Crimetown

A new podcast from Gimlet Media exploring the tangled web of crime and corruption in American cities. Hosted by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier.

  • 24 minutes 37 seconds
    Introducing | Beyond All Repair

    A new 10-part true-crime podcast, Executive Produced and Edited by Zac Stuart-Pontier, co-creator of Crimetown.

    Imagine if, one day, you are accused of something. Something horrible, violent, heinous. Something you swear you did not do, and nothing you say can convince anyone otherwise — even the people closest to you.

    That’s Sophia Johnson’s story.

    Sophia was starting fresh: A new life, a new husband, a baby on the way. But it all unraveled on January 10, 2002, when her mother-in-law Marlyne Johnson was found bludgeoned to death in her home. Days later, Sophia was charged with the murder.

    To this day, Sophia swears she didn’t do it. But someone says they witnessed it — her own brother.

    When family betrays family, who do you believe? In this story of a sibling rivalry beyond compare, WBUR’s Amory Sivertson turns the clock back. She reexamines an unsolved case, a family torn apart, and a woman who wasn’t believed.

    From WBUR and ZSP Media, Beyond All Repair is a 10-part true crime investigation into a cold case. The series ends with an answer.

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    24 April 2024, 7:06 pm
  • 1 minute 35 seconds
    Introducing “Operation: Tradebom”

    Everybody remembers the morning of September 11, 2001, when two passenger jets flew into the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. But the idea of toppling the towers was not new. Thirty years ago, a group of men set off a bomb in the garage beneath the North Tower, hoping it would tumble into the South Tower. At the time, this was the largest improvised explosive device ever ignited on American soil. It killed six people and injured thousands, leaving behind a 100-foot crater five stories deep. Investigators from New York City’s Joint Terrorism Task Force—a ragtag team of FBI paper-pushers and NYPD detectives—found themselves conducting a new type of international investigation, called Operation: Tradebom. It became their job to find the bombers and bring them to justice before something even worse happened.


    Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. All episodes are available now.

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    27 February 2023, 10:00 am
  • 41 minutes 57 seconds
    Bonus Episode: The Streets Don't Love You Back

    Growing up, Rob Boyd is ignored by his absent, womanizing father, a well-known local preacher. His mother marries a kindhearted factory worker, who helps raise Rob and his siblings. But after his stepfather is murdered, Rob goes astray, entering a brutal world of drugs and violence.

    To learn more about Rob's work today, visit thestreetsdontloveyouback.ning.com.

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    5 September 2019, 10:10 am
  • 37 minutes 10 seconds
    S2 E19: From the Ashes

    In the Crimetown Season 2 finale, Kwame Kilpatrick begins his 28-year prison sentence. Although he still maintains his innocence, his chances of a retrial are slim. Meanwhile, Detroit is undergoing a remarkable economic transformation. But who is benefitting from the Motor City miracle? And is the era of crime and corruption really over?

    For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com.

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    29 August 2019, 10:10 am
  • 39 minutes 36 seconds
    S2 E18: United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick

    After a decade of scandals and a sprawling corruption investigation, Kwame Kilpatrick faces his most daunting challenge yet: a federal trial that could put him in prison for decades. The former mayor is no longer fighting for his political life or his marriage — now, he’s fighting for his freedom.

    For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com.

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    22 August 2019, 10:10 am
  • 42 minutes 2 seconds
    S2 E17: Operation Bombay Dreams

    For years, the FBI has been running a wide-ranging corruption investigation into the Kilpatrick administration. As they dig deeper, the feds uncover a massive pay-to-play enterprise that reaches every level of City Hall. Is Kwame Kilpatrick a crook? Or are his associates just exploiting his name in order to enrich themselves?

    For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com. 

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    15 August 2019, 10:09 am
  • 30 minutes 36 seconds
    S2 E16: Surrendered

    After serving 99 days in jail, former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick walks free. He heads to Texas and tries to settle into a new life. But Detroit isn’t quite ready to let him go.

    For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com. 

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    8 August 2019, 10:10 am
  • 39 minutes 24 seconds
    S2 E15: The Murder of Tamara Greene

    With the mayor behind bars, a crusading lawyer takes up the case of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene. Could Kwame Kilpatrick have ordered her murder — or is it all an urban legend?

    For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com. 

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    1 August 2019, 10:10 am
  • 9 minutes 6 seconds
    Introducing The Ballad of Billy Balls

    From the same team that brought you Crimetown comes Crimetown Presents: The Ballad of Billy Balls. It’s 1982 in New York City, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. What follows is a mystery of love and loss that examines the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Learn more at www.theballadofbillyballs.com.

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    31 July 2019, 10:10 am
  • 44 minutes 54 seconds
    S2 E14: The Affair

    The revelation that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had an affair with his chief of staff — a romance detailed in thousands of explicit text messages — rocks Detroit. But it’s only the beginning of their troubles.

    For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com.

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    25 July 2019, 10:10 am
  • 30 minutes 48 seconds
    S2 E13: Gary Brown v. Mayor of Detroit

    Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown files a whistleblower suit against City Hall, alleging he was fired for investigating the long-rumored Manoogian Mansion party. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick denies the accusations. But while he’s on the stand, he’s asked a surprising, seemingly unrelated question — one that just might bring him down. 

    For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com. 

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    18 July 2019, 10:10 am
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