Small Town Dicks

The Most Dangerous Time

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Police discover the body of a woman near the bottom of a flight of the stairs that lead to her bedroom. She’s been shot in the head and the main sus...

Covet

21 Oct 2022

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A young mother gets a strange visit from a neighbor. He tells her his security cameras have captured her daughter doing inappropriate things. Shocked ...

Bloodline

14 Oct 2022

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A bloody murder scene along a California highway leads Investigator Paul Holes on a generational journey, as he discovers a killer’s past could shin...

Parkland Pt. 2

07 Oct 2022

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This is the second part of Officer George’s response to the tragic events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. This episode...

Parkland Pt. 1

30 Sep 2022

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On February 14, 2018, Officer George was working patrol with his local PD. He'd met some fellow officers for lunch. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then ...

Season 11 Trailer

16 Sep 2022

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Small Town Fam, the new season of Small Town Dicks drops on Friday, Sept. 30. Oh, and that's not all. We've added a new co-host to the team: Detective...

The Briefing Room: The Christian Burial Speech

09 Sep 2022

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Once again, Detectives Dave and Dan take a deep dive into case law that governs how law enforcement operates in this country. Today, they discuss Brew...

The Briefing Room: Case Law, Part 2

26 Aug 2022

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If you've ever watched a television crime drama, chances are you could recite the Miranda warning by heart. Today, Detectives Dan and Dave continue th...

The Briefing Room: Case Law, Part 1

12 Aug 2022

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In today's briefing, we discuss the case law that defines what is considered reasonable when a police officer uses force. These cases are used by depa...

The Briefing Room: Situational Awareness

29 Jul 2022

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Over the next few weeks, we're sharing a few episodes of The Briefing Room. The series began on our Patreon feed but is going to become a brand new sh...

Lords of Soccer: How FIFA Stole the Beautiful Game

14 Jul 2022

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Yeardley invites you to enjoy a special preview of a new documentary series called Lords of Soccer. Join veteran foreign correspondent Conor Powell as...

Gone Fishin'

17 Jun 2022

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A young couple go missing after heading out to a local camping spot. A search party discovers their bodies - both have been shot to death. Investigato...

Out of Reach

10 Jun 2022

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A brutal murder. A primary suspect. But small mistakes made by fellow officers in the early hours of the investigation hinder Detective Lins’ pursui...

The Very Worst

03 Jun 2022

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The stories about Sam are almost unbelievable. He’s wealthy, successful, and a family man. But look closer and you’ll discover a deeply disturbed ...

Disturbing the Peace

27 May 2022

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An attentive security guard confronts a rowdy group outside a bar. One of the group pulls out a gun and shoots the security guard, killing him. As inv...

Deception

20 May 2022

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Detective Dan gets called to an apartment complex to investigate a hit and run. But he quickly discovers there’s much more to the case than just pro...

Politically Incorrect

13 May 2022

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An undercover drug investigation leads to a web of political corruption that has ties to an international crime syndicate. As the case unfolds, our tw...

Stand-off

06 May 2022

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A mother calls police to her condominium over concerns that her son, Mike, is acting erratically and is a threat to both himself and his own son. Beca...

Tourist Season

29 Apr 2022

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A German couple comes to hike and enjoy the beautiful Big Sur coastline. As they wander through the backroads, they encounter their worst nightmare - ...

The Gamble

22 Apr 2022

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This case takes us to Main Street, Small Town, Australia, where *Detective Graeme is called to investigate an early morning blaze in the local busines...

Lying in Wait

15 Apr 2022

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Our own Detective Dave investigates a shockingly violent attack on two guards in a small town jail. It’s a case that brings into sharp focus the ris...

Straight to the Heart

08 Apr 2022

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An estranged spouse calls 911 to say she shot her husband in self-defense. But as detectives look at the crime scene and begin digging into the histor...

The Ginger Beard Man

01 Apr 2022

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Police in a small town come across a grisly scene - an elderly woman beaten and stabbed in her own bed. As Detective Greg sets out to find out who is ...

Season 10 coming April 1!

