CrimeWaves

Declan Hill

Interviews with the best investigators in the world. Cut through the spin and straight to the stories at the heart of major criminal cases with the people who solved the cases. Hosted by international journalist and academic Declan Hill, produced by his students at the University of New Haven - Ryan Decker, Aiden van Batenburg, and others. www.crimewavespodcast.com Follow us at @declan_hill 

  1. Henry C. Lee: A Master Class - The Phil Spector Case

    1 DAY AGO

    Henry C. Lee: A Master Class - The Phil Spector Case

    Two weeks ago, a genius died. Dr. Henry C. Lee, one of the first pioneers of DNA in detective work, and the investigator they call the "Sherlock Holmes of our times" went off to the better world.  Dr. Lee was the founder of my College at the University of New Haven. He was still working hard at age 86-years-old. We had several, long, intense conversations about various cases.  At another time, I will write about his effect on me and his extraordinary personality but for now here is an reissue of an interview with Dr. Lee from 2021.   We spoke about one of his most famous mysterious death cases and to hear his description of blood stain splatter, DNA, and crime scene investigation is to hear from a true master.  ** It was a killing that involved a Hollywood actress, one of the greatest musicians that America has ever produced, and a mystery that took almost 12 years two court trials and three legal appeals to resolve.  On February 2, 2003. Phil Spector, the man behind the Beatles album 'Let it Be’, John Lennon's 'Imagine', George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord', and countless other top music hits, left his Los Angeles mansion. He came back at midnight with a gorgeous blonde actress, Lana Clarkson. They got drunk. He played the piano, they sang. But at two o'clock in the morning, there was a single gunshot that echoed over the neighborhood. And then Phil Spector stepped out of the door and said, "I think I just shot her".  Or did he?  Because when the man known as America's modern-day Sherlock Holmes began to investigate, it was not so clear.  On CrimeWaves podcast - a master class with Dr. Henry C. Lee.   Dr Lee was the first pioneer of the linkage between DNA analysis and detective work. He is an expert in crime scene analysis and a superb investigator.  He trains police forces around the world but, in this episode, he talks about this high-profile Hollywood crime case, the tragedy surrounding it and the attack on his professional reputation.  Send us Fan Mail Please subscribe, rate, review or like this episode of CrimeWaves at YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.   For more information on CrimeWaves please see -  www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill

    53 min
  2. The Jeffrey Epstein Files 8: You are the Judge

    19 FEB

    The Jeffrey Epstein Files 8: You are the Judge

    As the #Epstein documents are released - a review of the death investigation that CrimeWaves has done over the last two years.  The most recent documents and the resume of their significance on Epstein's death (along with a number of videos) can be found at: https://www.declanhill.com/jeffrey-epsteins-death-what-the-documents-tell-us/ ** This is the best independent investigation into what actually happened to Jeffrey Epstein inside that New York prison.  It is the result of a two-year investigation, by Declan Hill and his students, into Jeffrey Epstein's death. We read tens-of-thousands of pages, interviewed dozens of people involved in the case. In this final episode - we show shocking new evidence both for a possible verdict of self-harm or murder.   -  The FBI investigation of Epstein’s death was so bad that they destroyed a rope found inside his cell.  - The prison paperwork shows a potential killer was in Epstein’s Unit that night who left at exactly the time the alleged killing was supposed to have taken place.  -  An independent panel of medical examiners examined photos of Epstein's body and saw contusions, abrasions and bruises - none of them were reported in the official autopsy report. - And we show you a shockingly similar, double-murder of members of Jeffrey Epstein’s political, circle the year before his death. Is there a connection? You are the judge.   On this episode, you get to decide what happened to Jeffrey Epstein inside that cell on the Special Housing Unit of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Manhattan.  If you have followed our CrimeWaves series on Jeffrey Epstein’s death - then you know more than most commentators, journalists and pundits.   After listening to the evidence - vote on the post on the CrimeWaves YouTube site or wherever you get your podcasts with a single word:  Murder - Suicide -Undetermined.  ** CrimeWaves is a TrueCrime podcast based out of the University of New Haven with Associate Professor of Investigations Declan Hill, a former organized crime journalist, and his  students.    CrimeWaves focuses on showing you the world's best investigators and their methods and techniques.   We pride ourselves on our independent, non-political stance with investigations.  Please follow, like, subscribe, rate or review the site.  It is massively important for a small channel like ourselves.  If you would like to see the transcripts or see Declan Hill's other work on organized crime in sports and gambling you can find him at www.declanhill.com or Substack at https://substack.com/@declanhill on Twitter at: declan_hill ** #epsteinfiles, #truecrimepodcast, #epsteininvestigation, #jeffreyepstein, #jeffreyepsteinscandal, #unsolvedmysteries, #truecrimepodcast,  #TrueCrime, #UnsolvedColdCases, TrueCrimePodcast,True Crime Podcast,TrueCrime,True Crime,#TrueCrimePodcast,#True Crime Podcast,#True Crime,Jeffrey Epstein,#Jeffrey Epstein,EpsteinMurder,Epstein Murder,#Epstein Murder,Corruption,Cold Case,ColdCaseMurder,#Cold Case,#Investigations,#Unsolved Murder, #BestInvestigators, #Murder Mystery,#Murdermystery Send us Fan Mail Please subscribe, rate, review or like this episode of CrimeWaves at YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.   For more information on CrimeWaves please see -  www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill

