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Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil: The Many Faces Of A Mafia Killer --JONATHAN DYER IS OUR GUEST

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Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil: The Many Faces Of A Mafia Killer

Mafia Hitman Turned FBI Informant
He Killed for the Mob - Then Betrayed Them All

Goodfellow, capo, killer, thief. A man so diabolically evil that he ordered his eldest son to murder his closest associate, and his youngest son to murder his best friend.

When Greg Scarpa was in his early twenties he became a goodfellow in the Profaci family by swearing a blood oath to the Mafia, at the time the country's largest organized-crime syndicate. And for 25 years he betrayed that oath and the men closest to him by acting as a paid informant for the FBI. He fed America's premier law enforcement agency a steady stream of self-serving information accusing the men who trusted him with their lives of every crime he was himself committing. During those 25 years of treachery, Scarpa was a one-man crime wave who spent only 30 days behind bars thanks to his status as the FBI's ultimate Mafia insider. His standing as a prized informant freed him to engage in mayhem and murder knowing he had a virtual license to kill with reckless abandon.

Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil is a deep dive that provides fresh insight into Scarpa's malignant personality. Dyer peels back the layers of myth and misdirection to paint as complete and accurate a picture as possible of a man who murdered his enemies and betrayed his friends, of a bigamist who loved only money, of a feared and reviled man whose destructive appetites knew no bounds.

About Jonathan Dyer

Dyer practiced law for a decade after serving in the Army as a Russian linguist during the Cold War. He switched careers in 1999 and for 21 years taught U.S. History, Government, and Criminal Law. He has been writing for 30 years. Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil is his first work of nonfiction.

FRANK GIRARDOT-- THE DEMON DOG OF TRUE CRIME RETURNS SATURDAY 6/6/2025 2PM PACIFIC TIME!

LISTEN LIVE SATURDAY 6/6/2025  2pm PACIFIC  TIME, 5pm EASTERN/ 10pm UK 

Frank Girardot has won several writing awards, including the Southern California Press Association's award for Investigative Journalism 1995, the Los Angeles Press Club's First Place Award for sports writing in 1998, and he was a finalist for the 2015 University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism in 2015. Girardot headed a project for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group titled "Getting Away with Murder." The effort chronicled 11,242 homicides that occurred in Los Angeles County between 2000 and 2010. Relying on data supplied by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner the project found that less than 50 percent of all homicides that occurred countywide were ever solved.^[7]

Girardot is the author of true crime non-fiction books, including Name Dropper, which was cited by author Walter Kirn in his book Blood Will Out. He is co-author with Burl Barer of A Taste For Murder, Betrayal in Blue with Barer and Ken Eurell and Burned, the biography of serial arsonist John Orr. Burned was co-written with Orr's daughter Lori Orr Kovach. All, except Name Dropper, are published by Wild Blue Press. In December 2020, Girardot and his wife Sarah Favot began hosting LA 85, an episodic contextual true crime podcast with a focus on the impact of serial killers including the Night Stalker, Grim Sleeper and Southside Slayer on Los Angeles in 1985.^[8]

RON CHEPESIUK -- MASTER OF TRUE CRIME and Much More! LIVE SATURDAY 2PM

 

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Our guest is one of the most prolific true crime writers in our lifetime. He has a special knack in connecting with international drug dealers and crime kingpins, plus localized stories such the Taco Bell Strangler who murdered his coworkers!

Ron Chepesiuk is an optioned screenwriter, documentary producer and the award-winning author of more than 40 books. His books include BLACK CAESAR: The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin, SERGEANT SMACK: The Legendary Life and Times of Ike Atkinson, and his Band of Brothers, GANGSTERS OF HARLAM, BLACK GANGSTER OF CHICAGO, and NARCOS INC: The Rise and Fall of the Cali Cartel.  

