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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Martha "Mamah" Borthwick Cheney Pt. 1
In 1911, Frank Lloyd Wright built a mansion in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
36 min
177
Robert Piest Pt. 2
As police zeroed in on a local contractor named John Wayne Gacy, they began to suspect they weren’t investigating the disappearance of one missing teenager — but the murders of several.
38 min
178
Robert Piest Pt. 1
After ending his shift at Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, Illinois, fifteen-year-old Robert Piest asked his mother to wait while he spoke to a man about a construction job.
37 min
179
Captain Joseph White
The brutal murder of one of the wealthiest ship owners in the world shocked the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1830.
40 min
180
David Blakely Pt. 2
After Ruth Ellis murdered her lover in April 1955, people throughout London thought she was guaranteed the death penalty.
43 min
181
David Blakely Pt. 1
In 1955, wealthy racecar driver David Blakely was gunned down outside a bar in London.
35 min
182
Mary Hogan Pt. 2
Following a lead, police zeroed in on the home of one local man.
37 min
183
Mary Hogan Pt. 1
In 1954, a 55-year-old tavern owner in central Wisconsin went missing, leaving behind a disturbing crime scene.
32 min
184
Carol Thompson Pt. 2
When Carol Thompson’s murderer confessed to his crime, he implicated another person in the ordeal — and a shocking murder-for-hire plot began to unravel.
36 min
185
Carol Thompson Pt. 1
In March 1963, a Minnesota housewife named Carol Thompson was attacked in her home, later dying from her wounds.
41 min
186
Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey Pt. 2
Marguerite Alibert was found holding the gun she used to kill her husband, but her trial was far from an open-and-shut case.
35 min
187
Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey Pt. 1
In 1922, Egyptian millionaire Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey became smitten with French socialite Marguerite Alibert.
38 min
188
Lesley Whittle Pt. 2
Months after the 17-year-old went missing, an investigation into the underground sewage tunnels in Bathpool Park turned up a torrent of clues—and Lesley Whittle’s body.
34 min
189
Lesley Whittle Pt. 1
After a young heiress went missing in 1975, her family found a ransom note demanding £50,000.
36 min
190
Helen Potts Pt. 2
By March of 1891, the coroner’s office failed to find evidence of foul play, and investigators moved on from Helen Potts’ case.
39 min
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Helen Potts Pt. 1
It became one of the most sensationalized cases of the late 19th century: The young wife of a playboy medical student died not long after a botched abortion.
36 min
192
Benjamin Pitezel Pt. 2
In the chaotic search for Benjamin Pitezel's murderer, investigators enlisted authorities from multiple states, and even crossed the border into Canada.
40 min
193
Benjamin Pitezel Pt. 1
In September 1894, conman Benjamin Pitezel met a mysterious, violent end in Philadelphia.
39 min
194
The List Family Pt. 2
The search for John List spanned two decades and all 50 states.
37 min
195
The List Family Pt. 1
In 1971, a middle-aged accountant woke up, put on a tie, and shot his entire family to death in their home.
34 min
196
Jerry Dean & Deborah Thornton Pt. 2
In 1983, police closed in on the murderers of Jerry Dean and Deborah Thornton, thanks to a well-placed informant.
36 min
197
Jerry Dean & Deborah Thornton Pt. 1
They were two strangers, crossing paths at a pool party in Houston, Texas in the summer of 1983.
34 min
198
William Guldensuppe Pt. 2
In 1897, the discovery of a severed torso led to an explosion of investigative activity in the media.
49 min
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William Guldensuppe Pt. 1
On June 26, 1897, four boys discovered a package wrapped in red oilcloth floating in New York City’s East River.
44 min
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Agnes LeRoi & Hedvig Samuelson Pt. 2
In October of 1931, two bloody trunks arrived at the Los Angeles train station containing the bodies of Anne LeRoi and Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson.
43 min