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.
Episodes
8 episodes
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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1:06:05
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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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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Episode 6
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45:07
Lorena Bobbitt: The Cut That Changed the Conversation
Sensational. Extreme. Shocking. Unbelievable.In 1993, a young wife in America carried out an act that stunned the world—and rattled every man. Behind the sensational headlines lay years of hidden abuse and a justice system that fa...
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Episode 5
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45:58
Amber Hagerman: The Abduction That Sparked a Movement
On a mild January afternoon in 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman vanished while riding her pink bicycle in Arlington, Texas. What began as a neighborhood search became a nationwide manhunt—and the spark for a system now used around the world. ...
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Episode 4
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1:00:18
The Stephanie Roper Case: The murder that gave victims a voice.
April 3, 1982. A 22-year-old college senior's car breaks down on a dark rural road in Maryland. What happens next doesn't just destroy one family—it exposes a shocking truth about American justice that will change everything.Stephanie Ro...
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Episode 3
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45:57
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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