The Crime Beat podcast digs deep into fascinating true crime stories, exploring new twists along the way with award-winning Southern California News Group reporter Keith Sharon's fresh interviews of criminal masterminds, some of their victims and the detectives trying to piece together what really happened. Each season explores a different crime, beginning with the biggest bank heist in American history.
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In this special episode of Crime Beat, you will meet Janine Madera, a fierce advocate for justice who works as a homicide prosecutor in the Orange County District Attorney's Office. She has tried 72 t...
S2, Ep. 14: Questions and Answers (01:01:48)
The "Crime Beat" team offers insight into Season 2 at a Coast Conversation event, and we wrap the season with updates on what is going on with key people you met along the way.
S2, Ep. 13: Xavier's Final Guilty Plea (01:06:05)
Xavier Lopez gave a final statement that proved truth still wasn't part of his defense strategy.
S2, Ep. 12: Sam's Interview (01:10:02)
You will hear the entire interview with Sam Lopez from the day Cathy Torrez's body was found.
S2, Ep. 11: The Murder Tour (00:34:25)
Detective Daron Wyatt takes us on a tour of Placentia to show where and how Cathy's murder took place.
S2, Ep. 10: Bombshells (00:35:28)
Was Cathy Torrez pregnant? One of the witnesses makes an incredible revelation.
S2, Ep. 9: Surprise: Four Arrests (00:31:33)
After 13 years, police arrest four suspects in the murder of Cathy Torrez.
S2, Ep.8: Cold as Ice (00:32:31)
The Cathy Torrez murder investigation is dead. No one is investigating. Mary Bennett and Daron Wyatt can't seem to find anyone who cares.
Bonus episode: True Crime discussion with Rebecca Lavoie (00:32:38)
Rebecca Lavoie, host of "Crime Writers On," talks with Crime Beat host Keith Sharon about podcasting, journalism and some of the best true crime podcasts of all time.
S2, Ep. 7: Keeping the Case Alive (00:36:27)
Police finally find a fingerprint and some DNA evidence, but neither belongs to Sam Lopez.
S2, Ep. 6: Probable Cause (00:44:48)
WARNING: This episode includes details from Cathy Torrez's autopsy report that might disturb some listeners. Skip to 9:40 to avoid those details. Police believe Sam Lopez is lying about his movements ...
S2, Ep. 5: Find the Car (00:33:07)
Cathy doesn't come home after working a shift at Sav-On. People from her family and the community send out search parties trying to find her.
S2, Ep. 4: What Happened to Albert (00:32:44)
In the months before she died, Cathy was dating Albert Rangel, who wanted more from the relationship than Cathy could give him.
S2, Ep. 3: Cathy Can't Remember (00:27:46)
Sam Lopez takes Cathy on a date, and she comes home drugged with slashed tires and no panties.
S2, Ep. 2: Letters of Intent (00:29:15)
We reveal the content of 18 letters between Cathy and Sam. The letters were discovered after Cathy died.
S2, Ep. 1: Across the Street (00:36:52)
We meet Cathy Torrez, Mary Bennett and the people in their neighborhood. The last person we meet is Sam Lopez, who lives across the street. About Season 2: On Feb. 12, 1994, Cal State Fullerton honor ...
Season 2, Mom vs. Murderer, has a launch date (00:02:56)
After Cathy Torrez was murdered in 1994, Girl Scouts planted a tree to honor her. To Cathy's mother, Mary Bennett, that tree only served one purpose.
Crime Beat, Season 2: Mom vs. Murderer (00:01:12)
The body of 20-year-old honor student Cathy Torrez was found in the trunk of her car. For more than 20 years, her mother fought for justice. And for most of that time, the suspected murderer lived acr...
8: Opening and Closing (00:54:43)
A former getaway driver and the writer who captured his story have a big week. And find out what a master thief thinks of the movie about the biggest bank heist in U.S. history.
7: Glory Days (00:53:31)
Master thief Amil Dinsio loses his edge late in his career ... and his freedom. One of the stars of the movie based on the heist, Rachael Taylor, chokes up about the real story. And "Crime Beat" becom...
6: Hollywood Comes Calling (00:34:48)
The story appears in 2003, and producers from film companies begin to call. You'll hear the ups and downs of writing a screenplay, and how it took more than 15 years for the movie "Finding Steve McQue...
5: It Can't Last Forever (00:33:34)
Getaway driver Harry Barber starts a new life and tries to live without attracting attention to himself. Everywhere he goes, he is surrounded by cops.
Bonus Episode 1: The Girl Who Wouldn't Be Forgotten (00:18:47)
On Feb. 19, 2019, police made an arrest in the cold-case killing of 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe, who was strangled in Orange County in 1973. Southern California News Group reporter Keith Sharon tells th...
4: The Getaway (00:30:42)
With the bank breached, and the FBI scrambling to find clues, the boys from Youngstown tried to slip away … and one of them got farther than he ever dreamed.
3: The Execution (00:32:22)
All that stands between Amil Dinsio's crew and the President's secret stash are an alarm system, reinforced concrete and 500 locked safe deposit boxes.
