Law & Order "Gunshow"

Law & Order "Gunshow"

This week we are coming back strong from being sick with Law & Order Season 10 Episode 1 "Gunshow". Hold tight with this one because the opinions are strong. After recapping the episode, we cover the real life true crime case it was based on. July 1st, 1993 was a normal business day in the 101 California Street high-rise building. That was until a man dressed in a suit stepped off the elevator on the 34th floor and opened fired. What followed was an unprecedented court case when the family of the 8 victims sued the gun manufacturer for the shooting. Listen to find out if this lawsuit was successful and how changes were actually made to prevent this from happening in the future. TW: Mass Shooting Sources: Wikipedia (101 California Street Massacre). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_California_Street_shooting#Shootings] SFGate. [https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/101-california-high-rise-shooting-changed-sf-18177976.php] Katie Dowd. Vice. [https://www.vice.com/en/article/zmw9z5/when-guns-actually-got-banned-after-a-mass-shooting-florida-gun-control-parkland] Harry Cheadle. Merrill v. Mavegar Inc. (2001). [https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/26/465.html#:~:text=Simply%20put%2C%20Navegar%20breached%20a,suited%20for%20mass%20killings.%22%20Plaintiffs] California Bar Journal. [https://archive.calbar.ca.gov/archive/Archive.aspx?articleId=50515&categoryId=50836&month=7&year=2003]Nancy McCarthy. Wikipedia (Brady Bill). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act] Follow Us On: Instagram: @crimeonprimetimepod Facebook: Crime on Prime Time Podcast Twitter: @coptpod ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Criminal Minds "The Company"

The gang is all back together for the first time in a long time and oh man this episode is a doozy. First, we start by recapping Criminal Minds Season 7 Episode 20 "The company". If you know Criminal Minds, you know this episode. After the recap they jump into the true crime story this Criminal Minds episode was based on. Colleen Stan was like any young woman in the 70s, young, free, and hitchhiking when she met Cameron and Janice Hooker on a fateful May day in 1977. The Hookers subsequently kidnapped and held Colleen captive for 7 years, while controlling her with one single lie - The Company will kill you and your family if you try to escape. Listen to hear Colleen Stan's heroic tale of resilience and survival. TW: Sexual Assault Sources: All That's Interesting. [https://allthatsinteresting.com/girl-in-the-box-colleen-stan] Kara Goldfarb and John Kuroski. The Crime Wire. [https://thecrimewire.com/multifarious/Colleen-Stan-The-Girl-in-the-Box]Emilia. Oxygen True Crime. [https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/girl-in-the-box-colleen-stans-story-explained]Becca Van Sambeck. People v Hooker (1988). [https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1771222.html] Colleen Stan: Girl in the Box Documentary. Follow Us On: Instagram: @crimeonprimetimepod Facebook: Crime on Prime Time Podcast Twitter: @coptpod ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

CSI "CSI on Fire"

In a much anticipated return, Arod is back!!! And with him back we are covering a case in his neck of the woods. But first we recap CSI Season 13 Episode 8 "CSI on Fire" and it's a roller coaster for sure. Then Kenzi tells the story of the real life true crime that shares similarities in the episode. Between 2003 and 2005 a serial killer was operating in the East Corridor of Albuquerque and the police never even knew. Until 2009, when the mass burial site and the remains of 11 women were discovered. Listen to hear the story of the 11 women that were victims of the West Mesa Bone Collector, the corruption occurring in APD at that time, and the theories of who the Bone Collector is. Sources: All That's Interesting. [https://allthatsinteresting.com/west-mesa-murders] Macro Margaritoff and Adam Farrley. City of Albuquerque [https://www.cabq.gov/police/contact-the-police/west-mesa-homicide-investigation]. The Crime Wire. [https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/the-case-of-the-west-mesa-bone-collector-in-albuquerque-new-mexico] Mike and Dorothy McKenney. The Crime Wire. [https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/west-mesa-murders-bone-collector] Jake Anderson. Seattlepi. [https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/part-4-serial-killers-prey-on-the-less-dead-1107551.php] Mike Barber. Ranker [https://www.ranker.com/list/west-mesa-bone-collector-facts/amandasedlakhevener]. Amanda Sedlak-Hevener. Follow Us On: Instagram: @crimeonprimetimepod Facebook: Crime on Prime Time Podcast Twitter: @coptpod ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Law & Order SVU "Blood Brothers"

We promise we are back for a while now! And we are coming back strong with a SVU episode! This week we watched Law & Order SVU Season 13 Episode 3 "Blood Brothers". After the recap, we jump into the real celebrity scandal this episode was based on with a new twist to the show. This week we did a biography episode on the career of Arnold Schwarzengger. From a boy in a small village in Austria to a bodybuilder to an actor to an American to Governor of California, this man has quite literally done it all. But all his success would come to ahead when the news breaks about an affair with a member of his household staff. Sources: Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eunice-Kennedy-Shriver]. Us Weekly. [https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/arnold-schwarzeneggers-affair-what-he-and-his-family-have-said/]Kaitlin Simpson. Page Six. [https://pagesix.com/2023/10/01/arnold-schwarzenegger-calls-affair-with-housekeeper-his-f-k-up/] Nicki Gotsin. Arnold. Netflix Mamamia. [https://www.mamamia.com.au/arnold-schwarzenegger-family/] Shannen Findlay. Biography [https://www.biography.com/actors/arnold-schwarzenegger] Follow Us On: Instagram: @crimeonprimetimepod Facebook: Crime on Prime Time Podcast Twitter: @coptpod ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

CSI: Miami "Chain Reaction"

It's 2024 and Crime on Prime Time is back and we're starting off the new year with a lot of laughs! This week we watched CSI: Miami Season 6 Episode 7 "Chain Reaction". After the recap, we cover a true crime story, or more like seven that share just one think in common with the TV episode.... a genius drug smuggling attempt. Are they all genius ideas though? You decide after we cover the 7 craziest drug smuggling attempts! Sources: IMMIgroup. [https://www.immigroup.com/topics/top-11-most-creative-drug-smuggling-attempts/] Riley Hass. Ranker. [https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-smuggling-stories/jacob-shelton] Jacob Shelton. The Guardian. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/17/mexico-cocaine-sharks-drugs] Haroon Siddique. The Telegraph [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/4948988/Cocaine-cast-man-arrested-at-Spanish-airport.html]. CHRON. [https://www.chron.com/lifestyle/houston-belief/article/cocaine-jesus-statue-seized-by-agents-in-laredo-1777599.php]Dane Schiller. The Waskington Post. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/21/royal-canadian-mint-employee-allegedly-smuggled-140000-worth-of-gold-in-his-butt/]Ben Guarino. NBC New York. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna29564568] NBC News. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna29564568] MySA. [https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/border-mexico/article/Drug-smugglers-attempt-to-sneak-954-pounds-of-6798158.php] Rebecca Salinas CNN. [https://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/spain.leg.cast/]Al Goodman Newsweek. [https://www.newsweek.com/weed-carrots-mexico-customs-border-protection-415730] Lucy Westcott. Cinemablend. [https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Cocaine-Smuggling-Ring-Busted-Using-Minions-Frozen-Toys-77037.html] Brent McKnight. Follow Us On: Instagram: @crimeonprimetimepod Facebook: Crime on Prime Time Podcast Twitter: @coptpod ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.