American Criminal
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The true crime history podcast that takes you inside the minds of some of our most notorious felons and outlaws, exploring the dark side to the American dream.Host Jeremy Schwartz will introduce you to the picture-perfect brothers who teamed up to kill their parents; the thief who stole babies and ruined countless lives; the crypto king who siphoned off billions in the name of saving the world—and plenty more. From assassins and gangsters, to killers and con artists, whatever the case, whoever the criminal, you don’t know the full story—until now. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or to get early, ad-free access to the entire season first, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at AmericanCriminal.com
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Oct 2, 2025 • 37min
Halloween Horrors | The Trick or Treat Murder | 1
On Halloween night, 1957, Peter Fabiano is gunned down by one final trick-or-treater. Or so it seems.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 35min
Rope, Hitchcock, and Murder on Screen
Jeremy sits down to chat with Christie Vela and Michael Federico from "Terror and Tacos" to talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 thriller, "Rope." The film shocked audiences with its on-screen depiction of murder, and examined the Leopold and Loeb case in a fresh new light.
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Sep 18, 2025 • 2min
American Criminal Season 18: Halloween Horrors
This Halloween, American Criminal is bringing you three tales of real crimes with a spooky twist. A masked trick or treat slayer, a real-life killer Candyman, and a house so haunted it caused the brutal murders of an entire family.
Don’t miss the latest season of American Criminal – Halloween Horrors, beginning October 2nd.
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Sep 18, 2025 • 48min
Leopold and Loeb | Cry for Blood | 4
Following their brutal murder of Bobby Franks, Leopold and Loeb were facing imminent arrest, and when investigators put the screws to them, the teenage killers had to face just how badly they'd messed things up. Suddenly, all of Chicago was screaming for their heads. But the arrival of lawyer Clarence Darrow looked set to change the trajectory of this crime of the century.
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Sep 11, 2025 • 47min
Leopold and Loeb | This Cruel and Vicious Murder | 3
In May, 1924, Leopold and Loeb set out to commit their carefully planned "perfect crime." First they had to choose a victim, then kidnap and kill him, hide his body, and collect a substantial ransom. They were certain they could pull it off, but nothing went quite accordingly to plan, leaving the teenage killers dangerously close to being found out.
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Sep 4, 2025 • 43min
Leopold and Loeb | Nothing but the Night | 2
Once they're reunited in Michigan, Leopold and Loeb carried on their downward spiral into criminality. Their schemes got progressively more daring until the little things wouldn't do anymore. Now they wanted to carry out the perfect crime. And that crime would start with murder.
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Aug 29, 2025 • 16min
A Conversation with Jeremy Schwartz
A frank conversation with our host Jeremy Schwartz about his favorite cases we've covered, his career as an actor on and off the stage, and what he's listening to when he's not behind the mic.
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Aug 28, 2025 • 41min
Leopold and Loeb | The Prodigies | 1
Growing up in Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb both seemed destined for greatness. They each performed well in school, and advanced to university long before their peers. But once they met at college, Leopold and Loeb began a dance that would lead them to one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th century: the murder of Bobby Franks.
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Aug 27, 2025 • 17min
Kill Your Darlings
In this special bonus episode, we're bringing you pieces of our favorite stories that didn't make it to the final episodes.
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Aug 26, 2025 • 12min
Clarence Darrow: Lawyer of the Century
Ahead of our next series on Leopold and Loeb, Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers, & History Daily) joins the show to talk about a key figure in the Leopold and Loeb story, and one of the 20th century's most famous trial lawyers: Clarence Darrow.
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