Talking to Death with Payne Lindsey

Crime is always happening – and frankly, it can be exhausting. Mainstream outlets constantly pepper you with the dark side of humanity. Do we really need that added negativity in our lives? How can we stay up to date on true crime – without casting a dark shadow on your already hectic day? Well, here at This Day in Crime, we have come up with a solution. We provide a balanced mix of national true crime headlines, along with a healthy dose of lesser known stories – whose headlines leave you no choice but to want to know the whole story. The kicker? We deliver our stories in an upbeat, and hopefully entertaining way – all in about fifteen minutes. Think “true crime with a side of levity.” Join standup comedian and former police detective Todd McComas, newsroom veteran Eric Quintana, and the rest of the This Day in Crime team Monday - Friday as new episodes run down some of the biggest crime stories AND best headlines moving through the news cycle. Tenderfoot TV presents, This Day In Crime, a quick and entertaining way to get your daily dose of crime. Premieres January 2024.

Between 1971 and 1972, six black girls went missing in the Washington D.C. area. Their bodies were discarded alongside DC freeways. And their killer was never found. The media dubbed him “The Freeway Phantom.” From iHeartRadio and Tenderfoot TV, a new podcast reinvestigates the 50 year old unsolved murders of these young girls. Journalist and Public Radio veteran Celeste Headlee (NPR, PBS, TEDx) examines old case files and interviews the investigators and family members who are still haunted by these killings. Headlee will ask the questions: Why didn’t these murders make the news headlines? Did law enforcement do enough to solve these crimes? And how do racial disparities impact these types of investigations, past and present? Plus, we’ll explore new evidence which may crack the cold case wide open again. If you have any information relating to these unsolved crimes, contact the Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099. If you have a tip and would like to reach out directly to Tenderfoot TV, email us at tips@tenderfoot.tv.

In a coroner’s report, the word “undetermined” is used to describe the cause or manner of death when there’s insufficient evidence to lend a more specific classification. In 2019, Jessica Easterly Durning went missing from her New Orleans home; her body was found days later, just two and a half blocks away. Her death was classified as undetermined, but due to evidence of foul play, her friends and family believe someone played a role in her suspicious disappearance. Investigative journalist Jessica Noll and former Detective Todd McComas dig deep into this unsolved case and search for answers to Jessica’s untimely death. From the team that brought you ‘To Live and Die in LA’ and ‘Culpable’, this is ‘Undetermined’.

In Feb 2018, an aspiring actress vanished from her Hollywood apartment. Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss was asked to help the family get answers. Together, they found them...sometimes at great personal risk. Now the award-winning true crime podcast returns, unraveling the baffling and tragic case that started Neil Strauss down the rabbit hole of true crime investigation, along with his wife and his neighbors, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger, and concert violinist Ann Marie Simpson. To Live and Die in LA Season 2 is available now. www.livediela.com

Imagine you were a fly on the wall at a dinner between the mafia, the CIA, and the KGB. That’s where this unprecedented story begins. A journey through the dark world of Russian intelligence where, for the first time, a professed “sex spy” tells her story. All of it.  Host Neil Strauss (Rolling Stone, The New York Times) brings listeners into the dangerous world of sexpionage, where enemies of the State are not the only victims. So too are the spies themselves, brainwashed to believe that their bodies belong to Russia and meticulously trained to become “the perfect weapons.” Who is Aliia Roza? From the creators of the hit podcast series To Live and Die in LA, this is To Die For.

Join investigative journalist Jessica Noll as she turns back the hands of time to relive some of the biggest crime stories from our history. From horrific tragedies like the Columbine Massacre to the vile actions of infamous criminals like Charles Manson. Each episode is told in the present tense - putting you on the scene as the events unfold in real time. New episodes every Monday.