The Burden: Lives of Crime
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Lives of Crime | 4. Then You Get Got
Today's episode is the story of Mike Yard. Mike is now a successful comedian headlining shows around the country. But before that, he spent some time as a stickup man, toting around a big ass gun. Mike chose crime for very specific reasons. Some might call them laudable. Those reasons involved….hi…
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Lives of Crime | 3. Making Money
Today's episode is a first person account from Jeff Turner. He was one of the best counterfeiters of his generation. He was persistent, resourceful and very skilled. US Treasury agents couldn't believe how inventive he was. And he did it all for love. Lives of Crime is a production of Orbit Media …
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Lives of Crime | 2. Education of an Assassin Part 2
In part two of Education of an Assassin, young Larry Mazza comes of age. Killers may be born, they're also made. In this episode, the Grim Reaper takes Larry under his wing. Spoiler alert, it ends with a bang. For more on Larry's story, read his book, The Life, A True story about a Brooklyn Boy…
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Lives of Crime | 1. Education of an Assassin Part 1
In part one of this two-part story, we meet Larry Mazza, a teenage delivery boy at the local supermarket; his customer, a beautiful older woman; and her husband, a mobster known as the Grim Reaper. Listen and find out why we call this episode the Education of an Assassin Part One? Lives of Crime i…
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Introducing - Lives of Crime
Ever wondered what it’s like to live on the edge? To not follow the rules? To live outside of the law? On Lives of Crime you'll hear true stories from criminals themselves, narrating moments from their lives and expounding upon the crimes they’ve committed. This first person narrative podcast se…
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Introducing - Blood Will Tell
Sharing a special episode this week from a new podcast called Blood Will Tell. When a birthday party in suburban San Jose turns deadly, 18-year-old identical twins are arrested for suspected murder. One brother spends nearly two years in jail before the truth comes out: authorities locked up the wr…
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Introducing - Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter, Part 1
Today we bring you the first episode of the new miniseries - Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter, from Canadian True Crime. Everyone knows about the Canadian pig farmer who confessed to murdering 49 women on his farm near Vancouver – many of them sex workers and Indigenous women. What you might no…
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Introducing - Earwitness: Chapter 1 | Behind the Crown
This is exclusive access to Earwitness: Chapter 1 | Behind the Crown Beth Shelburne dives into the shocking conviction of Toforest Johnson for the murder of Deputy William Hardy, following a case that never stopped bleeding questions. With former Attorney General Bill Baxley as her guide, she move…
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Introducing - Killer Story | 1. A Rose for Mom
This is exclusive access to The Binge Cases: Killer Story. In this episode, Seventeen-year-old Sabrina Kidd goes missing, four years later reporter Lyndal Marks, decides to find her. Binge all episodes of Killer Story ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Cases on Apple Podcas…
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Introducing - Crying Wolf
Dax-Devlon Ross returns to the Orbit fold to drop the first episode of his new true crime series, Crying Wolf. Dax, a co-founder of Orbit, co-hosted Orbit's hit true crime series, The Burden. His new show is a gripping series about a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted, and his best fr…
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