Leo Schofield spent decades in prison. Then another man confessed.
<p>In 1987, Leo Schofield was convicted of murdering his wife, Michelle. Decades later, a different man confessed to the crime. </p><p><br></p><p>Jeremy Scott’s DNA was found in the car Michelle was driving the night she was murdered. And yet, the state of Florida doesn’t believe either of them. Not only did Leo lose Michelle but he spent 36 years in prison for her murder. </p><p><br></p><p>This week on Crime Story, Bone Valley’s Gilbert King is back and he brought a surprise guest: Leo Schofield. Exactly one year since Leo was released from prison, we discuss season two, meeting Jeremy and Leo's decision to forgive him.</p><p><br></p><p>If you like this episode, we think you’ll enjoy our first conversation with <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1399-crime-story/episode/16015901-bone-valley-why-is-leo-schofield-still-in-jail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilbert: Bone Valley: ‘Why is Leo Schofield still in jail?’</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Fill out our listener survey </strong><a href="https://insightscanada.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bfIcbmcQYPwjUrk?Podcast=Crime%20Story&Prize=No" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>. We appreciate your input! </p>
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Amanda Knox on what it took to reclaim her freedom
<p>In 2009, Amanda Knox was wrongly convicted of the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. She should have been a footnote in a tragic story. But despite zero physical evidence linking her to the crime, she spent four years in prison. Amanda was vilified by the press and made infamous as ‘Foxy Knoxy’ in the tabloids. </p><p><br></p><p>After eight years on trial, she was finally exonerated in 2015. And yet, her release from prison was only the beginning of Amanda’s search for freedom. Who was she now that the world had branded her a killer?</p><p><br></p><p>Today, Amanda is a writer, podcaster, and advocate for criminal justice and media ethics. She joins Crime Story to discuss her new book, Free: My Search for Meaning. </p><p><br></p><p>If you like this episode, we think you’ll enjoy <a href="https://link.mgln.ai/ExbXFV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our conversation with Maurice Chammah</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Feedback for us? You can email us directly at [email protected].</p>
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Hells Angels Hitman: The story of Canada's deadliest assassin
<p>In 1977, the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club opened up a chapter in Montreal. One of its founding members was a man named Yves “Apache” Trudeau.</p><p><br></p><p>Although he was quiet and diminutive, Trudeau had a knack for violence. And, before long, he had developed a reputation as a ruthless assassin. By the time his criminal career ended, he had murdered no fewer than 43 people.</p><p><br></p><p>Despite the magnitude of his crimes, Trudeau only served 7 years in prison.</p><p><br></p><p>Now, Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman are reexamining the story in their new book Hitman: The Untold Story of Canada’s Deadliest Assassin. </p><p><br></p><p>Feedback for us? You can email us directly at [email protected].</p><p><br></p><p>Hear Crime Story early and ad-free by becoming a subscriber <a href="https://apple.co/cbctruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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Keith Morrison on 30 years of true crime
<p>When we started this podcast a year and a half ago, there was one name at the top of our dream guest list: Keith Morrison.</p><p><br></p><p>For more than 30 years, Morrison has been the face – and the voice – of NBC’s Dateline, which, in some ways, is the original true crime show.</p><p><br></p><p>In recent years, Morrison has moved into podcasting. His latest offering, Murder in the Moonlight, is about a pair of wayward drifters who murder an elderly couple in a quiet farming community. </p><p><br></p><p>Morrison explains how he picks the stories he works on, what it’s been like to spend three decades covering true crime, and whether the death of his stepson, the Friends actor Matthew Perry, impacted the way he approaches his job. </p><p><br></p><p>To hear episodes of Crime Story a week early, and ad-free, become a subscriber <a href="https://apple.co/cbctruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Feedback for us? You can email us directly at [email protected].</p>
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Bonus | Agent Pale Horse
<p>FBI undercover agent Scott Payne’s job was to infiltrate the most dangerous gangs of our times: outlaw bikers, drug cartels and the international neo-Nazi networks hellbent on inciting a race war. </p><p><br></p><p>He was taking down these groups from within. And Scott was good at it — people confided in him their most audacious plans for mass violence and domestic terrorism.</p><p><br></p><p>In the second season of White Hot Hate, host Michelle Shephard gives you an unvarnished view of a life undercover. Because after a 28-year-long career pretending to be somebody else, Agent Payne is ready to tell his side of the story. </p><p><br></p><p>This series was produced alongside a book co-written by Scott Payne and Michelle Shephard titled Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America's Nazis.</p><p><br></p><p>More episodes of White Hot Hate: Agent Pale Horse are available at: <a href="https://link.mgln.ai/iSaGFR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://link.mgln.ai/iSaGFR</a></p>
Fraud. Abduction. Murder. Every week, host and investigative journalist Kathleen Goldhar speaks with the reporters, documentarians, and investigators who know the world’s most shocking true crime cases inside and out. These are the stories that stayed with them; the cases they can’t shake. New episode every Monday.Follow Crime Story for weekly true crime interviews, expert analysis, and inside access to the world’s most shocking cases. To get episodes early and ad-free, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts.From unsolved mysteries to high-profile trials, Crime Story delivers candid interviews with those who have worked across cases involving serial killers, missing persons, wrongful convictions, and infamous criminals. Episodes cover high-stakes criminal investigations, forensic breakthroughs, and deep dives into cults, scams, organized crime, domestic terrorism, and more. If you follow true crime documentaries, investigative journalism, or podcasts like Someone Knows Something, Canadian True Crime, Criminal, Serial, or Dirty John, Crime Story is for you.Past guests include some of the most renowned voices in crime journalism and investigative storytelling. Award-winning journalist Connie Walker discusses cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women. David Ridgen of Someone Knows Something shares insights from his work solving cold cases. Carl Miller breaks down the chilling details behind The Kill List. Jana Pruden explores the psychology of confession and memory in wrongful conviction cases. Charlie Webster unpacks the shocking revelations of Scamanda. Eric Benson examines the mind of the Unabomber.We’ve covered some of the most infamous crimes in modern history: the Manson murders, the Hargan family killings, and the disturbing story of Ruby Franke. We’ve investigated cult leaders like Bikram Choudhury and the shocking cases behind series like The Teacher’s Pet, The Man in the Window, and Abducted in Plain Sight. Experts like Jeffrey Toobin, Michelle Shephard, and Elizabeth Williamson reveal the hidden power structures behind crimes of domestic violence, financial fraud, and corporate corruption.With deep reporting from journalists like Nicki Egan (Chasing Cosby), Mandy Matney (The Murdaugh Murders), Kim Bolan, Simon Lewsen, and Hedley Thomas, Crime Story brings you insider perspectives from the front lines of crime writing, law enforcement, and criminal justice. Whether it’s an investigative journalist uncovering a major police coverup, an expert analyzing crime scene evidence, or a crime podcaster sharing behind-the-scenes details, this show takes you inside the cases that still haunt those who worked on them.
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