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Welcome, Friends of Old Time Radio!I’m your host, Mel, and in this podcast I’ll be sharing episodes of The Whistler, along with fascinating facts about the show—its writers, production, and the radio stars who helped make it one of the top-rated mystery series of its era (1942–1955). As a bonus, I’ll also highlight what was happening in the world at the time each episode originally aired—from politics and headlines to top movies and popular music.Some of my podcast releases are Binge Blocks—hours of back-to-back episodes, perfect for long drives, night shifts, study sessions, or ...

Every small town has its secrets, but this isn't a small town; It's Amish Country. In Holmes County, Ohio, death is supposed to come from hard work or bad luck. So, when a 40th birthday trip to Atwood Lake turned into one family's last day, a community is left with faith, fear, and a thin line between them -- Local reporting, from the place where it happened.

Welcome to Crime Time 911 — where true crime takes center stage. I’m Mel, and together we’ll dive deep into real cases, uncover chilling details, and explore the darker side of human nature. If you live for the twists, the mystery, and the pursuit of justice—you’re in the right place. Hit that subscribe button and turn on those notifications so you don’t miss out… Now, let’s get into it.

There’s the official story. And then there’s the truth. The In Between is an investigative narrative podcast that digs into cases where the facts got buried, distorted, or deliberately ignored. Hosted by journalist and screenwriter Mel Barrett, each season unpacks one story that was never fully told, blending deep reporting, legal analysis, and raw personal narrative. Mel doesn’t just rehash headlines—she goes digging. She’s spent over a decade uncovering new evidence in the Pamela Smart case, work that helped form the basis of a new habeas petition. In Season One, she revisits the...

Der MELYSTERIUM Podcast widmet sich den Geschichten hinter verlassenen Orten. (Lostplaces) Ich erzähle Euch was das für ein Ort war den wir besucht haben, was wir dort erlebt haben und was dort geschah. True-Crime-Fans aufgepasst: denn hier kommt ihr ebenfalls auf Eure kosten. Achtung an alle Skeptiker was paranormales angeht, denn so mancher Ort birgt seltsame Geschichten denen wir natürlich auch auf den Grund gehen. ACHTUNG wer mit schwarzen Humor und Sarkasmus nicht umgehen kann, sollte... vielleicht damit anfangen. Neue Folgen erscheinen ungefähr alle zwei Wochen... Viel Spaß liebe ...

One cold November night, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, fifteen-year-old Richard Jahnke Jr., ROTC leader and former Boy Scout, waited for his parents to return from celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the night they met. When his father got out of the car, the boy blasted him through the heart with a twelve-gauge pump-action shotgun. Richard's seventeen-year-old sister, Deborah, was sitting on the living room couch with a high-powered rifle - just in case her brother missed.

In 1945, Erle Stanley Gardner, noted attorney and author of the popular Perry Mason mysteries, was contacted by an overwhelmed California public defender who believed his doomed client was innocent. William Marvin Lindley had been convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl along the banks of the Yuba River, and was awaiting execution at San Quentin. After reviewing the case, Gardner agreed to help - it seemed the fate of the "Red-Headed Killer" hinged on the testimony of a colorblind witness.

Bank robbers. Pimps. Wise guys. Murderers...Today's FBI street agents face a never-ending parade of violence and chaos perpetuated by society's most dangerous and sometimes most demented felons. In this action-packed confession of an FBI man, Phil Kerby takes us on a white-knuckle ride through a career that pitted him against militia bombers and black militants, against hardened, hardcore kidnappers, coed hookers, biker drug dealers, bank robbers on the lam, and much, much more. Here are hostage standoffs and cat-and-mouse games with the Mob.