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Crime Writers On...True Crime Review

Norco 80 and The Little Things

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review

Partners in Crime Media

True Crime, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Performing Arts, Panel, Writer, Crime, Author, Review, Arts

4.43.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In 1980, California cops found themselves outgunned at a deadly bank robbery firefight. “Norco 80” from LAist Studios revisits the heist and chase which set law enforcement down the path to the modern militarized police force. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "NORCO 80" GO TO 30:00 In the new film "The Little Things," Deputy Sheriff John Deacon returns to his old homicide squad during a string of high-profile killings. Is their case related to the unsolved murders which derailed his career and marriage? That’s when a peculiar repairman with an unusual fascination with local crime captures their attention. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "THE LITTLE THINGS" GO TO 1:03:00 In crime of the week: dolled up. Click here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia

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0:00.0

I want to tell you about doing justice, a new podcast from Cafe Studios.

0:03.9

It's about a prosecutor's role in our justice system and is hosted by former US Attorney

0:08.4

Preake Barrage. Wait, I know him. This show asks if we should allow an elected official to run

0:12.8

for re-election while under investigation. It follows a sex worker who is robbed and gets her

0:17.1

in court. Preake Explorers, the key elements of cases from the unique perspective of the prosecutors grappling with urgent moral and legal questions. Subscribe to Doing Justice wherever you're listening now.

0:27.1

Hi, this is Meredith and Tatum. I'm Martin, you can get your mom a subscription to patreon.com plus partners in crime media for her birthday, just like I did.

0:41.1

I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is Crime Riders On.

0:59.1

Crime Riders On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs into true crime, pop culture, other podcasts.

1:05.1

The week, a California bank robbery turns into a violent shootout with cops, changing the way authorities view survivalists and the way police arm themselves.

1:15.1

We'll talk about Norco 80. Then an exiled cop returns to his old squad, looking for a connection between some brutal murders and the cold case he left behind.

1:25.1

We'll review the film, the little things. Joining me to get that done and more is my real life husband and true crime co-author,

1:31.1

former TV journalist and love of my life, Kevin Flynn. Hello, Kevin. Hey, you add lib that. That's not in the script. Love of my life.

1:39.1

Yeah. Well, I figure it's good to insert some lies once in a while so that you'll know when the truth is being told. Also with us is journalist true crime author,

1:47.1

former defense investigator, licensed private investigator, certified cat lady and certified for real pet detective, Laura Bricker. Hello, Laura. Hello, Rebecca.

1:58.1

And finally, our favorite captain of woksonicism, the author of the vault, Scorch City and invisible streets, host of the Strangerivals podcast and our Patreon book club host Toby Ball. Hello, Toby. Hello, Rebecca.

2:12.1

I guess we're not going with the trilogy known as the city anymore. We're mixing it up. Yeah, people don't know what those books are. That's true.

2:18.1

Unless we tell them. Should we name all the books that we wrote at our intro? Kevin Flynn author of wicking attention. It'll take forever. We've more prolific than the two of them. That's true. Well, that's not nice.

2:30.1

Well, it's just a fact. It's just data. But, but Toby wrote novels, which is harder.

2:36.1

If we're going to do like word count, we'll just add it on top of one another.

2:40.1

So how's everybody doing? Is everybody weathering February? Okay, everyone get that Greg get through Groundhog Day? Okay, Toby, did you get through Groundhog Day? Okay.

2:49.1

It was a rough groundhog day. Everybody got their Super Bowl squares. No, I don't, I don't usually do. Oh, Super Bowl squares. I mean, either I got to get them assigned.

2:59.1

You're like, isn't that like betting on what the final, like the last digit of some scores going to be? Yeah, I mean, it's not. It's, it's just a complete random thing.

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