Everyone knows that Boxing has a dark side but have you heard the story of Edwin Valero? Probably not as he is not a well known athlete outside of the boxing realm and its not a well known case of true crime either. Don Stradley takes you on a fast paced journey of the battle to be a recognized boxer from Venezuela to his fall from grace. its a story of intrigue and murder that will keep you wanting to flip the pages. I am not a big boxing fan and I can count the amount of times I have watched a boxing match on a hand or two but this book was riveting for me.
On this episode we cover some of the more ridiculous and funny “crimes” when it comes to religion. We had a guest commentator in Shari who will be our guest on our January 2020 Patreon Exclusive Half Pint of Crime.
Vatican City: A different type of sex scandal.
This is the story of drug parties and gay sex orgies at the Vatican. This is the less seen side of the Catholic Church. This is the story of Monsignor Luigi Capozzi.
Beer paring for this story is House of Funk Brewing’s Debauchery Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout.
A disturbed young man doesn’t get the help that he so desperately needs. It all ends in blood. Spilled, spread and digested. This is the story of Richard Chase.
Beer pairing for this story is the Super Strange & Super Obvious a Dryhopped Saison a collaboration between Strange Fellows Brewing and Superflux Beer Company.
Fritz Haarmann was a monster that was active from before World War 1 to World War 2 in Germany. He was known by a few names including the Butcher of Hanover, the Vampire of Hanover and the Wolf-Man.
Beer pairing for this story is the Container Brewing Transit NE Double IPA.
This episode is a tough one. White Privilege has become more and more painfully present with every passing year and it needs to stop. Tune in to our three cases of blood curdling situations.
This needs to stop now!
Traffic Stops. Absolutely nothing to fear………..
When you get pulled over by the cops do you fear for your life? If you said no then you are definitely privileged. Unfortunately for Philando Castile things did not go well for him at this traffic stop.
Beer pairing for this story is Double Fist Punch Double IPA from Taylight Brewing.
It’s not what you know, it’s which friend you promote
Instead of a synopsis I’m going to give you the gist of the judicial decisions made by the person I am reporting on: anti-gun control, anti-rights for refugees, anti-rights for any sort of prisoner, anti- women’s rights, anti-environment, pro-nepotism, sexist… you get the idea. I can see why Trump likes him so much. The Story of Brett Kavanaugh.
Prison Breaks are very popular in the movies and TV but they are just as insetting when it comes to real life. This episode we are covering a bunch of cases of what we think are compelling prison breaks. This episode we collaborate with a friend of the show beer podcast What The Hops from Buffalo New York.
Frank Freshwaters
This is the real life Shawshank Redemption case with a little bit of Florida Man thrown in.
Beer pairing for this story is Florida Cracker by Cigar City Brewing
Kent Institution is the only Maximum Security Federal Prison in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory and it turns out that it was a bit to easy to break out of back in 1990.
