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Today is Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020.

On this day in 1911, John McNamara was arrested at his union office for bombing the L.A. Times Building and killing 21 people.

The crime of the century, as the Times dubbed it, had taken seven long months to solve.

Welcome to today in True Crime, a Parcast Original.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined by our guest host, Laini Hobbs.

Laini hosts the podcast True Crime Fan Club as well as the parcast original

Crimes of Passion. She's a true crime aficionado and I'm so happy to have her

join me on

crimes of passion, and hello listeners. Every week on Crimes of Passion, I explore the complex

motivations behind scandalous crimes and tales of love stories gone sour.

I'm thrilled to join today for another

fascinating true crime talk. Anytime. So Laini's here to discuss some of the

historical aspects of today's story while I'll cover the narrative. Now let's go back to April 22nd,

1911. Private Detective William J. Burns sat calmly inside a local police station in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He'd been hired by the mayor of Los Angeles to apprehend suspects for the LA Times

bombing at considerable expense.

In his signature three-piece suit and bushy mustache, he drew quizzical glances from local law enforcement.

But finally, after seven months, this mustache-yed dandy was on the cusp of solving the crime of the century.

Still, as a private detective, Burns couldn't make the arrest himself, so he'd chosen two local policemen to do it for him.

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