Prime Crime: Solved Murders
Hosted and executive produced by Attorney and Law&Crime anchor Jesse Weber, Prime Crime puts a spotlight on infamously controversial stories that have shocked investigators and the public alike. Jesse Weber takes a deep dive into the most high-profile and shocking criminal cases that have garnered national attention.
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Saville Kent Pt. 1
In the middle of the night, 3-year-old Francis "Saville" Kent disappeared from the room he slept in with his baby sister. His body was found hours later.
48 min
152
Party Fouls: The Corpsewood Manor Murders
In 1977, a couple built a Satanically-inspired mansion in rural Georgia. They called their abode Corpsewood Manor. Five years later, a gruesome double-murder made the home true to its name.
42 min
153
Party Fouls: Murder on Cielo Drive
In August 1969, eight-and-a-half-months-pregnant actress Sharon Tate was on top of the world, living the Hollywood dream. That is, until it turned into the bloodiest kind of Hollywood nightmare.
44 min
154
Party Fouls: House Party Horror
In 2011, 17-year-old Tyler Hadley threw a wild house party in Port St. Lucie, Florida. What his guests didn’t know was that on the other side of a locked door, dead bodies lay hidden.
32 min
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Party Fouls: The Club Kid Killers
In the 1990s, the Club Kids ruled the New York City party scene. They represented fun, freedom, and self-expression — until a grisly murder rocked their tight-knit community.
38 min
156
“Ransomed for Pennies” Marion Parker Pt. 2
With Marion’s killer in custody, a trial was set for January 1928. 19-year-old William Hickman immediately began laying the ground for his defense.
37 min
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“Ransomed for Pennies” Marion Parker Pt. 1
Ten days before Christmas 1927, a smooth-talking man walked into a school in Los Angeles and convinced the office to let him take 12-year-old Marion Parker.
37 min
158
"Felony at the Firing Range" Theora Hix Pt. 2
Dr. James Snook was a respected veterinarian, family man, and former Olympian. But by the time his trial was over, he was a condemned murderer.
34 min
159
"Felony at the Firing Range" Theora Hix Pt. 1
In the summer of 1929, the body of 24-year-old Theora Hix was found on a shooting range in Columbus, Ohio.
35 min
160
The Wickham Axe Murders Pt. 2
There was no doubt who committed the brutal assaults, or why. As another victim succumbed to his wounds, a search party hunted for Nicholas Behan — who, long after his trial and execution, remained a ghoulish figure in Long Island.
34 min
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The Wickham Axe Murders Pt. 1
In the spring of 1854, a failed courtship exploded into violence at a farm in Long Island.
30 min
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JoAnn Dewey Pt. 2
Using little more than witness reports and a beer bottle, officers tracked down the kidnappers haunting Vancouver, Washington.
37 min
163
JoAnn Dewey Pt. 1
In 1950, countless locals watched two men force JoAnn Dewey into a dark sedan — but nobody tried to intervene.
39 min
164
Bridget Cleary Pt. 2
In 1895, Bridget Cleary vanished from her home after weeks of a protracted illness.
34 min
165
Bridget Cleary Pt. 1
In 1800s Ireland, County Tipperary was steeped in superstitions and folk traditions. Many who lived there believed in the existence of fairies.
36 min
166
Graeme Thorne Pt. 2
After his abduction on July 7th, 1960, Graeme Thorne's body was discovered in a vacant lot in Sydney, Australia.
35 min
167
Graeme Thorne Pt. 1
On July 7th, 1960, eight-year-old Graeme Thorne vanished from the convenience store he often visited before walking to school.
29 min
168
Francis Rattenbury Pt. 2
The atmosphere was tense as the trial against Alma Rattenbury and her 18-year-old lover began. After five days of testimony, the jury returned their verdict.
42 min
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Francis Rattenbury Pt. 1
Late one evening in March 1935, Alma Rattenbury found her husband barely alive in the drawing room of their Bournemouth, England home.
38 min
170
Patricia Walsh & Mary Anne Wysocki Pt. 2
By February 1969, Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki had been missing for weeks, and things were looking grim.
37 min
171
Patricia Walsh & Mary Anne Wysocki Pt. 1
On January 23, 1969, two college students went on a weekend trip to Provincetown, Massachusetts. They never returned.
35 min
172
Lord William Russell Pt. 2
The 1840 trial for the calculated murder of Lord William Russell had one defendant and multiple witnesses — but everyone seemed suspect: the housemaid who discovered his body, the valet who had been pilfering his money, even the police investigating the case.
41 min
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Lord William Russell Pt. 1
In May 1840, a well-known English aristocrat was found dead in his London home after what appeared to be a botched robbery.
41 min
174
Wilson Turner Pt. 2
After the slaying of Wilson Turner, the all-powerful bootlegger who killed him seemed untouchable.
36 min
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Wilson Turner Pt. 1
On April 20, 1948, residents of rural Coweta County, Georgia, saw a man named Wilson Turner get chased down and beaten in the middle of a campground parking lot.
35 min