Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug epidemic, political scandal, and innumerable other hardships, but they’re still here—and they have stories to tell.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 8 hours 29 minutes
episode 9: A Deal With the Devil
A brutal murder. A notorious mob captain. A police informant. And a man who wants out of the mob for good.
episode 10: The Ghost
Epic parties. Pet wolves. Freezers full of cocaine. Inside the rise of one of the East Coast’s biggest drug traffickers.
episode 12: Mob Justice
A mob lawyer rises to become Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Will his old associations bring him down?
episode 13: The Network
How a shadowy group of politicians, bankers, and mobsters crashed Rhode Island’s financial system.
episode 14: Renaissance Man
Buddy Cianci left City Hall in disgrace. Is Providence ready to forgive him?
episode 15: Family Ties
As Charles “the Ghost” Kennedy’s drug empire starts to crumble, the people close to him suffer the consequences.
episode 16: Operation Plunder Dome
An unlikely duo—an FBI agent from Mississippi and a businessman from Portugal—join forces to fight corruption in Providence. Will they take down Buddy Cianci?
episode 17: The Trial of Buddy Cianci
In the wake of an FBI investigation into City Hall, Buddy Cianci must fight for his political future. Is he the Renaissance Mayor—or is he running a criminal organization?
episode 18: The Prince of Providence
In the season finale of Crimetown, Buddy Cianci finds himself behind bars. But he’s not finished yet.