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American True Crime

11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings

American True Crime is a single narration podcast that goes past the daily routine of life in America and explores the truth behind some of the nation’s darkest crimes.

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Jerry Lee Harris

December 10, 2021 20:38 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MB

Jerry Lee Harris was an unstoppable force when it came to business. On a typical evening in October, he roared out of the driveway of his newly purchased pink mansion, in his trademark bright yellow Mercedes. His wife, Susan, didn’t wait up for him. She knew Jerry would be out late. But Jerry didn’t make it home, he would never come home again.  Show Notes  Books    This Episode would not have been possible without the excellent research done by Ann Rule, in her book, In the Name of ...

Jacine Gielinski

November 12, 2021 21:24 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

On a cool evening in April, two droogs set out for a bit of that ‘ultra – violence’, craving a little bit of the ‘ole in – and – out’….    Show Notes    Books    This episode relied heavily on, A Clockwork Murder: The Night a Twisted Fantasy Became Demented Reality, by Steven Jackson.    If you want to learn more about the case ATC highly recommends his book, it’s available on Audible or Amazon.    Articles and Internet Sources  The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colora...

The Cheshire Murders

November 08, 2021 17:24 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

The Petit family lived in Cheshire CT. They had a peaceful home in a safe neighborhood until two evil men shattered their world and safety of those around them.    Show Notes    Books    The Rising: Murder, Heartbreak, and the Power of Human Resilience in an American Town by Ryan D’Agostino    Articles and Internet Resources    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) 24 Jul 2007, Tue Page A01 0 A04 Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 03 Dec 2010, Fri, Page A03 ...

Thomas Gilbert

October 16, 2021 02:36 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Tommy Gilbert was a regular on the New York social scene. When he wasn’t getting his hedge fund off the ground, he was surfing in the Hamptons. The only thing standing in the way of his financial success was his father, Thomas Gilbert Sr. But he finally had the means and plan to deal with him, once and for all. Or was it something else entirely? What was going on with Tommy Gilbert? Books   Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt   Articles and Internet Sources...

The List Family

September 16, 2021 00:29 - 1 hour - 98.4 MB

The List family was active in the small town of Westfield, New Jersey. A suburb of New York, where some of Wall-streets biggest players lived to get away from it all.    The List’s lived in the largest home, in one of the nicest areas of town.    After an extended trip to North Carolina, the lights in the windows started burning out, and the grass was over grown, leaving the house looking abandoned.    Neighbors began to wonder if the List’s were ever going to return from their i...

The Genesee River Killer Part Five

August 17, 2021 23:17 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

Arthur Shawcross is finally behind bars; the people of Rochester want to know who has been terrorizing them for months and what compelled him to kill so many innocent women.    Show notes   Research    Books  Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen   Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris    American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000, By Peter Vronsky ...

The Genesee River Killer Part Four

August 10, 2021 13:15 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

After months of terrorizing Rochester New York, the serial killer known as the Genesee River Killer is finally caught, after a horrific holiday murder spree. The man, Arthur Shawcross, is the last person police expected to be the killer.   Show notes   Research    Books  Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen   Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris    Articles ...

The Genesee River Killer Part Three

August 02, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Arthur Shawcross has settled into his new life in Rochester, NY. Living under the radar of police scrutiny he is able to act out his viscous impulses on the unsuspecting subculture of sex-workers in his area. Using a fake name, he eludes police attention...while investigators are hunting for their suspect, Art wreaks havoc on the city’s most vulnerable women.    Show notes   Research    Books  Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen   Arthur Shawcros...

The Genesee River Killer Part Two

July 27, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 79 MB

Watertown New York is still reeling from the disappearance of seven-year-old Jack Blake. Four months after the Blake tragedy, Karen Ann Hill goes missing while visiting Watertown with her family. The police suspect Arthur Shawcross immediately….     Show notes   Research   Books Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen   Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris   ...

The Genesee River Killer Part One

July 20, 2021 15:11 - 1 hour - 98.5 MB

The quiet upstate New York city of Watertown was shaken by the sudden disappearance of ten-year-old Jack Blake. The police considered the boy a runaway, a common occurrence in Watertown. But the boy’s mother suspected a local fisherman named Art, who showed an unusual interest in her son, of foul play. Who is Art? And what was he doing in Watertown?   Research Books Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisl...

The Genesee River Killer Part One

July 20, 2021 15:11 - 1 hour - 99.3 MB

The quiet upstate New York city of Watertown was shaken by the sudden disappearance of ten-year-old Jack Blake. The police considered the boy a runaway, a common occurrence in Watertown. But the boy’s mother suspected a local fisherman named Art, who showed an unusual interest in her son, of foul play. Who is Art? And what was he doing in Watertown?   Research Books Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisl...