Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast
An unflinching look at Boston's criminal underbelly. The host, Barry Maguire, a veteran private investigator, will take you on a compelling journey through some of Boston's most infamous crimes! Barry was born and raised in South Boston and brings a unique Bostonian perspective to the true crime genre.
Episodes
270 episodes
Is there serial killer active in New England? Numerous local women HAVE been found dead, under quasi-similar fashion
In excess of ten women from New England have been found dead, some under eerily similar circumstances. The cases leave only the state of Maine exempt from the victim list. In conducting a rudimentary victimology, you come to find that several o...
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Season 5
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Episode 268
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24:36
(Replay) Station Nightclub Fire Part 2- Author Scott James discusses his new book on the tragedy
Station Nightclub Fire 2003-Scott James wrote the definitive book on the Station Nightclub Fire, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The book "Trial By Fire" takes the reader by the lapels and propels them trough the actual fire and the grisl...
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Season 5
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Episode 267
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1:02:11
The Boston FBI Part 4-John Connolly becomes a member of the Winter Hill Gang, he actually forgot to cash his government pay checks
The unabashed FBI corruption in Boston continues. John Connolly helped Whitey Bulger and his crew kill; Richard Castucci in '76, Brian Halloran '82 John Callahan '82. He also ran cover for the gang against the Massachusetts State Police and the...
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Season 5
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Episode 266
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39:41
The Murder of James "Whitey" Bulger-Karma caught up with Whitey in 2018 (Replay)
n a stream of unending incompetence the federal government moved notorious gangster and murderer James "Whitey" Bulger was moved to a prison in West Virginia, despite knowing that confirmed violent, gangsters from Massachusetts were being house...
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Season 5
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Episode 265
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35:29
Norfolk County Corruption Continues- Turtleboy's case is falling apart, CW's main witness is a nut
It appears that the case against Turleboy may be falling apart. The main witness in the case renamed the titles of video and articles to make them appear threatening to witnesses in this case, the state police didn't bother to check the evidenc...
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Season 5
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Episode 264
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22:46
Sean Ellis Part 1 (replay) The HBO series Trial 4 is fatally slanted toward the defendant
The HBO film Trial 4, is a virtual hagiography for Sean Ellis. The HBO-Netflix documentary is so slanted in favor of Sean Ellis it is difficult to digest. In order to believe Sean Ellis is innocent, you'd have to believe that his uncle, best fr...
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Season 5
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Episode 263
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30:03
Sunshine "Sunny" Stuart-a brutal homicide rocks Norman Rockwell-like Maine, suspect arrested
Union Maine is a slice of Americana, a vestige of times past, the town was pulled into the twenty-first apparently by seventeen year old Devan Young. Its been reported that the crime scene, a 100 acre island within Crawford Pond, was a brutal o...
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Season 5
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Episode 262
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32:11
ADA Adam Lally finally has to defend his incompetence on the stand...went as expected
Adam Lally had to explain his glaring incompetence in a murder case, unfortunately it was not in the Karen Read trial. The Norfolk County District attorney's office is both corrupt and incompetent. It is difficult to determine...
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Season 5
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Episode 261
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29:39
Andy Puglisi 1976-Andy was taken from a public pool and never seen again, five sex offenders were present
In one of the most heart wrenching stories in New England crime history, in 1976 Andy Puglisi, went to a neighborhood pool, located in Lawerence, Massachusetts and was never heard from again. A man had been taking Polaroid pictures of kids at t...
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Season 5
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Episode 260
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39:10
Gary Zerola-Was People Magazine's bachelor of the year a brutal rapist? A Jury just said Yes
Local authorities believe that Attorney Gary Zerola, raped and or sexually assaulted more than 20 women, since the 1990's. Zerola, was just convicted of rape and burglary, he was sentenced to 5-10 years in prison. This sentence comes on the hee...
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Season 4
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Episode 259
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31:06
Karen Read Case Finally-Where do we go from here?
What a ride it's been! The most corrupt trial in American history is over. Judge Bev openly put her thumb on the scale of justice, that is simply a fact. Will she be reprimanded? counseled? questioned? No, simply no. Will there be a blue ribbon...
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Season 4
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Episode 258
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35:26
The Graveside Massacre-2005 Four friends started a rap group, it ended madness
In 2005 Boston was a different city, we were on the cusp of 75 murders and most of them occurred in two areas of the city. In the mist of this, a group of music lovers started a rap group and unfortunately they fell into the trap of urban -rap ...
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Season 4
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Episode 257
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31:26
Victory in the Karen Read case! Will eyes turn to a judge that openly put her thumb on the scale??
