hugh Hefner, Peter Bogdanovich, and her husband Paul Snider.Season 3: The Dating Game Killer - The story of Rodney Alcala, a serial killer who appeared on The Dating Game while in the midst of a cross-country murder spree.Season 2: Young Charlie - The dark journey of Charles Manson, from his troubled childhood to orchestrating the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders.Season 1: Murder in Hollywoodland - The investigation into the 1922 murder of famed director William Desmond Taylor, revealing scandalous affairs and underground drug dens. (edited)