He is a former professor and head of the Archives at Winthrop University in South Carolina. He is a two-time Fulbright Scholar to Indonesia and Bangladesh and a former instructor in UCLA's Extension Journalism Department. His articles, which number in the thousands, have appeared in such publications as FHM, USA Today, Black Enterprise, Woman's World, Modern Maturity, New York Times Syndicate, Toronto Star, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, among others. His documentary on Frank Matthews, legendary drug Kingpin, which he produced and directed, won the Silver Doc award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival. Four of his screenplays are currently in development for feature movies and four of his books have been optioned for movies. His script DEATH FENCES was the grand winner of the Amsterdam, Holland-based 2019 New Visions International film Festival. 

As an expert in crime history, he is a consultant to the Gangland TV series and has been interviewed on numerous TV programs, including Discovery, NBC Dateline, History, Biography, ID, Reelz, Black Entertainment Television, Starz, and TV 1. As a journalist, Ron has reported from more than thirty-five countries, including Cuba, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Kenya, Hong Kong, and Nepal, and his 16, 000 plus interviews include such luminaries as Gerry Adams, Yasser Arafat, John Kerry, Evander Holyfield, Jimmy Carter, Andy McDow, Abbie Hoffman, a former president of Nicaragua, and three former presidents and two vice presidents of Colombia, South America. 

In addition, Ron is radio host of CRIME BEAT Radio Show. The Crime Beat show has been on the air since January 2011 and has listeners in 160 plus countries. Guests have included Robert Kennedy, Jr., Henry Hill, Noam Chomsky, George Jung, Joe Pistone (aka Donnie Brasco), F. Lee Bailey and Chris Kyle, American sniper 

VISIT: ronchepesiuk.com/index.htm

 

KEVIN M. SULLIVAN VS. THE NAZIS : PART TWO LIVE SATURDAY 2pm pt/ 5pm et

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     Kevin M. Sullivan was an early guest on our show when his first book on Ted Bundy, THE BUNDY MUFRDERS, was published.   Kevin now turns his attention to even more evil murderers-- the men who planned the Holocaust --  Heinrich  Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich.

Himmler was the second most powerful man   after Adolf Hitler in Germany during World War II. Given overall responsibility for the security of the Nazi empire, Himmler was the key and senior Nazi official responsible for conceiving and overseeing implementation of the Final Solution," the Nazi plan to murder the Jews of Europe.  Heydrich was Himmler's co-planner.

In addition to the six million Jews murdered, seven million Slavic people were also murdered in the East. Nazi Germany's persecution of homosexuals is considered to be the most severe episode in a long history persecution of sexual minorities.

Kevin Sullivan, brings his research to our show this Saturday FOR PART TWO.

 

 

 

 

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KEVIN M. SULLIVAN VS. THE NAZIS LIVE SATURDAY 2pm pt/ 5pm et

LISTEN LIVE SATURDAY 5/10 /2025 2pm pt/5pm et/10pm UK on Outlawradiolive.com    This show will be available on all the podcast outlets by midweek.

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     Kevin M. Sullivan was an early guest on our show when his first book on Ted Bundy, THE BUNDY MUFRDERS, was published.   Kevin now turns his attention to even more evil murderers-- the men who planned the Holocaust --  Heinrich  Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich.

Himmler was the second most powerful man   after Adolf Hitler in Germany during World War II. Given overall responsibility for the security of the Nazi empire, Himmler was the key and senior Nazi official responsible for conceiving and overseeing implementation of the Final Solution," the Nazi plan to murder the Jews of Europe.  Heydrich was Himmler's co-planner.

In addition to the six million Jews murdered, seven million Slavic people were also murdered in the East. Nazi Germany's persecution of homosexuals is considered to be the most severe episode in a long history persecution of sexual minorities.

Kevin Sullivan, brings his research to our show this Saturday.

 

 

 

 

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KEVIN M. SULLIVAN VS. THE NAZIS LIVE SATURDAY 2pm pt/ 5pm et

LISTEN LIVE SATURDAY 5/10 /2025 2pm pt/5pm et/10pm UK on Outlawradiolive.com    This show will be available on all the podcast outlets by midweek.

