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Once Upon A Crime

Talking True Crime with Erin Moriarty

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this month’s episodes, I’ll wrap up 2023 by discovering what listeners, podcasters, and other true crime experts list as their “true crime obsessions” this year.  This week, I’m privileged to talk to veteran true crime journalist, correspondent, podcaster, and celebrity Erin Moriarty.  Erin has been a correspondent for 48 Hours on CBS Television for over three decades. Her award-winning true crime podcast My Life of Crime has returned for season four. I’ll talk with Erin about her life as a true crime reporter, the cases she’s covering on the podcast this season, and learn her true crime obsession(s) in 2023! Links:  “My Life of Crime with Eric Moriarty: A 48 Hours Original Podcast” - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/erin-moriarty-my-life-of-crime-48-hours-podcast/ “48 Hours on CBS” - https://www.cbsnews.com/48-hours/ Once Upon a Crime on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/onceuponacrimepodcast

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0:00.0

This podcast details true crime cases.

0:03.0

It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

0:07.0

It is not intended for children.

0:09.0

Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.

0:23.0

This month I've got some special episodes planned for my listeners.

0:26.9

If you're here, I know you're fascinated by true crime stories.

0:30.9

Some cases in particular seem to grab the attention of the public at large and become

0:35.8

media sensations.

0:37.8

In the past, the OJ Simpson murder trial, the John Beney Ramsey murder, and the mass school shooting at Columbine High to name just a few were true crime stories that were followed and talked about by millions of people all over the world

0:51.0

We can discuss and even debate why certain true crime cases

0:54.8

receive so much attention and seem to become almost an obsession by the public. But

1:00.3

every year without fail, a few of these crime stories top the headlines.

1:05.5

This month as we wrap up the year, I want to find out what cases fascinated us most.

1:11.0

Which stories stand out in your mind as the ones you followed obsessively talked

1:15.8

about with family or friends and gave your attention to the most.

1:20.8

I've asked my listeners this question, and we may hear from a few of you on the

1:24.7

podcast. If you want to weigh in and hear your voice on the podcast, go to our

1:29.4

website truecrime podcast.com and click on the red microphone at the bottom of the home page

1:35.8

to tell us your biggest true crime obsession of 2023.

1:40.4

I've also asked some of my fellow podcasters and other true crime content creators what the biggest stories of 2023 were for them.

1:48.0

You'll hear from them as well throughout this month's episodes.

1:52.0

And never fear, I'm also sharing my true crime case

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