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Crime Beat

The Crime Beat podcast digs deep into fascinating true crime stories, exploring new twists along the way with award-winning Southern California News Group reporter Keith Sharon’s fresh interviews of c... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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1: The Target

1: The Target

Bank heist master Amil Dinsio and his crew were the best around and proved it regularly. Then they were told Richard Nix... Read more

7 Feb 2019

33mins

Ranked #2

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S2, Ep. 1: Across the Street

S2, Ep. 1: Across the Street

We meet Cathy Torrez, Mary Bennett and the people in their neighborhood. The last person we meet is Sam Lopez, who lives... Read more

10 Oct 2019

36mins

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Ranked #3

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S2, Ep. 4: What Happened to Albert

S2, Ep. 4: What Happened to Albert

In the months before she died, Cathy was dating Albert Rangel, who wanted more from the relationship than Cathy could gi... Read more

31 Oct 2019

32mins

Ranked #4

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2: Who Are These Guys?

2: Who Are These Guys?

Meet the team of thieves that flew from Youngstown to Los Angeles. They might have pulled it off without a hitch if they... Read more

7 Feb 2019

35mins

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Ranked #5

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S2, Ep. 6: Probable Cause

S2, Ep. 6: Probable Cause

WARNING: This episode includes details from Cathy Torrez's autopsy report that might disturb some listeners. Skip to 9:4... Read more

14 Nov 2019

44mins

Ranked #6

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S2, Ep. 5: Find the Car

S2, Ep. 5: Find the Car

Cathy doesn't come home after working a shift at Sav-On. People from her family and the community send out search partie... Read more

7 Nov 2019

33mins

Ranked #7

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S2, Ep. 2: Letters of Intent

S2, Ep. 2: Letters of Intent

We reveal the content of 18 letters between Cathy and Sam. The letters were discovered after Cathy died.

17 Oct 2019

29mins

Ranked #8

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S2, Ep. 7: Keeping the Case Alive

S2, Ep. 7: Keeping the Case Alive

Police finally find a fingerprint and some DNA evidence, but neither belongs to Sam Lopez.

21 Nov 2019

36mins

Ranked #9

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S2, Ep. 3: Cathy Can't Remember

S2, Ep. 3: Cathy Can't Remember

Sam Lopez takes Cathy on a date, and she comes home drugged with slashed tires and no panties.

24 Oct 2019

27mins

Ranked #10

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3: The Execution

3: The Execution

All that stands between Amil Dinsio’s crew and the President’s secret stash are an alarm system, reinforced concrete and... Read more

14 Feb 2019

32mins

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