True Crime Reporter

In an era where sensationalism often trumps substance, the True Crime Reporter® podcast offers a bracing alternative—a meticulously crafted, investigative lens focused on the intricacies and nuances of criminal cases that grip public consciousness. Created and hosted by Robert Riggs, a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter based in Dallas, Texas, the podcast peels back the layers of high-profile criminal investigations, offering an unprecedented level of detail and insight. True Crime Reporter® is not merely a recitation of facts and timelines. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with experts, from law enforcement agents to forensic psychologists, Riggs dives into the complexity and gravity of each case. He explores not just the "what" and the "who" but the often elusive "why" behind criminal acts, meticulously unraveling the sociopolitical threads that often inform them. The narrative richness of the podcast is underscored by its ethical rigor. Riggs goes beyond the superficial to offer a humanized portrait of both victims and perpetrators, challenging listeners to confront their preconceptions and biases...

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 33m. Bisher sind 202 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 20 hours 14 minutes

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Echoes of Evil: Serial Killer Kenneth McDuff 25 Years Later.


This episode marks a somber milestone.  The 25th anniversary of the execution of Kenneth Allen McDuff – a name that chills the soul of the men and women in law enforcement who hunted him down – and the families of his victims. McDuff,


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 November 18, 2023  23m
 
 

episode 86: Dollars for Terror: The Holy Land Foundation's Illegal Scheme To Fund Hamas


 

In the wake of the recent Hamas terrorist attack that killed more than 1,300 Israelis, my True Crime Reporter® podcast opened its investigative archive on the Gaza-based group's past fundraising and recruitment in the United States.

After my embedded assignment with the U.S. Army during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, investigative producer Todd Bensman and I focused on how terrorists were using the Internet to raise money and recruit followers...


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 October 17, 2023  14m
 
 

Dollars for Terror: The Holy Land Foundation’s Illegal Scheme To Fund Hamas


From The Investigative Archives In the wake of the recent Hamas terrorist attack that killed more than 1,300 Israelis, my True Crime Reporter® podcast opened its investigative archive on the Gaza-based group's past fundraising and recruitmen...


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 October 16, 2023  14m
 
 

episode 85: The John Dillinger Enigma: Did The FBI Really Kill Public Enemy #1?


During the Great Depression, Newsreels about John Dillinger, the first gangster declared Public Enemy #1, drew cheers from movie audiences across America and hisses when pictures of J. Edgar Hoover appeared on screen.

Agents from what would become the FBI killed Dillinger in a hail of gunfire while leaving Chicago’s Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934.

The case put the FBI on the map and, to this day, plays a major part in the bureau’s historical legacy...


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 October 3, 2023  19m
 
 

The John Dillinger Enigma: Did The FBI Really Kill Public Enemy #1?


PDuring the Great Depression, Newsreels about John Dillinger, the first gangster declared Public Enemy #1, drew cheers from movie audiences across America and hisses when pictures of J. Edgar…


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 October 3, 2023  20m
 
 

episode 84: Unmasking PTSD: A Cop's 26-Year Struggle Beyond the Badge


 

After 26 years in law enforcement, Glen Williams has experienced the toll that bearing witness to violence and tragedy can take.

Williams, like many first responders, bottled up the pain and soldier on.

Unaware that his PTSD was wrecking his life at home and on the job. 

Hello, this is Robert Riggs.  In this episode of the True Crime Reporter® Podcast,  we look behind the badge of the men and women in blue...


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 September 26, 2023  26m
 
 

Unmasking PTSD: A Cop’s 26-Year Struggle Beyond the Badge


After 26 years in law enforcement, Glen Williams has experienced the toll that bearing witness to violence and tragedy can take. Williams, like many first responders, bottled up the pain and soldiered on.


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 September 26, 2023  29m
 
 

episode 83: Crisis-Proof Your Life: Fieldcraft Survival on Personal Safety & Preparedness


There's a crime trend sweeping the United States of flash mob thieves charging into department stores to make off with armfuls of loot. Gangs rush inside affluent suburban neighborhoods in night to break into cars.

This episode of the True Crime Reporter® podcast responds to those of you asking me what they should do amid a growing wave of violence in urban America and overseas.

A U.S. businesswoman recently told me she is afraid to work alone in a big city...


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 September 19, 2023  42m
 
 

Crisis-Proof Your Life: Fieldcraft Survival on Personal Safety & Preparedness


There's a crime trend sweeping the United States of flash mob thieves charging into department stores to make off with armfuls of loot. Gangs rush inside affluent suburban neighborhoods in night to break into cars.


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 September 18, 2023  45m
 
 

episode 82: No Justice for A Texas Cowboy: A $750 Million Elder Abuse Tragedy


Investigative Reporter Stephen Michaud, among the nation’s best, spent six years unraveling how an iconic ranch was taken from a dying Texas Cowboy.

It's a sprawling Texas ranch near the border with Mexico where the biggest producing gas well in the United States was struck in 2004.

The ranch and its mineral assets have amassed a 750 Million dollar fortune.  

But, the cowboy who once owned it and his relatives never saw a penny...


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 September 12, 2023  36m