15 episodes

KC is the American Vigilante - A hugely complex, intelligent, contradictory man who could save your life but end it too. Who leads a group of violent men standing on the blurred line between right and wrong, between revenge and redemption. A man you want on your side when it all falls apart.
American Vigilante is true crime, but so much more. It’s saving abducted children, it’s stepping beyond the law. It’s rescue missions, assassination attempts and last-gasp protection. It’s all the stuff you hope never comes to you, until it does.
Former BBC Journalist Sam Walker presents this Crowd Network original. She’s been speaking to KC for months and has recorded everything he’s told her. You’ll need to listen to make your own mind up, but you might never be the same again.
It’s shocking, inspiring, frightening and thought-provoking. It’ll change how you see the world, and it might change how you move within it.  
Everyone thinks they’re safe, until they aren’t. Everyone thinks they know how they’ll react, until the darkness comes.

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    • True Crime
    • 4.4 • 470 Ratings

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KC is the American Vigilante - A hugely complex, intelligent, contradictory man who could save your life but end it too. Who leads a group of violent men standing on the blurred line between right and wrong, between revenge and redemption. A man you want on your side when it all falls apart.
American Vigilante is true crime, but so much more. It’s saving abducted children, it’s stepping beyond the law. It’s rescue missions, assassination attempts and last-gasp protection. It’s all the stuff you hope never comes to you, until it does.
Former BBC Journalist Sam Walker presents this Crowd Network original. She’s been speaking to KC for months and has recorded everything he’s told her. You’ll need to listen to make your own mind up, but you might never be the same again.
It’s shocking, inspiring, frightening and thought-provoking. It’ll change how you see the world, and it might change how you move within it.  
Everyone thinks they’re safe, until they aren’t. Everyone thinks they know how they’ll react, until the darkness comes.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Episode 1: KC

    Episode 1: KC

    Who is KC? He's a hugely complex, intelligent, contradictory man who could save your life but end it too. He leads a group of violent men standing on the blurred line between right and wrong, between revenge and redemption. A man you want on your side when it all falls apart.
    In this first episode, KC tells the story of his first ever rescue mission and reveals what goes through his mind when a gun is pointed at him.
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    • 52 min
    Episode 2: Wrong Suspects

    Episode 2: Wrong Suspects

    When a little girl is abducted, law enforcement wastes precious time targeting the parents. Convinced they are innocent, KC hunts down the real abductor.
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    • 50 min
    Episode 3: Origins

    Episode 3: Origins

    What did this to KC? What made him do these things and tell these stories? Sam goes digging for the events that shaped his life, and gets to see KC for the first time.
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    • 48 min
    Episode 4: The Marine's Wife

    Episode 4: The Marine's Wife

    When three girls are raped and the police are unable to quickly capture the attacker, a former Marine and his wife hire KC to find him. KC's search brings him to a small town in Canada, where he finds the man about to claim another victim, and is forced to trust outsiders to help him accomplish his mission. 
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    • 51 min
    Episode 5: Knock Knock

    Episode 5: Knock Knock

    A member of the Mexican Mafia asks KC to shut down a drug house near his son’s school, and things get heated between KC and Sam for the first time.
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    • 50 min
    Episode 6: Sons and Fathers

    Episode 6: Sons and Fathers

    KC opens up about his father, and tells Sam about the time he recovered someone wanted for assaulting a police officer. 
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    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
470 Ratings

470 Ratings

Jill Zie ,

Compelling

Once I was a few episodes in, I realized KC has to be a bounty Hunter which lends a lot of credibility on his part to what he’s said. I wish there were a lot more people like him doing good works. Sam should stop being so very offended that America has the 2nd Amendment. Criminals shouldn’t be the only ones that have guns. Perhaps Sam would feel more comfortable back in the UK.

Becscan ,

Incredible!!!

I choose to believe that KC is really what he says he is (mostly bc I know people who are like him) and I LOVE this podcast! It’s far more than entertaining- it’s also educational, emotional, FASCINATING, funny, and, sometimes, heartbreaking. Whether you believe KC’s stories are true or not, you will be on the edge of your seat through every episode!

EHunt222 ,

1000% false

I have listened to this twice as of today. It is immensely entertaining and entirely made up. If you listen to the details you can see that it doesn’t add up. The Journalist does a good job warning of the uncertainty but should have come to the conclusion in the end that it is a story, albeit, a good one. What you should takeaway is there are bad people in this world, and hopefully people like KC but this isn’t a true story. Just a good storyteller…

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