Crimes of the Times

By: L.A. Times Studios
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  • L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really happened in the most compelling cases from L.A. and beyond.
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Episodes
  • Featuring: Dirty John
    42 mins
  • The Arsonist in the Crowd
    Apr 29 2025

    John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.

    New episodes every Tuesday.

    To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com

    Video episodes will be available on Spotifyand Youtube.

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    33 mins
  • The Execution of Barbara Graham
    Apr 15 2025

    The case of Barbara Graham, known in the 1950s as “Bloody Babs” after the murder of a Burbank widow. Former prosecutor Marcia Clark joins us to reexamine the questionable tactics that sent Graham to death row.

    New episodes every Tuesday.

    To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com

    Video episodes will be available on

    Spotify and Youtube.

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    35 mins
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Featured Article: Catch Our Grift with These Tales of Female Frauds, Scammers, and Cons


When it comes to cons of the criminal variety, women often fly under the radar. And when it comes to pulling off high-level, multifaceted schemes, women continue to be underestimated. But with enough confidence to remain undetected, female con artists, fraudsters, and grifters have scammed their way to infamy, racking up dollars, favors, and fame along the way. The stories they leave behind make for some of the most intriguing cases of all time.

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wow

interesting and shows how abusers can manipulate thier way through life. Highly recommended. Be sure also to catch Tonia's story for a more complete picture.

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listening to this makes me soo mad

I can't stand hearing what this guy has done. classic example of someone who should not be living among society..

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Hooked on Wondry

Dr. Death is my intro to true crime podcasts. Hooked and on to the next.

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What a story !

It was so good. Disturbing on so many levels but gives you hope in fighting for yourself.

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Sick and twisted

Loved listening to it. Some parts were so maddening to listen to though. Love makes people do crazy things.

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I loved this!

it is unfortunate that John has done what he has done even with all these people trying to help him and support him in any way they can and he had a wife who loved him dearly. Terra deserved better, thank God she got away from that situation with John, every chapter gets interesting more and more to the point you don't want to stop listening I am going to watch the show on Netflix of dirty John now. I've always thought books are better than movies or shows but after I read the books I like to see the movies.

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maybe it was the remix?

this was a tough one. to get through and not because of the subject matter. Maybe it's the 'salt remix' that is the problem? The storytelling was SO unnecessarily drawn out, parts of the story were repeated multiple times throughout multiple episodes, and there were WAY too many low-quality audio recordings. and phone calls played. It just did not need to be that excruciatingly detailed, there were SO many unnecessary details. We did not need to listen to every word of multiple-page letters, emails, and dialogue in order to fully grasp that this guy was evil.

And the story bothers me. I'm not one to victim-shame or judge a victim, but the storytelling made Deb sound just absolutely incapable of making good decisions. They also made the youngest daughter sound like a soft-spoken airhead who couldn't think about anything other than the walking dead and zombies. It completely took away from the things they went through. If I were this family I'd have been so angry being portrayed this way. This doesn't send the message that "this can happen to anyone." this sends the message that "this can happen if you're so gullible and vulnerable that you can't recognize GLARING red flags."


Very disappointing.


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