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     Kevin M. Sullivan was an early guest on our show when his first book on Ted Bundy, THE BUNDY MUFRDERS, was published.   Kevin now turns his attention to even more evil murderers-- the men who planned the Holocaust --  Heinrich  Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich.

Himmler was the second most powerful man   after Adolf Hitler in Germany during World War II. Given overall responsibility for the security of the Nazi empire, Himmler was the key and senior Nazi official responsible for conceiving and overseeing implementation of the Final Solution," the Nazi plan to murder the Jews of Europe.  Heydrich was Himmler's co-planner.

In addition to the six million Jews murdered, seven million Slavic people were also murdered in the East. Nazi Germany's persecution of homosexuals is considered to be the most severe episode in a long history persecution of sexual minorities.

Kevin Sullivan, brings his research to our show this Saturday.

 

 

 

 

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WAS ELVIS MURDERED? Jeannette Hensby joins us live from England this Saturday 2pm pt/5pm et/10pm UK

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Jeannette Hensby is a UK true crime sensation who began cranking out true crime books after she retired from public service. 

Her first book, brilliantly researched, received instant praise: 'In her fascinating first book "The Rotherham Trunk Murder", ex-NHS director Jeannette Hensby argues that Andrew Bagley, born a policeman's son in the South Notts village of Bunny, was innocent of the murder of 16 year old Irene Hart. She examines the evidence in forensic detail, asks questions that should have been asked at his trial, exposes a scandalous appeal hearing cover-up and, in the final chapters, points an accusing finger at the person she believes was the real killer.'

And the hits just keep on coming!  She has several true crime books available in a special kindle download, including this one about murders in Memphis.

The Dumond Affair – Lies, Politics & A Killer Freed – True Crime Exposé! "The Murder Nerd," D.R. Bartlette is our guest 4/12/2025

LISTEN LIVE  SATURDAY 4/12/2025  2pm Pacific time on  outlawradiolive.com

just click on the listen live radio at the top of the page!

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            The Rapist They Set Free—And the Women Who Paid the Price.

              

 A shocking true story of political power, conspiracy, and the deadly consequences of justice undone.

                A predator is set loose. A system is manipulated. A catastrophe that could have been prevented.
                Ashley Stevens, at 17 years old, thought justice would be done when she named Wayne Dumond as the guy who had  abducted and sexually assaulted her in 1984.

She was unaware that her horror was only getting started. Dumond was a vicious serial predator with a troubling past of assault and homicide,
not just another criminal.

However, a complex network of deceit, manipulation, and influence freed him from prison.

After being freed, he struck once more, ruthlessly killing two more ladies in the process.  Investigative writer D.R. Bartlette tells the terrifying true story of how a monster was able to escape punishment due to a corrupt legal system, political ambition, and conspiracy theories.

In THE DUMOND AFFAIR: How Lies and Politics Freed a Killer, through exclusive interviews and compelling details Bartlette shows the terrible truth

STORM OF SUSPICION: THE KAREN READ MURDERV TRIALS --- KEVIN LENIHAN IS OUR SPECIAL GUEST SATURDAY!

LIVE SATURDAY APRIL 5TH 2pm pt/5pm et on Outlawradiolive.com

STORM OF SUSPICION: The Karen Read Murder Trialsis an electrifying, real-time courtroom thriller and the gripping personal account of author Kevin Lenihan’s detailed examination of the evidence—both known and what he’s discovered—as well as the dark rumors, courtroom bombshells, and conspiracy theories that are at the heart of two of the most explosive and controversial murder trials of the decade.

The case began in the midst of a massive snowstorm in 2022 and ended the first time in a mistrial. Now, more than two years later, it is poised to ignite in a Boston courtroom once again.

At question is whether Karen Read, a 43-year-old college professor, is responsible as charged for the cold-blooded murder of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer? Or was she framed, by the real killer—another cop—covering his tracks with the help of a corrupt law enforcement establishment?

In STORM OF SUSPICION, Lenihan, the COURT TV expert commentator in the case, breaks down the key evidence and shocking conspiracy theories from the first trial. Then he does a deep dive into how the new trial will be fought by both sides, as well as in the court of public opinion, with new revelations, unanticipated twists, and a storm of suspicion.

