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Yesterday, (August 31, 2026) there was - finally - a conviction in the murder of Tupac Shakur. Almost 30 years to the day, after his killing, the Las Vegas law enforcement establishment actually did their jobs. Why...
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CrimeWaves
Hosted by Declan Hill · society · EN-US
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Interviews with the best investigators in the world. Cut through the spin and straight to the stories at the heart of major criminal cases with the people who solved the cases. Hosted by international journalist and academic Declan Hill, produced by his students at the University of New Haven - Ryan Decker, Aiden van Batenburg, and others. www.crimewavespodcast.com Follow us at @declan_hill
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What is CrimeWaves about?
Interviews with the best investigators in the world. Cut through the spin and straight to the stories at the heart of major criminal cases with the people who solved the cases. Hosted by international journalist and academic Declan Hill, produced by his students at the University of New Haven - Ryan Decker, Aiden van Batenburg, and others.
Who hosts CrimeWaves?
CrimeWaves is hosted by Declan Hill. The show has published 62 episodes to date.
What has CrimeWaves covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Killing of Tupac: What Do You Have To Do In Las Vegas To Get Convicted of Murder?" (1 September 2026, 44 minutes), "Henry C. Lee: A Master Class - The Phil Spector Case" (14 April 2026, 53 minutes), and "The Dark Side of Epstein: Payments to Prison Guards Exposed" (23 March 2026, 11 minutes).
How often does CrimeWaves publish?
CrimeWaves publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 62 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on CrimeWaves?
Booking probability for CrimeWaves is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. CrimeWaves requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. CrimeWaves's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for CrimeWaves are Courts, Police & Public Safety. CrimeWaves has a society audience.
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Declan Hill hosts CrimeWaves, a society podcast with 62 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Apr 14, 202653 minS3Two weeks ago, a genius died. Dr. Henry C. Lee, one of the first pioneers of DNA in detective work, and the investigator they call the "Sherlock Holmes of our times" went off to the better world. Dr. Lee was the founder...
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The Dark Side of Epstein: Payments to Prison Guards Exposed
Mar 23, 202611 minJeffrey Epstein’s prison guard was accepting payments in cash. The official who was a short distance away from his cell the night he died - received thousands of dollars in cash. The guard’s bank deemed them...
Mar 12, 202643 minS4It is the ultimate, closed-room mystery. 94-years-ago, on March 12th of 1932, one of the richest men in the world, Ivar Kreuger, went into his Paris apartment. He never came out again. At first, his death was declared a...
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Why American Sports are Going to Fail
Feb 28, 202645 minDear Friends of CrimeWaves, A change for this week's episode - an interview I did with the Protectors Podcast on the threat that gambling poses to US Sports. The headline is that US Sports Leagues are dancing with the...
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Feb 19, 20261h 4mAs the #Epstein documents are released - a review of the death investigation that CrimeWaves has done over the last two years. The most recent documents and the resume of their significance on Epstein's death (along...
- Feb 2, 20262 min
In the Jeffrey Epstein document release by the US Department of Justice, there is one HUGE document that adds significantly to the case for the potential murder of Epstein. On July 29, 2019 - 3.5 weeks after Epstein had...
Episode #3
The Most Important Unsolved Murder in the World: The Killing of the Ukrainian Peace Negotiator
Dec 19, 202542 minS4As peace negotiations continue around the world to - purportedly - end the Ukraine-Russian War. CrimeWaves re-releases our episode about the murder of the peace negotiator days after the war began in 2022. The killing...
Oct 24, 20251h 1mS1On the day that the FBI announced a major investigation into illegal gambling, the Mafia and the National Basketball Association (NBA), we re-release our CrimeWaves interview with Nicholas Raudenski. Nicholas is a...
Aug 12, 202553 minS3On the sixth anniversary of Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious death in a New York jail: the final episodes of the best independent investigation into what actually happened to America's most well-known prisoner. On this...
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The Jeffrey Epstein Files 5: Rocking the Baby to Sleep - the criminal view of the Epstein Death
Apr 7, 202534 minWith the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who exchanged "Snow White"...
Apr 5, 20251h 1mWith the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who exchanged "Snow White"...
Apr 3, 202533 minWith the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who exchanged "Snow White"...
Apr 1, 202542 minWith the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who exchanged "Snow White"...
Mar 26, 202529 minS3This is the best investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s death. Almost every other examination of his death promotes a political or social agenda. Read the New York Times? They will feed you the version that Epstein...
Mar 14, 20251h 5mWith the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who exchanged "Snow White"...
Feb 27, 202538 minS4Matoaka Pocahontas, the legendary daughter of Powhatan, has been one of the most misunderstood stories in American history. The last chapter of her life is particularly intriguing. She was sent to England to meet King...
Feb 20, 202530 minS4It's a murder that haunts a city. A bright, beautiful young student is taken from the heart of Yale campus and 25 minutes later is found dead on the side of a darkened street. It happened 26 years ago yet the case is...
Episode #7
The Highway of Death
Feb 6, 202537 minS4They call it a serial killer's graveyard. A lonely stretch of rural highway in Connecticut, where half a dozen women and a man were murdered and their bodies dumped. It was a yesteryear story. A nightmare hanging over...
Jan 27, 202546 minS4The Head of the CIA has just announced - finally! - that Covid originated from the Wuhan Laboratory Complex. Finally - because this is what we at CrimeWaves said three years ago. At that point, we were shadow banned and...
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Mark Epstein
psychiatrist, Zen practitioner, author, Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist
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Michael Franzese
Keynote Speaker and Former Underboss, Columbre crime family
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Robert Mazur
The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel
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Tim Donaghy
former NBA referee
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