Crimes of Passion

She loved bright lights, dancing, and crowds. Her husband rarely wanted to do anything more than sit at home. By 1925, Ruth Snyder was already looking for a respite from the monotony of her marriage, ...

8 Jan 202043min

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: Just because John and Lorena Bobbitt were acquitted for their individual crimes in 1994, it didn’t mean their challenges were behind them....

1 Jan 202046min

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: After the now-infamous maiming on June 23rd, 1993, Lorena and John both faced criminal charges. Lorena for the violent wounding, and John ...

1 Jan 202044min

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: Lorena thought she’d found her piece of the American dream when she married John Bobbitt in 1989. But her fantasy was quickly shattered as...

25 Des 201946min

When Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten informed her husband that she wanted a separation, he went into a tailspin. The gory murder-suicide inspired a feud that threatened to destroy the careers of a f...

18 Des 201951min

Paul Snider brought Dorothy Stratten to Hollywood. While her career took off in the 1970s, he enjoyed the benefits of her success and spent her money. When their relationship became troubled, she felt...

11 Des 201949min

On May 19th, 1992, 17-year-old Amy Fisher shot her boyfriend's wife, 37-year-old Mary Jo Buttafuoco, in the side of her head. The resulting trial ignited a decades-long media storm that would wreak ha...

4 Des 201949min

With no plans to leave his wife, 17-year old Amy Fisher decided to take matters into her own hands. On May 19th, 1992, Fisher showed up at the Buttafuoco house, rang the doorbell, and shot Mary Jo But...

27 Nov 201948min