222: Part 1: Katarina Szulc – Inside Mexico's criminal underworld with a freelance journalist 🔥

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this gripping episode, Murph sits down with freelance journalist Katarina Szulc, whose fearless reporting has taken her deep into the heart of Mexico’s criminal underworld. From exposing organized crime to uncovering the harrowing realities of human trafficking, Katarina’s work shines a light on some of the darkest corners of our world.

She shares how her passion for storytelling began, the dangers of reporting in hostile environments, and the emotional toll of documenting crimes that few dare to confront. Katarina opens up about the power of integrity in journalism, the moral conflicts of covering corruption, and the courage it takes to stay true to the truth—no matter the cost.

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0:00.0	A really high-level source reached out to me with a human trafficking story tip.
0:05.0	That when I first heard it, I was like, I can't believe this is true.
0:10.0	And I can't believe you.
0:11.6	And then I corroborated that information.
0:14.2	And I was like, oh, my God, this is really happening.
0:16.6	Nobody was talking about it.
0:18.0	I go to Juarez to cover the story where these young women are being warred, kidnapped, murdered,
0:23.5	and their babies are being rudimentarily taken out of their bodies and sold to Americans.
0:29.1	I cover this story, and this is like the most evil extent of human trafficking possible, right?
0:49.0	Music extent of human trafficking possible, right? Hey, everybody.
0:50.0	Welcome back to this week's episode of Game of Crimes with Murph in the
0:52.7	morning.
0:53.7	Everybody, thank you so much for coming back every week.
0:56.0	I'm trying to bring you the best guests I can find.
0:58.3	And just like we've been doing, I've got a guest on this week that's a little bit different.
1:04.1	But it's a young lady who is doing things that if she were my daughter, I probably wouldn't be sleeping at night time.
1:13.8	It's amazing. I mean, she's, and we're going to get into us. I don't want to waste any time here.
1:19.4	I met this lady, and she's a freelance journalist, just to tell you right up front. I met her through,
1:25.4	you guys hear me talk about male and Santee in the Southern California gang conference,
1:29.4	and I'm rocking another one of their shirts today.
1:32.3	She had the unfortunate pleasure of having to take a car trip with me.
1:36.5	She doesn't know that I know that.
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