Crimes of Passion

4.6 (4.5K)
TRUE CRIME
UPDATED WEEKLY

They might start as lovers, family, or friends, but by the end, there’s a criminal and a victim. Every Wednesday, analyze the relationship dynamics and psychology that lead to betrayal, theft, even murder. Crimes of Passion is a Spotify Original from Parcast. Listen free, only on Spotify.

12/28/2022

The Murder of Laci Peterson Pt. 2

In our final episode, we take a look back at the trial against Scott Peterson, the moment Amber Frey took the stand, and what’s happened in the case in the two decades since Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner first went missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

43 min
12/21/2022

The Murder of Laci Peterson Pt. 1

On Christmas Eve twenty years ago, a pregnant woman vanished from her Modesto, California, neighborhood. Relentless media coverage pulled at every thread in her case — most notably, her husband’s strange behavior. Decades since her body, and the body of her unborn son, were found in the San Francisco Bay, we’re still asking: Did Scott Peterson kill his wife? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45 min
12/14/2022

Brenda Delgado Pt. 2

By September 2015, Brenda has masterminded a murder. She secures multiple accomplices and a solid alibi. But Brenda’s plan isn’t as airtight as she thinks. As investigators close in, a murder-for-hire leads to an international manhunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

34 min
12/07/2022

Brenda Delgado Pt. 1

When the man of her dreams broke up with her — twice — Brenda Delgado turned to cyberstalking and staging “chance” run-ins to keep him in her life. But she couldn’t stop him from moving on. When Ricky Paniagua started dating another woman, Brenda began plotting a murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

36 min
11/30/2022

"The Cheerleader Murder" Bernadette Protti

Fifteen-year-old Kirsten Costas was popular, athletic, and a cheerleader. She was everything fellow classmate Bernadette Protti wanted to be. And when Bernadette couldn’t get the attention she wanted from Kirsten, she killed her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45 min
11/22/2022

Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic

Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, assassination-aiding King of Poisons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

43 min
11/16/2022

"The Flower of the Andes" Blanca Errázuriz

When they met in 1911, she was a teenage beauty from a wealthy Chilean family, and he was an American businessman twice her age who dazzled her. But while Blanca Errázuriz was known as “the flower of the Andes,” Jack de Saulles had a more sordid reputation — and it would wind up costing him everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

42 min
11/09/2022

Thomas Gilbert Jr. Pt. 2

For years, Tommy Gilbert Jr. felt like his friends, his parents, and even his doctors were conspiring against him. So in the spring of 2014, he illegally obtained a gun. And months later, he would use it when he went to his parents house for a final discussion about his finances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

44 min

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TRAILER

Welcome to Crimes of Passion

The podcast where true love meets true crime. Every week, we’ll explore passionate crimes and the psychology of lethal relationships. How does a marriage progress from husband and wife to killer and victim? Or killer and co-conspirator? If there’s a thin line between love and hate, what manipulates our relationships into deadly results? Crimes of Passion premieres February 20th, with new episodes every Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

02/07/2019

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1 min

Lanie Hobbs

Host

4.6

out of 5

4,468 Ratings

Come back!

Jun 23

Dr. Med Rose

One of my absolute favorite podcasts. Would love for this to return!
Fascinating Stories Interrupted

07/18/2021

FrequentPlayer17

I love this podcast. While some of the subject matter isn’t new, many of them are less known and all of the cases are well detailed. I really like the details into the psychology of the cases. The only thing that I dislike is the Crime Bites segments. Because each case is broken up into two, I like to wait until both are available. Crime Bites is included in between the two parts of each case. I don’t find Crime Bites all that interesting and the narrator has a monotonous voice, so I have to stop the podcast and find the next one, which really interrupts the flow. I’d love to see these go by the wayside.
Needs a Fact-Checker

May 13

Abzu&Cerberus

I respect the attempts to use peer-reviewed studies to add psychological value to the stories, but the host regularly misinterprets studies or applies the findings in inappropriate ways. It’s also clear that the host has little understanding of the scientific process, and that a single study can’t be used as evidence of Truth. Finally, it’s totally inappropriate to apply statistical statements to individuals, as they can only suggest probability. This is why the host having “done a lot of research for the show” is clearly a meaningless statement to try to give the host unearned credibility. It’s concerning that they think this statement is of any value. All-in-all, these are good stories with good research, but the host should accept that she’s out of her depth when discussing psychological sciences and drop the pretense of understanding.
Fake

07/30/2024

Crystalline 400

This is AI.

They might start as lovers, family, or friends, but by the end, there’s a criminal and a victim. Every Wednesday, analyze the relationship dynamics and psychology that lead to betrayal, theft, even murder. Crimes of Passion is a Spotify Original from Parcast. Listen free, only on Spotify.