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Small Town Fam, a new season of Small Town Dicks drops next week. We are thrilled to be back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Small Town Swindlers

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Detective Dan takes the mic to recount a couple of wild cases involving some very crafty crooks. Thieves can be clever, so it takes some real police w...

Hollywood Cops & the Quiz of Laws

11 Feb 2022

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Detectives Dan and Dave talk about what Hollywood gets right - and gets wrong - about police work, and which shows are their favorites. Then they take...

The Briefing Room

04 Feb 2022

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Detectives Dan and Dave take you into The Briefing Room for a candid conversation about online safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

No Sale

21 Jan 2022

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In this special episode, retired Detective Dawn goes undercover as a customer after hearing reports of a fish store owner with busy hands. In the cou...

"Twas the Night Before Christmas

24 Dec 2021

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Today, a gift from our Small Town Family to yours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blood Shadow

17 Dec 2021

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Detective BK is called to a grisly murder scene at a local motel. The fact that the victim, himself, has a criminal past has no bearing on how hard de...

Gold Fever

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a case that feels like it’s out of the 1800s, a detective in Australia’s famed “Gold Squad” gets an anonymous tip that something fishy is g...

In Pursuit, Part 2

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From big cities to small towns, there is perhaps nothing we associate more with modern police work than the high-speed chase. In this two-parter, Dete...

In Pursuit, Part 1

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From big cities to small towns, there is perhaps nothing we associate more with modern police work than the high-speed chase. In this two-parter, Dete...

Yeardley’s True Crime Thanksgiving Sides

25 Nov 2021

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We are coming to you a day early because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday - we wanted to be sure you had something binge-able as you prep your turkeys,...

Never Forget

19 Nov 2021

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Famed cold-case investigator and forensic analyst Paul Holes brings us two murder cases from Northern California that remain unsolved. These murders a...

Rancid

12 Nov 2021

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A woman named Mary goes missing after spending the evening at a popular nightclub. Local police have few leads. Then police learn a sex offender from ...

Left for Dead

05 Nov 2021

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A passing car notices what appears to be a bag of trash tossed onto the road. Upon closer inspection, the driver finds a woman bundled up in the garba...

Black Friday

29 Oct 2021

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An argument over dinner turns deadly at a Thanksgiving Day party. Police are called and find the victim shot in the back. Detective Justin leads a cit...

Detective Dave's Favorite: "Interstate"

22 Oct 2021

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We take a time machine back to season 3 to hear Detective Dave's favorite case. It's called "Interstate". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

Detective Dan's Favorite: "Bait and Switch"

15 Oct 2021

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Today we turn back the clock and Detective Dan shares why "Bait and Switch" from season 2 is his favorite episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Blowback

08 Oct 2021

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It was an evening like any other. Police at the local headquarters were going about their business - eating dinner, talking about the latest TV shows,...

Confidence Man

01 Oct 2021

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Steve is a popular guy. He edits the local paper. He owns the local stationary store. His new restaurant is the most popular spot for miles around. An...

No Win

24 Sep 2021

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A routine traffic stop turns deadly serious when the driver opens fire on the patrol officer and peels out. A manhunt ensues and a couple of days late...

The Wrong Kind of Irish

17 Sep 2021

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A young Irish woman heads into town to hear one of her favorite bands. She quickly makes some new friends who invite her back to their house for an af...

Season 9 Trailer

04 Sep 2021

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Coming September 17! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Players, Part 2

05 Jun 2021

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A town is overrun by gang violence. So much so that the local cops get shot at while making a felony traffic stop. Detective Scott and his colleagues ...

The Players, Part 1

04 Jun 2021

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A town is overrun by gang violence. So much so that the local cops get shot at while making a felony traffic stop. Detective Scott and his colleagues ...

Murder by the Inch

28 May 2021

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Detective Roddy talks about the challenges his small-town police force faced when tasked with solving the brutal murder of a man in a local park. The ...

Three's A Crowd

21 May 2021

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Police get called to a marijuana grow operation, where they find a man shot dead near the front door. The shooter is the dead man’s partner in the o...