Karen Read found not guilty on 2nd degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident! She was found guilty of misdemeanor operating under the influence (of alcohol). The jury was attentive and asked several questions of the judge, they were di...
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Season 4
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Episode 256
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44:17
Karen Read June 15, 2025-Karen Read case goes to the jury, does the jury see the open corruption?
The Karen Read Case heads to the jury, What exactly have they retained? We'll know shortly, either way. Closing arguments were about what you'd expect. Allen Jackson, demolished the state's case from beginning to end. Hank Brennan, did a decent...
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Season 4
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Episode 255
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42:11
A great week for Karen Read's defense, jurors seem fed up with Hank Brennan!
Week 7-The Prosecution is struggling mightily, no witness to date has provided any overwhelming evidence of Karen Read’s guilt. Boston Patrol Officer Kelly Dever was a complete and utter disaster. She simply appeared to be lying, why is the onl...
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Season 4
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Episode 254
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46:19
Week 6 of the Karen Read Trial-Has the Commonwealth met their burden? What has been proven thus far?
What a week in Norfolk County,Massachusetts! The prosecution concluded their case in chief. What exactly did they prove. It appears that the Commonwealth has NOT proven the intent factor in the second degree homicide charge. The forensic case a...
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Season 4
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Episode 253
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36:10
Horrible week for the Commonwealth in the Read case-They did get a reconfigured forensics report into evidence, it won't be enough
Ahhh, The week of May 23, 2025 were to begin, the brain surgeon straight from central casting, who would not rule out death by accident? The state medical examiner who refused to call the case a homicide, despite hearing all the informati...
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Season 4
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Episode 252
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34:26
Darryl "God" Whiting-In the late 80's early 90's "God" made millions in the Orchard Park Project, he ruined a generation selling crack
Darryl "God" Whiting ran a 100+ member drug gang out of the Orchard Park public housing project in the early 90's. The operation is said to have overseen a 24hr a day crack distribution business, that wrought havoc in Roxbury. He was celebrated...
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Season 4
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Episode 251
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35:10
Turtleboy case bombshell and opening statements in the Karen Read trial-Holy Cow
Aiden Kearney's witness intimidation case appears to be in legal jeopardy, a witness has been implicated in conspiring with the elected D.A. and Jen Mcabe , a major witness in the Karen Read case. A bombshell affidavit was dropped by Turtleboy ...
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Season 4
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Episode 250
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26:17
Karen Read Retrial begins today! Here is a walk through the numerous butt dials and other misdirections
What are the statistical odds of six "butt dials" occurring at the time of death during a homicide investigation? None of which went to voicemail? What are the odds two other witnesses (cops), butt dialed each other and left the line open for 2...
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Season 4
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Episode 249
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30:19
(Replay) Charlestown Code of Silence-Armored Car Robberies, a decade long reign of robberies, ends in Hudson N.H.
A double homicide of armored car guards in 1994, revealed a professional crew of armed robbers from, Charlestown, Mass. The investigation that followed found an unrelenting string of bank and armored car robberies, that continued, even after th...
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Season 4
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Episode 248
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33:14
Karen Read April 6 2025-Jury selection, motions and corruption
It begins! The retrial of Karen Read is underway, approximately 9-10 jurors have been seated so far. A full jury is likely to be seated this week. Judge Bev denied the defense motion for a police policy and procedure expert Mike Easter. The jud...
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Season 5
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Episode 247
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26:00
1932-Murder in Rockport, terror in a small town-This book is a leap back in time, Don't miss this episode!!
An unsolved double homicide from idyllic Rockport, Massachusetts in 1932 rocked eastern Massachusetts. Boston Confidential interviews Robert Fitzgibbon, author of Murder In Rockport, Terror in a small town. The depression struck hard on Cape An...
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Season 5
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Episode 246
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34:42
(Replay) Maura Murray Part 3-We review some of the theories pertaining to the disappearance and some suspe
In this episode the BCP covers the most frequently cited theories, including our own, What actually happened that fateful night of February 4, 2004? We cover some interesting facts, that are not typically discussed, the grand jury and sev...
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Season 5
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Episode 245
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33:15
Karen Read March 16 2025-A flurry of motions with no chance of dismal
A flurry of motions with a sprinkling of missing witnesses, was on display in the Karen Read case last week. Aiden Kearney is listed as a Prosecution witness, while Allie McCabe is removed. Allie’s timeline seemingly proved too problematic for ...
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Season 5
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Episode 244
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36:28