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 • 10 episodes
A Crime's Ripple Effect
Latest Episodes
Genetic Fingerprinting: The Science Not Built for Crime—Until It Solved One
When two teenage girls were murdered in rural Leicestershire in the 1980s, detectives were left with no suspects, no leads, and a community gripped by fear. But just miles away, a young geneticist named Alec Jeffreys was studying DNA for reason...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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Kitty Genovese: Her Murder Sparked 911
On a cold March night in 1964, twenty-eight-year-old Kitty Genovese was murdered outside her Queens apartment.What followed wasn’t just a crime—it awakened a national sense of responsibility.The headline said thirty-seven people w...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:21
The Manson Effect
The Manson Effect explores how one of America’s most infamous crimes—the 1969 Manson Family murders—did far more than end lives; it rewired an entire nation’s psyche. The podcast examines how the brutal killings of Sharon Tate and othe...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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Before Megan’s Law: The Unknown Danger Across the Street
In July 1994, seven-year-old Megan Kanka walked across the street in her quiet New Jersey neighborhood to see a neighbor’s new puppy. She never came home. What followed would expose the hidden dangers living in plain sight and ignite a nationwi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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52:04
The Tragic Origin of “Going Postal”
On the morning of August twentieth, nineteen eighty-six, Patrick Henry Sherrill drove to the Edmond, Oklahoma, post office. Police records place him there just before seven a.m., carrying multiple firearms. What followed minted a phrase that re...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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I remember this crime! I lived in PG county at the time. It was horrific and what her parents endured was awful.
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