Hollywood & Crime

By Wondery

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Category: True Crime

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Subscribers: 1766
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Episodes: 21

have to pay
 Nov 23, 2021
good story but you have to pay to listen to the rest

Ken D
 Nov 1, 2018
Wonderful storytelling.

Description

The Hollywood & Crime series explores notorious true crime stories from the heart of Hollywood, delving into the dark underbelly of fame and uncovering infamous murders, scandals, and unsolved mysteries.


Season 8: The Cotton Club Murder: On June 10th, 1983, the decomposing body of a well-dressed man was found in a desolate canyon near Los Angeles. John Doe #94 would soon be identified as missing variety show producer Roy Radin. He'd last been seen after meeting with a mysterious woman in a gold dress. Her name was Lanie Jacobs.Jacobs and Radin were obsessed with becoming Hollywood movie producers. And when their paths collided, it led them to a tantalizing film deal promising fame and fortune. But then, a twisted script unfolded, plunging them into a million-dollar cocaine and cash heist, a tangled web of lies, and ultimately – murder.The trail led investigators right to Hollywood's doorstep, linking former golden boy producer Robert Evans to the case and dredging up Radin's own troubled past.But the case turned ice cold. It would take more than five years of dogged pursuit by the L.A. Sheriff’s Department detectives, a secret undercover witness, and another murder almost 3,000 miles from Hollywood – to unlock the truth.This is the story of a doomed Hollywood partnership, a grisly murder and the search that stretched across the country for a killer – or killers.


Season 7: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley - The story of the toxic relationship between actor Robert Blake and his wife Bonny, her shocking murder, and the chaotic trial that followed.


Season 6: Billionaire Boys Club - In 1980s LA, a group of prep school boys, led by Joe Hunt, formed the "Billionaire Boys Club" but spiraled into kidnapping, torture, and revenge.


Season 5: The Wonderland Murders - In 1981, a drug-fueled gang and a crime kingpin were involved in a brutal quadruple murder in the Hollywood Hills.


Season 4: Death of a Starlet - The tragic tale of Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten, caught between three men - Hugh Hefner, Peter Bogdanovich, and her husband Paul Snider.


Season 3: The Dating Game Killer - The story of Rodney Alcala, a serial killer who appeared on The Dating Game while in the midst of a cross-country murder spree.


Season 2: Young Charlie - The dark journey of Charles Manson, from his troubled childhood to orchestrating the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders.


Season 1: Murder in Hollywoodland - The investigation into the 1922 murder of famed director William Desmond Taylor, revealing scandalous affairs and underground drug dens. (edited) 


Episode Date
Introducing: The Cotton Club Murder
Oct 28, 2024
The Execution of Bonny Lee | The Final Verdict | 7
Oct 13, 2024
The Execution of Bonny Lee | The Trial Begins | 6
Oct 12, 2024
The Execution of Bonny Lee | The Stuntman Cometh | 5
Oct 11, 2024
The Execution of Bonny Lee | For Better, for Worse | 4
Oct 10, 2024
The Execution of Bonny Lee | Double Helix, Double Crossed | 3
Oct 09, 2024
The Execution of Bonny Lee | I’m Not Going Down | 2
Oct 08, 2024
The Execution of Bonny Lee | United Singles Incorporated | 1
Oct 07, 2024
Introducing: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley
Oct 06, 2024
Billionaire Boys Club | Boy Genius | 1
Sep 29, 2024
Introducing: Billionaire Boys Club
Sep 29, 2024
The Wonderland Murders | Four on the Floor | 1
Sep 21, 2024
Introducing: The Wonderland Murders
Sep 21, 2024
Death of a Starlet | Strawberry Sundae Supreme | 1
Sep 13, 2024
Introducing: Death of a Starlet
Sep 12, 2024
The Dating Game Killer | Tali | 1
Sep 05, 2024
Introducing: The Dating Game Killer
Sep 04, 2024
Young Charlie | The Ketchup Bottle Bandits | 1
Aug 29, 2024
Introducing: Young Charlie
Aug 28, 2024
Murder In Hollywoodland | The Crime Scene | 1
Aug 21, 2024
Introducing: Murder in Hollywoodland
Aug 14, 2024