Crimes of the Times
L.A. Times Studios
L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really happened in the most compelling cases from L.A. and beyond.
- 34 minutes 53 secondsThe Cult, The Lawyer, and the Snake
The story of Synanon, the drug rehabilitation group once known as “the miracle on the beach,” and the rattlesnake attack on the crusading Los Angeles lawyer who made an enemy of the group’s leader.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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1 April 2025, 10:00 am - 32 minutes 39 secondsThe Final Word on Manson: Part 2
Manson prosecutor, Stephen Kay, recounts the strange story of Ronald Hughes, one of the Manson girls’ defense lawyers who disappeared in the middle of the trial.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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25 March 2025, 10:00 am - 41 minutes 33 secondsThe Final Word on Manson: Part 1
The last living prosecutor of Charles Manson gives an inside account of the trial and the cult leader’s deadly vision. Stephen Kay recalls the case that still haunts America.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on
18 March 2025, 10:00 am - 29 minutes 51 secondsThe Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia mystery: Wild theories, enduring myths and a long-overlooked suspect.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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11 March 2025, 10:00 am - 38 minutes 37 secondsPatty Hearst
The kidnapped heiress who became an “urban guerrilla” and embraced her captors.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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4 March 2025, 11:00 am - 36 minutes 40 secondsThe Pentagon Papers Trial
Smuggled out of a Santa Monica safe, the top-secret documents that changed American history.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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25 February 2025, 11:00 am - 30 minutes 41 secondsGeorge Franklin
A childhood memory sent her father to prison for murder. Was it real?
New episodes every Tuesday.
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18 February 2025, 11:00 am - 34 minutes 30 secondsMcMartin Preschool
Wild claims of mass child molestation rocked an L.A. beach town. Truth was the first casualty.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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11 February 2025, 11:00 am - 26 minutes 39 secondsJohn DeLorean
A maverick from Detroit, John DeLorean built the “car of the future.” Then came the briefcase full of cocaine.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.
4 February 2025, 11:00 am - 30 minutes 7 secondsRebecca Schaeffer
A young actress, an obsessed stalker and a Hollywood murder that changed America.
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.28 January 2025, 11:00 am - 1 minuteIntroducing: Crimes of the TimesL.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really happened in the most compelling cases from L.A. and beyond.7 January 2025, 11:45 pm
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