CrimeWaves
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsInterviews with the best investigators in the world. Cut through the spin and straight to the stories at the heart of major criminal cases with the people who solved the cases. Hosted by international journalist and academic Declan Hill, produced by his students at the University of New Haven - Ryan Decker, Aiden van Batenburg, and others. www.crimewavespodcast.com Follow us at @declan_hill
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Michael Franzese: American Mobster
May 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBMichael Franzese was a high-ranking mobster in the Colombo Crime Family, one of the big five families of the New York Mafia. His father was a hit man with dozens of kills. Michael was making millions of dollars a week for the mob in a complicated gas tax fraud scheme across four different states. At 26, the family made him a Capo with dozens of mobsters underneath him and an illegal sports gambling network worth tens-of-millions of dollars that had players, coaches and league officials all ...
Michael Franzese
May 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBMichael Franzese, the youngest Capo in the history of American Mob Crime, spent decades in organized crime and fixed corporate sports events. The legend is born because America is a country of second chances, and Michael Franzese has been able to turn his life around. He become a born-again Christian, and shares his unique insight and experiences with Crime Waves.
Donnie Brasco: The Rules of the Mafia
May 17, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBDonnie Brasco is the most successful undercover agent in U.S. law enforcement. For years, he infiltrated the Colombo and Bonanno Mafia families, resulting in hundreds of arrests, convictions and murders. In this episode - a special international lecture for the University of New Haven Sports Integrity Center - Brasco explains the rules of the Mob. How to dress, speak and comport yourself so you don't get killed. Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by...
The Disappearance of Annie Le
April 09, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBOn a Tuesday morning in September of 2009, Annie Le walked into a building on Yale University Campus and she disappeared. Her mobile phone and her wallet were still in the office, yet there was no trace of Annie anywhere. Three days later, police Lieutenant Lisa Dadio was given the job of discovering what had happened. It was a literal 'closed room mystery'. There was intense international media attention, three different police agencies and no clues... Please rate, review or like thi...
Peter Valentine: Navigating a Criminal Minefield
April 09, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBIt’s 2:00 in the morning and you get a call from your partner telling you a body has been found, what do you do? Our guest, the brilliant policeman turned professor, Peter Valentin, joins us this week to discuss crime scene analysis. From surveying the land, collecting evidence to dealing with non-homicide police departments, not everything is chalked up to be what it seems. What does it really take to investigate these often brutal cases? Find out this week on Crime Waves… Please rate, rev...
Navigating a Criminal Minefield
April 09, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBIt’s 2:00 in the morning and you get a call from your partner telling you a body has been found, what do you do? Our guest, the brilliant policeman turned professor, Peter Valentin, joins us this week to discuss crime scene analysis. From surveying the land, collecting evidence to dealing with non-homicide police departments, not everything is chalked up to be what it seems. What does it really take to investigate these often brutal cases? Find out this week on Crime Waves…
Claire Glynn: The Golden State Killer
March 26, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBFor over a decade a killer stalked the women of Northern California. He raped and murdered dozens of people. And no one was able to catch him. Until a new technology of investigative forensics was invented and - finally - the police had him in their sights…. Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by Declan and the whole team of students. www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill
The Golden State Killer
March 26, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBFor over a decade a killer stalked the women of Northern California. He raped and murdered dozens of people. And no one was able to catch him. Until a new technology of investigative forensics was invented and - finally - the police had him in their sights….
A Murder in Our Town
March 19, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBA dead man is found on a beach. The detectives arrive. They begin their investigation - when suddenly a massive storm cloud pours down rain. It destroys all the evidence. The story of the painstaking two-year investigation and how the police solved the case... Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by Declan and the whole team of students. www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill
How to Catch a Killer - Season 2 Promo...
March 19, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.46 MBTO CATCH A KILLER. ITS THE SUBJECT OF COUNTLESS MOVIES, TV SERIES AND BOOKS… BUT HOW DO INVESTIGATORS ACTUALLY DO IT? WHAT ARE THEIR TECHNIQUES, THEIR TOOLS, THEIR TRICKS? ON THE NEXT MINI-SEASON OF CRIMEWAVES PODCAST WE HAVE A FASCINATING SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH RANGE OF INVESTIGATORS. MOST OF THEM ARE MY COLLEAGUES FROM THE CRIMINAL FORENSICS DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN. BUT THEY ARE NOT YOUR STANDARD ACADEMICS RATHER THEY ALMOST ALL HAVE A BACKGROUND AS POLICE D...
How to Catch a Killer - Season 2 Promo...
March 19, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.46 MBTO CATCH A KILLER. ITS THE SUBJECT OF COUNTLESS MOVIES, TV SERIES AND BOOKS… BUT HOW DO INVESTIGATORS ACTUALLY DO IT? WHAT ARE THEIR TECHNIQUES, THEIR TOOLS, THEIR TRICKS? ON THE NEXT MINI-SEASON OF CRIMEWAVES PODCAST WE HAVE A FASCINATING SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH RANGE OF INVESTIGATORS. MOST OF THEM ARE MY COLLEAGUES FROM THE CRIMINAL FORENSICS DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN. BUT THEY ARE NOT YOUR STANDARD ACADEMICS RATHER THEY ALMOST ALL HAVE A BACKGROUND AS POLICE D...
Rampant and Regular Fixing
December 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBAfter listening to this podcast, you will never look at sport in the same way again. Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by Declan and the whole team of students. www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill
The NBA Gamble
November 18, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBTim Donaghy was an NBA referee who gambled on his games with mob-linked bookmakers. We asked the question that everyone wants to hear — did he fix? His answer will shock you.