A Murder On Campus – Solving North Carolina’s Most Notorious Cold Case! 3/19/2025

A Murder On Campus – Solving North Carolina’s Most Notorious Cold Case

The fascinating story of how two brothers—one an English professor, the other a cop, and as different as night and day—tag team as authors to solve North Carolina’s most notorious cold case …

 

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L]On April 15, 1973, two high school students discovered the body of 19-year-old drama major Virginia Marie Olson on a trail near the campus of the University of North Carolina-Asheville. The scene was horrific. Olson had been bound, raped, and brutally stabbed to death. The murder shocked the Asheville community and set off an investigation that would span three generations of detectives.

A MURDER ON CAMPUS: The Professor, The Cop, And North Carolina’s Most Notorious Cold Case by Brian and Cameron Santana is the first book to present the story of law enforcement’s dramatic efforts to find Virginia Olson’s killer and bring him to justice.

Readers will experience the obstacles and confusion that the Asheville Police Department and the North Carolina SBI navigated, from the 1974 abduction of a UNCA student on the first anniversary of Olson’s murder to a second rape and murder victim found feet from Olson’s crime scene just as campus life returned to normal in 1978.

For more than 50 years, whispers about the killer’s identity have circulated throughout Buncombe County—from an escaped mental health patient from nearby Highland Hospital, to one of North Carolina’s most notorious serial killers, to a mysterious prime suspect whose wealthy and influential family kept his identity secret from the public … until now.

 

"THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER" --award-winning journalist B.R. Bates joins us!

 

SATURDAY  2PM Pacific/5pm Eastern LIVE on Outlawradiolive.com

THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides Of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins

 

The chilling case that shook Detroit to its core. The true story of serial killer Benjamin Atkins.

THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides Of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins offers a chilling, in-depth account of the horrifying crimes committed by one of America's most notorious serial killers.

In this gripping narrative, award-winning journalist B.R. Bates delves into the twisted life of Benjamin "Tony" Atkins, whose reign of terror in Detroit spanned less than a year in the early 1990s. Known for targeting vulnerable women in Detroit's most dangerous neighborhoods, Atkins attacked at least 13 women along a mile-and-a-half stretch of Woodward Avenue, one of the city's most iconic streets.

Known as "the nation's fastest serial killer," Atkins' crimes were brutal and relentless, leaving victims abandoned in the dark corners of the Cass Corridor and Highland Park. Only when the lone survivor of his horrific spree came forward did law enforcement begin to connect the dots and ultimately capture the monster behind the killings.

Through meticulous research in this second book in her Murders In The Motor City series, Bates uncovers the complex web of motivation, abuse, and desperation that led Atkins to target sex workers, while also exploring the societal pressures and systemic neglect that shaped his dark path. A poignant look at a killer's psychology, Bates invites readers to understand how a troubled life could give rise to such monstrous behavior.

Compelling Editorial Review

"THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER" is well-researched and superbly written. Bates takes the reader behind the scenes and describes Benjamin Atkins's actions in a riveting manner. She paints a vivid picture of the victims that is both factual and heartbreaking." - Scott Fulmer | Host and Producer, A Study in Crime | A True Crime Podcast

First Book in the Murders in the Motor City series

The first book in the Murders in the Motor City series is THE 'BABY DOLL' SERIAL KILLER: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides.

He was the boy next door—sweet, friendly, unassuming. But behind John Eric Armstrong’s innocent façade lurked a monster. Prowling Detroit’s streets, he preyed on women who never saw the danger coming. The ‘Baby Doll’ Serial Killer unearths his chilling crimes and the hunt to stop him.

Author B.R. Bates

B.R. Bates is a longtime author and journalist whose career includes 10 years in the daily newspaper business, as well as writing and editing work in the corporate, health-care, ministry and government sectors. She graduated from Michigan State University's accredited School of Journalism.