Kill Bill

14 May 2021

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Bill is a well-to-do tech professional who starts down a destructive road of drugs and crime with a younger, and more violent companion, named Tristan...

Family Ties

07 May 2021

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Police get called to do a welfare check on a mother and son who have been unusually hard to reach. Officers arrive at the home to find the mother brut...

Keep Digging

30 Apr 2021

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A man goes missing in a small Scottish town. His mother, Mrs. T., is dissatisfied with the way the police have handled his disappearance and hounds he...

Payback

16 Apr 2021

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Two women are found gunned down inside their home, along with a couple of piles of empty bullet casings. Detectives discover that the victims were sis...

The Runaway

09 Apr 2021

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Police get called to a seedy motel after reports of a fight. They find two women injured, one badly, as well as a group of men standing around videota...

Betrayal

02 Apr 2021

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A young mother rushes her infant son to the emergency room. Doctors find suspicious bruises and call the police. The investigation uncovers a trail of...

Vanished

26 Mar 2021

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This week, Small Town Dicks returns to Scotland. A series of killings along the Scottish/ English border has detectives scrambling and residents frigh...

Final Destination

19 Mar 2021

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Today we hear from our own  Detective Dave as he investigates disturbing allegations of child abuse. Just as he prepares to take his suspect into cus...

Not In My Backyard

12 Mar 2021

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A husband calls 911 to report that his wife is dead - drowned in the hot tub. Investigators are immediately suspicious when they notice injuries to th...

The World's End

05 Mar 2021

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Two young women go missing from a famous local bar in Scotland called The World's End. When their dead bodies are found, police start a groundbreaking...

Season 8 trailer

26 Feb 2021

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Coming March 5! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The List

08 Jan 2021

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A woman is found shot dead in her car. Her child is missing. As police investigate, the heart-wrenching tragedy unfolds. In this special episode, lege...

The Girl Next Door

11 Dec 2020

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A teenage boy stays home from school one day and notices a shadowy figure lurking in the house next door. He investigates and discovers the shadowy fi...

A Single Thread

04 Dec 2020

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Several checks go missing from a local business. It’s not the sort of low-level crime that would necessarily land at the top of Ret. Detective David...

Then There Were 3

27 Nov 2020

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Paul Holes takes the team through a series of cold cases that sat unsolved for years until modern DNA testing shed new light on the killers. This is a...

The Monster in the House

20 Nov 2020

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Officers are called to a house on a quiet, rural street to investigate a noise complaint. When they get no answer at the front door, they go around to...

Science Fiction

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A well-established East Coast doctor travels to a small university town and distributes flyers asking students to participate in a sex experiment he’...

The Snitch

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lou is in and out of prison, but if you put him in a shirt and tie and sat him behind a desk, you’d never know that about him. It’s just one of th...

Firestarter

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Firefighters get called to a late-night fire. Police see a white Jeep leaving the area and catch the license plate. As Ret. Det. Dawn starts her inves...

The Fourth Man

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A military general from a Southeast Asian country gets arrested in the United States, along with his bodyguard, for orchestrating a million-dollar her...

Nullum Corpus

09 Oct 2020

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Darrell, the donut maker, doesn’t show up for work one morning, which is highly unusual for him. When Investigator Tracey and her team are called in...

Amanda

25 Sep 2020

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A discussion about what happened to Amanda, the victim from episode 4, and how the police department can make changes that will better serve vulnerabl...

A Dangerous Caller

18 Sep 2020

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Amanda is a troubled pre-teen who lives with her grandmother. When Grandma discovers that Amanda has been sneaking out at night and that grown men hav...

The Man in the Van

11 Sep 2020

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A woman is out jogging on a country road when she sees a white van in the area that appears to be lost. As the woman goes up to the driver to offer di...

End of Watch: Kilcullen 248, Part 2

04 Sep 2020

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(Part 2) The murder of Officer Chris Kilcullen, in broad daylight, devastated the community he served. Our own Detective Dan was the first to arrive o...

