
A Crime's Ripple Effect
A Crime’s Ripple Effect is a true crime podcast that looks beyond the crime itself to explore the waves it sets in motion. Each episode revisits a case that didn’t just shatter lives—it reshaped laws, policies, or society at large. Through a careful, factual narrative, we trace how one violent act sparked consequences that reached far beyond the immediate victims, influencing justice systems, communities, and culture.
This is not just about what happened. It’s about what happened after.
Podcasting since 2025 • 2 episodes
A Crime's Ripple Effect
Latest Episodes
Divided by fate. Bound by blood. The Stayner Brothers story that changed our parks.
Two brothers. Bound by blood. Divided by fate. Steven Stayner was abducted at seven and held captive for seven years before escaping and returning home—a story that changed how America understood child abduction. His brother Cary would later co...
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Episode 2
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43:40

The Day Childhood Changed – The Disappearance of the Lyons Sisters
On March 25, 1975, two young sisters—10-year-old Katherine and 12-year-old Sheila Lyons—left their suburban Maryland home to walk to Wheaton Plaza. It was a short trip, one they’d made many times before. They were never seen again.The di...
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Episode 1
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