Tim Donaghy: The NBA Gamble
November 18, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBTim Donaghy was an NBA referee who gambled on his games with mob-linked bookmakers. We asked the question that everyone wants to hear — did he fix? His answer will shock you. Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by Declan and the whole team of students. www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill
Enes Kanter: The Price of Freedom
October 27, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBEnes Kanter is an international sports star. He was a massive presence in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for over a decade. He was also under 24-hour protection from the FBI. The reason? His criticism of the human rights situation in his Turkey and Communist China. Enes Kanter joins Crime Waves to discuss his journey to becoming an athlete with a conscience — and the price he and his family have paid. Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by ...
Enes Kanter's price of freedom
October 27, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBEnes Kanter is an international sports star. The center for the Boston Celtics in the NBA, he is known wherever basketball is discussed. He is also in 24-hour protection from the FBI. The reason? His frequent criticism of the human rights situation in his native Turkey, where tens-of-thousands of people have been arbitrarily arrested, detained, and tortured. Kanter joins Crime Waves to discuss his journey to becoming an athlete with a conscience — and the price he and his family have paid...
The Immortality Factor: the fight to protect athletes from abuse
October 07, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBNancy Hogshead-Makar is a triple Olympic gold-medalist and a crusader for athletes. She has fought the rampant sexual, physical, and mental abuse that many sports people have endured. She talked with Declan about her life's work. The week we broadcast her episode - the U.S. Congress passed the law ’S 2330 Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act 2020’ that Nancy had been instrumental in drafting. Listen to the episode if you are an athlete, know an athlete, or are the par...
Nancy Hogshead: The Immortality Factor - the fight to protect athletes from abuse
October 07, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB"Not every coach is a pedophile, but every pedophile wants to be a coach." There is a slight plague in sports. There is rampant sexual, physical and mental abuse of athletes across sports, countries and cultures. Very few people speak about it. They want to pretend that our young people are safe in a glamorous sports world, when the truth is often the opposite. One person has led the fight to stop this appalling behaviour - Nancy Hogshead. She is a fighter. A triple Olympic gold medali...
Code of Silence: Lance Armstrong & the Biggest Doping Scandal in US History
October 01, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBAn EXCLUSIVE interview with the chief investigator of USADA, Travis Tygart who exposed the truth behind the biggest doping scandal in US history. The show: Learn more at www.crimewaves.com, you can follow the team on twitter at @declan_hill Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by Declan and the whole team of students. www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill
Thugs, Mobsters, and Sports Officials.
September 24, 2020 03:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBIt is the biggest and most under-reported story in the history of sport. For years, there was "a mafia" at the heart of international athletics. Runners, coaches and officials were coerced, corrupted and forced to pay millions of dollars in bribes. Events at the Olympics, World Championships, and national contests around the world were arranged. The thief? The head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the organization that ran all these events, and some of h...
EXCLUSIVE: Thugs, Mobsters, and Sports Officials.
September 24, 2020 03:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBExclusive interview with one of the investigators who exposed the criminal extortion scheme at the heart of international athletics. The show: Learn more at www.crimewaves.com, you can follow the team on twitter at @declan_hill and @ericjohnkrebs Please rate, review or like this episode: would be hugely appreciated by Declan and the whole team of students. www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill
Vitaly Stepanov: The whistle-blower who exposed the Russian Olympic team's dirty secret
September 16, 2020 01:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBFrom a secret location, where he and his wife live hidden from any possible revenge, Vitaly Stepanov talks about the widespread doping and criminal extortion at the heart of the Russian Olympic team -- what it took to expose it, and the lengths officials went to keep it quiet. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/sports/olympics/yuliya-stepanova-russia-doping.html The show: Learn more at www.crimewaves.com, you can follow the team on twitter at @declan_hill and @ericjohnkrebs Please rate, r...
EXCLUSIVE: The whistle-blower who exposed the Russian Olympic team's dirty secret
September 16, 2020 01:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBFrom a secret location, where he and his wife live hidden from any possible revenge, Vitaly Stepanov talks about the widespread doping and criminal extortion at the heart of the Russian Olympic team -- what it took to expose it, and the lengths officials went to keep it quiet. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/sports/olympics/yuliya-stepanova-russia-doping.html The show: Learn more at www.crimewaves.com, you can follow the team on twitter at @declan_hill and @ericjohnkrebs
Karim Zidan: The Betrayal: Boxing, MMA, and the Mob
September 06, 2020 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBFor the pilot episode of Crime Waves, we are joined by Karim Zidan (@ZidanSports), an investigative journalist who covers the dangerous world of sports, human rights and the mob. Crime Waves is hosted by Declan Hill (@declan_hill), international best-selling author of THE FIX and THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO MATCH-FIXING IN FOOTBALL, journalist, and world expert on match-fixing and corruption in sport. SHOW NOTES: The guest: Karim's website: karimzidan.com Karim's articles: https://muckrack....
The Betrayal: Boxing, MMA, and the Mob
September 06, 2020 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBFor the pilot episode of Crime Waves, we are joined by Karim Zidan (@ZidanSports), an investigative journalist who covers the dangerous world of sports, human rights and the mob. Crime Waves is hosted by Declan Hill (@declan_hill), international best-selling author of THE FIX and THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO MATCH-FIXING IN FOOTBALL, journalist, and world expert on match-fixing and corruption in sport. SHOW NOTES: The guest: Karim's website: karimzidan.com Karim's articles: https://muckrack....