    1hr 4min
  3. 2 FEB

    Massive Breaking News in Jeffrey Epstein Case

    In the Jeffrey Epstein document release by the US Department of Justice, there is one HUGE document that adds significantly to the case for the potential murder of Epstein.  On July 29, 2019 - 3.5 weeks after Epstein had ended the hell-hole of a detention center, his lawyers reached out to the Federal Prosecutors saying that their client was willing to consider flipping. In other words, Epstein was considering naming more powerful people in some kind of criminal case, in return for a reduced sentence. This is huge because it gives a powerful motive for those powerful people to shut him up.  Welcome to CrimeWaves. We are an independent, unbiased TrueCrime Podcast that specializes in investigations and the highlighting the best investigators in the world. We are based out of the University of New Haven, so never any advertisements (that we get money from, if YT puts them it does not pass to us) or sponsorship of any kind.  We are independent. Please follow, like, subscribe, rate or review the site. It is massively important for a small channel like ourselves.  If you would like to see the transcripts or see Declan Hill's other investigations you can find him at www.declanhill.com or Substack at https://substack.com/@declanhill on Twitter at: declan_hill  Thank you so much! #TrueCrimePodcast #TrueCrime #UnsolvedColdCases Send us Fan Mail Please subscribe, rate, review or like this episode of CrimeWaves at YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.   For more information on CrimeWaves please see -  www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill

    2 min
  4. The Most Important Unsolved Murder in the World: The Killing of the Ukrainian Peace Negotiator

    19/12/2025

    The Most Important Unsolved Murder in the World: The Killing of the Ukrainian Peace Negotiator

    As peace negotiations continue around the world to - purportedly - end the Ukraine-Russian War. CrimeWaves re-releases our episode about the murder of the peace negotiator days after the war began in 2022.  The killing is still unsolved. It reveals the challenges - the murders of Ukrainian opposition figures and journalists, the deep CIA involvement in Ukraine, the Ultra-Nationalist Ukrainian forces, a police and defense industry both corrupt and saturated with Russian influence -  facing those who want peace in Ukraine.  ** It is the most Important, unsolved murder in the world today.  Just after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, peace talks began between the two countries.  A few days later, at the negotiations, there was an alleged case of poisoning where a number of the delegates, mysteriously, feel ill.   Then one of the Ukrainian team - Denys Kireev - was gunned down on the streets of Kiev.    Immediately after his death, another Ukrainian peace negotiator fled to the Polish border. He was arrested and put in prison for months. Why were some of the people at these important peace talks targeted and by whom? The peace deal between Russia and Ukraine was eventually sabotaged by the US and UK governments. Yet three years after the murder there have been no trials or even an arrest.  On CrimeWaves, we are joined by Professor Ivan Katchanovski of the University of Ottawa to discuss the unsolved murder of the Ukrainian negotiator and the circumstances around the undermining of the peace deal that would have prevented the deaths of hundreds-of-thousands of people.  #UkrainianRussiaWar #truecrimepodcast #Russiaukrainewar #Putin #CIA   Send us Fan Mail Please subscribe, rate, review or like this episode of CrimeWaves at YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.   For more information on CrimeWaves please see -  www.crimewavespodcast.com www.declanhill.com Twitter: declan_hill

    42 min

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Interviews with the best investigators in the world. Cut through the spin and straight to the stories at the heart of major criminal cases with the people who solved the cases. Hosted by international journalist and academic Declan Hill, produced by his students at the University of New Haven - Ryan Decker, Aiden van Batenburg, and others. www.crimewavespodcast.com Follow us at @declan_hill 

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