Criminal

Early one morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small town of Clearwater, Florida. The caller said he’d seen something strange at the beach. Residents had found an odd set of footprints in the sand, and a rumor began circulating that Clearwater Beach had a sea monster. Listen to other episodes of This is Love at https://thisislovepodcast.com/ [https://thisislovepodcast.com/]. This episode was first released in 2020. Say hello on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast]. Sign up for our occasional newsletter [http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944]. Sign up for Criminal Plus [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus] to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love [https://thisislovepodcast.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisiscriminal.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In 1997, Eric Konigsberg received a strange voicemail from someone in prison — a hit man who had confessed to at least ten murders. Eric and the man had never spoken before, but Eric had a hunch about who it was: his uncle. Eric Konigsberg’s book is Blood Relation [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/blood-relation-eric-konigsberg?variant=32207641608226]. Say hello on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast]. Sign up for our occasional newsletter [http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944]. Sign up for Criminal Plus [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus] to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love [https://thisislovepodcast.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisiscriminal.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In July 2010, a woman was on vacation with her boyfriend of six years — they were traveling around Italy in a van. One day, she was looking for a pair of sunglasses in the glove box, and she found a passport. It had her boyfriend’s photo — but a different name. Say hello on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast]. Sign up for our occasional newsletter [http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944]. Sign up for Criminal Plus [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus] to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love [https://thisislovepodcast.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisiscriminal.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In the late 1960s, a yogi named Swami Rama came to the United States. His followers believed he could read their minds, visit them in their dreams, and manipulate reality. Shruti Swamy was one of them. Shruti Swamy wrote a version of this story for the June 12th issue of The Believer. You can find it at https://www.thebeliever.net/ [https://www.thebeliever.net/]. Say hello on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast]. Sign up for our occasional newsletter [http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944]. Sign up for Criminal Plus [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus] to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love [https://thisislovepodcast.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisiscriminal.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

John Buettner-Janusch was one of the first Americans to study lemurs. He held prestigious faculty positions at Yale, Duke and NYU, before surprising everyone with a series of increasingly bizarre crimes. Phoebe and Lauren got to visit the Duke Lemur Center in person – hear all about it in our latest episode of Criminal Plus [https://plus.thisiscriminal.com/]. Use the promo code “JOINUS” for 20% off an annual membership. You’ll get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more. Peter Kobel’s book is The Strange Case of the Mad Professor [https://www.globepequot.com/9780762773770/strange-case-of-the-mad-professor/]. This episode was first released in 2019. Say hello on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast]. Sign up for our occasional newsletter [http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944]. We also make This is Love [https://thisislovepodcast.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisiscriminal.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]