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Cleveland Noir joins Columbus Noir as the Akashic Noir series continues its tour of Ohio and navigates the dregs of the North Shore.

In July 2002, the Eastlake police discovered a decomposed body in a modest studio apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. It appeared to be a suicide by firearm. The man was Joseph Newton Chandler III, a retiree whom neighbors and former colleagues described as quiet, secretive, and strange. But as the investigation progressed, less and less about Joseph's life and identity made sense. In 2018, thanks to scientific advances in DNA, the man's true identity was finally discovered: Robert Ivan Nichols.

Wie entscheidest du dich, wenn deine Ehe dein Land gefährdet? Vivian Miller ist Spionageabwehr-Analystin bei der CIA. Mithilfe eines speziellen Algorithmus will sie ein Netzwerk russischer Spione in den USA enttarnen. Nun gelingt ihr der Zugriff auf den Computer eines russischen Agentenbetreuers. Auf eine Datei mit fünf Fotos: allesamt "Schläfer", die auf amerikanischem Boden operieren. Nur einen Klick weiter, und alles, was ihr wichtig ist - ihre Kinder, ihre Ehe, ihr Job - ist plötzlich in Gefahr. Vivian hat geschworen, ihr Land gegen alle inneren und äußeren Feinde zu schützen.

May Hanna gave her millionaire ex-husband's hired Pinkerton detectives the slip to sneak out of the country. To escape financial embarrassment, James Potter, the manager of a prominent Euclid Avenue apartment building, gave his family cough medicine laced with poison, killing his entire family including himself. Married to a Millionaires' Row doctor, the infamous con woman Cassie Chadwick posed as Andrew Carnegie's illegitimate daughter and forged a fake $5 million check.

FBI Witness Rick Porrello writes about the important connection with mega-mobsters Charles Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky, the Cleveland mob's move to Las Vegas, and the first top-level national meeting of the Sicilian-American Mafia.

A white woman has been bludgeoned to death with an altar cross in a rural church on Cicada Road in Walterboro, South Carolina. Sam Jenkins, a Black man, is found covered in blood, kneeling over the body. In a state already roiling with racial tension, this is not just a murder case: it's a powder keg. Two young women are murdered on quiet Edisto Beach, an hour southeast of Walterboro, and the killer disappears without a trace. Thirty-four years later, the mystery remains unsolved. Could there be a connection to Stander's case?

Delve into the captivating world of crime and detective work with Cleveland Moffetts True Detective Stories From the Archives of the Pinkertons. This extraordinary collection showcases the most intriguing cases handled by the Pinkertons Detective Agency, one of Americas most renowned detective agencies in the late 19th century. From train heists to bank robberies, experience the thrill of investigations as they unfold in a bygone era. A special thanks to our proof-listeners Ambsweet13 & Colleen McMahon.

Cleveland County Valentine: True Advocate explores the 24 year old disappearance of Asha Degree.

In The Lost Girls, John Glatt tells the truly amazing story of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight - who were kidnapped, imprisoned, and repeatedly raped and beaten in a Cleveland house for over a decade by Ariel Castro - and their amazing escape in May 2013, which made headlines all over the world.

Entras en la habitación de tu hijo. El caos habitual. Recoges restos de comida, ropa desperdigada, abres el armario para ponerlo todo en su sitio... y lo ves. Y entonces te das cuenta de una horrible verdad: tu propio hijo puede ser un peligro. Stephanie Maddox dirige el departamento de Asuntos Internos del FBI, donde supervisa que todos sus compañeros cumplan las reglas. Llegar hasta aquí le ha costado casi dos décadas de trabajo duro y sacrificios personales, como la relación con su hijo adolescente, Zachary, que espera con nervios su admisión a la universidad.

Ein Thriller um eine extremistische rechte Gruppierung, die Anschläge auf US-Regierungsvertreter plant. Stephanie Maddox ist leitende Sonderermittlerin beim FBI. Fast zwei Jahrzehnte hat sie hart gearbeitet - und als alleinerziehende Mutter viele persönliche Opfer gebracht. Himmel und Hölle würde sie in Bewegung setzen, um ihren 17-jährigen Sohn Zachary zu schützen. Auch vor einem brisanten Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit. Nie wäre ihr in den Sinn gekommen, dass Zachary Geheimnisse vor ihr haben könnte. Doch dann findet sie eine geladene Pistole in seinem Zimmer.

Ein Thriller um eine extremistische rechte Gruppierung, die Anschläge auf US-Regierungsvertreter plant. Stephanie Maddox ist leitende Sonderermittlerin beim FBI. Fast zwei Jahrzehnte hat sie hart gearbeitet - und als alleinerziehende Mutter viele persönliche Opfer gebracht. Himmel und Hölle würde sie in Bewegung setzen, um ihren 17-jährigen Sohn Zachary zu schützen. Auch vor einem brisanten Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit. Nie wäre ihr in den Sinn gekommen, dass Zachary Geheimnisse vor ihr haben könnte. Doch dann findet sie eine geladene Pistole in seinem Zimmer.

Aliza Sherman, a 53-year-old in-vitro fertilization nurse and mother of four, was stabbed 11 times March 24, 2013, in downtown Cleveland. She died later that day, and a decade later, her murder remains unsolved. News accounts of her brutal murder in broad daylight often describe Aliza Sherman in a sentence or two. But from those few short lines, you can't begin to understand the depths of who she was or what she meant to so many. Hosted by Cleveland journalists Mike Butz and Sara Shookman, this podcast will introduce you to Aliza, update you on her case, and explore the ways she made — ...

In 1979, Brenda Spencer, a seemingly average teenage girl living in a nice suburban neighborhood, made and executed plans that would place her in infamy and set a violent and terrifying national precedent. She recieved a rifle for Christmas and a month later set her sights and opens fire on the elementary school across the street. The event is forever glorified by the song "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats and marks the bloody beginning of the American phenomenon of school shootings.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Bitter Fruits by Alice Clark-Pitt, read by Kristin Atherton, Rachel Bavidge, Stefan Booth, Roy McMillian and Tania Rodrigues. The murder of a first-year student at Durham University shocks the city. But the very last thing...

A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation. On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place...