End of Watch: Kilcullen 248, Part 1

04 Sep 2020

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(Part 1) The murder of Officer Chris Kilcullen, in broad daylight, devastated the community he served. Our own Detective Dan was the first to arrive o...

Season 7 Trailer

28 Aug 2020

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Coming September 4! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Badge: Training Days

31 Jul 2020

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What makes a good cop? A key ingredient is a good teacher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Badge: Police Reform

31 Jul 2020

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Detectives Dan and Dave look at effective reform in American policing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus: 'Behind the Badge'

29 Jul 2020

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We have a couple bonus episodes coming your way that we're calling "Behind the Badge" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Devil You Know, Part 2

06 Jun 2020

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Christy was a young girl when her mom was murdered. The case went unsolved for decades. When she grew up, she had an epiphany about who might be invol...

The Devil You Know, Part 1

05 Jun 2020

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Christy was a young girl when her mom was murdered. The case went unsolved for decades. When she grew up, she had an epiphany about who might be invol...

Behind the Badge: On the Killing of George Floyd

04 Jun 2020

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Detectives Dan and Dave offer their professional perspectives on the conduct of the officers now charged with the murder of George Floyd. Hosted on A...

Snatched

29 May 2020

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The kidnapping of a young girl puts a small town police force on high alert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Engine 5

22 May 2020

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A group of firefighters show up to battle a house fire only to find out they're being targeted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Cover Now

15 May 2020

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In recognition of National Police Week, the team sit down with the founder of Cover Now, which supports injured police and their families. Hosted on ...

What About Bob?

01 May 2020

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Bob is an educated and successful married man who orders up an online escort.  When the escort shows up, Bob gets more than he bargained for.  The p...

Friendly Fire

24 Apr 2020

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A group of LARPER (Live Action Role Player) friends get together for a party. Drugs are passed around. One of the party hosts retreats into his room a...

The Imposition

17 Apr 2020

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A mother gets home to find her infant Mariah’s head lolling from side to side when she holds her in her arms. The mother asks Mariah’s father, who...

Two-Faced

10 Apr 2020

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Sheriff Carl returns to tell us about when two factions of the same gang begin to clash. The members are forced to pick sides and, for one of them, it...

Pandemic

27 Mar 2020

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Our very own Detective Dave talks about how police do their work in the time of the coronavirus/covd-19 pandemic. Detective Dan offers his own perspec...

Jekyll and Hyde

20 Mar 2020

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A woman is found dead on her couch, a gun by her side. It appears maybe she shot herself in the head. More than a decade later a woman is found dead i...

Discarded

13 Mar 2020

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A family finds the dead body of a woman on a remote logging road. It’s wrapped in a blanket. Police at first don’t know what happened, though foul...

Ambush

06 Mar 2020

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A peaceful apartment complex turns violent when an angry tenant named Mitch takes out his frustrations on the on-site manager. Det. Dave recounts the ...

The Grudge

28 Feb 2020

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Chris’s house is burglarized while he’s at a music festival. When police arrive they see that his outdoor security camera lines have been cut. Tur...

NorCal Rapist Update

28 Feb 2020

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Investigator Paul Holes tells us about the arrest of the NorCal Rapist, delves into the DNA evidence that identified him, and discusses the balance be...

Season 6 Trailer

21 Feb 2020

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Small Town Dicks returns February 28 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crime and Punishment, Part 2

21 Dec 2019

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Trevor Walraven was convicted of an unthinkable crime when he was 14 years old. He spent nearly 18 years in prison before he was released. In this two...

Crime and Punishment, Part 1

20 Dec 2019

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Trevor Walraven was convicted of an unthinkable crime when he was 14 years old. He spent nearly 18 years in prison before he was released. In this two...

Supply Chain

13 Dec 2019

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Through a combination of patience and careful police work, Detective Justin snakes his way up the heroin supply chain and links it to a cartel south o...

Trouble Follows

06 Dec 2019

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Beth, a successful woman who is now retired, offers to provide her grandson with some stability. At first things go well. But Beth soon learns that he...