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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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...


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 September 12, 2023  38m
 
 

episode 81: The Reporter Behind the Crime Stories: Robert Riggs Tells All


In this week’s episode of True Crime Reporter®, Michael Jackson, the host of the A Funny Way of Looking Podcast, interviews me about the age-old appeal of crime stories.

Michael’s podcast aims to educate in a fun environment, enlighten, entertain, and inspire listeners and viewers.

We talk serial killers, journalism ethics, the scariest criminal I ever met, and more...


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 September 5, 2023  39m
 
 

The Reporter Behind the Crime Stories: Robert Riggs Tells All


In this week’s episode of True Crime Reporter®, Michael Jackson, the host of the A Funny Way of Looking Podcast, interviews me about the age-old appeal of crime stories. Michael’s podcast aims to educate in a fun environment, enlighten, entertain,


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 September 4, 2023  39m
 
 

Defusing Tension in 90 Seconds: A Game Changer for Inmates and the Public


Doug Noll says murderers are not born, they're bred. Today kids revert to what they see around them...violence. Doug Noll founded the Prison of Peace Project. Noll teaches hardcore inmates how to de-escalate an angry,


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 August 30, 2023  36m
 
 

episode 80: Defusing Tension in 90 Seconds: A Game Changer for Inmates and the Public


Doug Noll says murderers are not born, they're bred. Today kids revert to what they see around them...violence.

Doug Noll founded the Prison of Peace Project. Noll teaches hardcore inmates how to de-escalate an angry, emotional person in 90 seconds or less.

It’s a skill that we can all benefit from learning in this era of violence.

Hello, this is Robert Riggs taking you inside the crime scene tape in this episode of the True Crime Reporter® Podcast...


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 August 29, 2023  37m
 
 

Mexican Cartels Use The Occult To Indoctrinate Child Soldiers


Free from Mexican narco's occult witchcraft, Ed Calderon savors the American experience. Calderon fled Mexico with this three-year-old daughter when he had to choose between working for a cartel in his police uniform or getting assassinated. 


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 August 8, 2023  29m
 
 

Cartels Offered a Choice Between Two Evils. Take The Silver or Take the Lead.


Ed Calderon says the incomplete wall on the U.S. Southern border with Mexico is like Swiss cheese. "It won't stop any of the growing threats posed by the Mexican drug cartels," he says. Ed Calderon spent a dozen years working in counter-narcotic...


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 August 8, 2023  28m
 
 

episode 79: Mexican Cartels Use The Occult To Indoctrinate Child Soldiers


Free from Mexican narco's occult witchcraft, Ed Calderon savors the American experience.

Calderon fled Mexico with this three-year-old daughter when he had to choose between working for a cartel in his police uniform or getting assassinated. 

I’m back with my third and final episode interviewing Ed Calderon.

Calderon found refuge in America with help from a Navy Seal. 

Today he works as a security consultant...


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 August 8, 2023  29m
 
 

episode 78: Cartels Offered a Choice Between Two Evils: Take The Silver or Take the Lead.


Ed Calderon says the incomplete wall on the U.S. Southern border with Mexico is like Swiss cheese.

"It won't stop any of the growing threats posed by the Mexican drug cartels," he says.

Ed Calderon spent a dozen years working in counter-narcotics and organized crime investigations in the northern border region of Mexico...


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 August 1, 2023  28m
 
 

episode 77: China, Mexico, and Fentanyl: A Recipe for U.S. Security Threats


Former Mexican counter-narcotics officer Ed Calderon predicts a day of reckoning.

If you were a fan of Narcos or Sicario, brace yourself to hear the real story about what’s happening south of the U.S. border.

Ed Calderon is a man who should not be alive. He fled death threats and now lives in the United States, where he is a security consultant...


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 July 25, 2023  14m