Bonus Episode: Let's Taco 'Bout the Crime Junkie Plagiarism Scandal
Release Date: 08/27/2019
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime Breaking News
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
My special guest this week is Aurora from Murder Murder News. We discuss the Joseph DeAngelo/Golden State Killer guilty plea, the Lori Vallow-Chad Daybell Case updates, the Danny Masterson rape charges and more.
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Let's Taco 'Bout Women and True Crime
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
In this episode I and my guest, Erica from Southern Fried True Crime, discuss what draws women to true crime stories, what it's like being a woman true crime podcaster and share breaking news about another plagiarism case directed at true crime podcasters.
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Let's Taco 'Bout "McMillions"
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
On this episode we'll be discussing "McMillions" the six-part HBO documentary series that details the FBI investigation into the McDonald's Monopoly fraud case. My special guest is Jerri Williams, retired FBI agent, author and podcaster. Jerri spent 26 years with the FBI working major economic fraud investigations.
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Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime Quarantine and Chill
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
On this episode you'll hear from some of your favorite true crime podcasters to get recommendations on best ways to pass the time while under stay-at-home orders - true crime style, of course!
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Let's Taco 'Bout "The Tiger King"
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
On this episode, my guest host is Brianna from Murder Dictionary Podcast. We talk about the true crime documentary series that has taken the world by storm "The Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness".
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Let's Taco 'Bout "Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story"
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
My guest host on this episode is Alvin Williams from the Affirmative Murder Podcast. We discuss the Lifetime television movie "Stolen by My Mother" that details the true crime case of Kamiyah Mobley. Kamiyah was kidnapped from a Florida hospital when she was a newborn. It wasn't until she was sixteen-years-old that she discovered the woman she knew as her mother was her kidnapper.
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Let's Taco 'Bout Being a Podcaster w/Aaron from The Generation Why
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
My guest this time is Aaron from The Generation Why and Framed: An Investigative Story podcasts. I get to ask Aaron about podcasting from both sides - producing a weekly, episodic show and a serialized podcast. We also talk about the highs and lows of being a podcaster and get to know a little more about Aaron.
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Let's Taco 'Bout The Teen Mom-Amber Portwood Arrest
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
My co-host this time is comedian Tracey Carnazzo, host of Teen Mom Trash Talk Podcast. We talk about the legal troubles and latest arrest of reality TV personality Amber Portwood of the MTV show "Teen Mom OG".
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Let's Taco 'Bout "I Love You, Now Die"
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
In this episode my guest host is Lorena Garcia who joins me to discuss the 2-part documentary, "I Love You, Now Die" about the Michelle Carter case.
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Bonus Episode: Let's Taco 'Bout the Crime Junkie Plagiarism Scandal
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime
In this bonus episode I discuss the allegations of plagiarism by the true crime podcast Crime Junkie. My guests are Robin Warder from The Trail Went Cold and Steven Pacheco from Trace Evidence.
info_outlineOn this bonus episode I talk about breaking news in the true crime podcast community - the Crime Junkie plagiarism allegations. My guests Steven Pacheco from Trace Evidence and Robin Warder from The Trail Went Cold have both been connected to this story. My own podcast, Once Upon a Crime, has also been directly affected.
Links:
Trace Evidence Podcast: https://www.trace-evidence.com
The Trail Went Cold Podcast: http://trailwentcold.com
Comparison of audio from Episode #87 of Once Upon a Crime and Episode #33 of Crime Junkie: https://youtu.be/ZtIrmuuKDJA
Articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/business/media/crime-junkie-podcast-plagiarism.html
The Hosts Of The Popular Podcast "Crime Junkie" Are Accused Of Quietly Deleting Episodes Over Plagiarism https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/crime-junkie-podcast-accused-plagiarism-episodes
Music Credits:
Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"No Frills Comparsa" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
"No Frills Cumbia" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)