The story of Synanon, the drug rehabilitation group once known as “the miracle on the beach,” and the rattlesnake attack on the crusading Los Angeles lawyer who made an enemy of the group’s leader.New episodes every Tuesday.To read more about these cases, visit <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there.">Crimes of the Times</a> at <a href="http://latimes.com">latimes.com</a>Video episodes will be available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79">Spotify </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5">Youtube</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The story of Synanon, the drug rehabilitation group once known as “the miracle on the beach,” and the rattlesnake attack on the crusading Los Angeles lawyer who made an enemy of the group’s leader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New episodes every Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To read more about these cases, visit &lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there."&gt;Crimes of the Times&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://latimes.com"&gt;latimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Video episodes will be available on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79"&gt;Spotify &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&amp;list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5"&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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The story of Synanon, the drug rehabilitation group once known as “the miracle on the beach,” and the rattlesnake attack on the crusading Los Angeles lawyer who made an enemy of the group’s leader.

New episodes every Tuesday.

To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.

The Cult, The Lawyer, and the Snake

Manson prosecutor, Stephen Kay, recounts the strange story of Ronald Hughes, one of the Manson girls’ defense lawyers who disappeared in the middle of the trial.New episodes every Tuesday.To read more about these cases, visit <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there.">Crimes of the Times</a> at <a href="http://latimes.com">latimes.com</a>Video episodes will be available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79">Spotify </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5">Youtube</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Manson prosecutor, Stephen Kay, recounts the strange story of Ronald Hughes, one of the Manson girls’ defense lawyers who disappeared in the middle of the trial.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New episodes every Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To read more about these cases, visit &lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there."&gt;Crimes of the Times&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://latimes.com"&gt;latimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Video episodes will be available on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79"&gt;Spotify &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&amp;list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5"&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Manson prosecutor, Stephen Kay, recounts the strange story of Ronald Hughes, one of the Manson girls’ defense lawyers who disappeared in the middle of the trial.

New episodes every Tuesday.

To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.

The Final Word on Manson: Part 2

The last living prosecutor of Charles Manson gives an inside account of the trial and the cult leader’s deadly vision. Stephen Kay recalls the case that still haunts America.New episodes every Tuesday.To read more about these cases, visit <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there.">Crimes of the Times</a> at <a href="http://latimes.com">latimes.com</a>Video episodes will be available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79">Spotify </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5">Youtube.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The last living prosecutor of Charles Manson gives an inside account of the trial and the cult leader’s deadly vision. Stephen Kay recalls the case that still haunts America.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New episodes every Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To read more about these cases, visit &lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there."&gt;Crimes of the Times&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://latimes.com"&gt;latimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Video episodes will be available on &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79"&gt;Spotify &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&amp;list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5"&gt;Youtube.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The last living prosecutor of Charles Manson gives an inside account of the trial and the cult leader’s deadly vision. Stephen Kay recalls the case that still haunts America.

New episodes every Tuesday.

To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.

The Final Word on Manson: Part 1

The Black Dahlia mystery: Wild theories, enduring myths and a long-overlooked suspect.New episodes every Tuesday.To read more about these cases, visit <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there.">Crimes of the Times</a> at <a href="http://latimes.com">latimes.com</a>Video episodes will be available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79">Spotify </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5">Youtube.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Black Dahlia mystery: Wild theories, enduring myths and a long-overlooked suspect.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New episodes every Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To read more about these cases, visit &lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there."&gt;Crimes of the Times&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://latimes.com"&gt;latimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Video episodes will be available on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79"&gt;Spotify &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&amp;list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5"&gt;Youtube.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The Black Dahlia mystery: Wild theories, enduring myths and a long-overlooked suspect.

New episodes every Tuesday.

To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.

The Black Dahlia

The kidnapped heiress who became an “urban guerrilla” and embraced her captors.New episodes every Tuesday.To read more about these cases, visit <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there.">Crimes of the Times</a> at <a href="http://latimes.com">latimes.com</a>Video episodes will be available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5">Youtube.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The kidnapped heiress who became an “urban guerrilla” and embraced her captors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New episodes every Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To read more about these cases, visit &lt;a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/crimes-of-the-times#:~:text=In%20this%20series%2C%20L.A.%20Times,of%20those%20who%20were%20there."&gt;Crimes of the Times&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href="http://latimes.com"&gt;latimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Video episodes will be available on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Da3FTjfC4Oy9rrhs1xLz5?si=018e6d68bba04e79"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I&amp;list=PLdgePvblfv97Ku_UoPp6wUr7zQOJxJ3W5"&gt;Youtube.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The kidnapped heiress who became an “urban guerrilla” and embraced her captors.

New episodes every Tuesday.

To read more about these cases, visit Crimes of the Times at latimes.com
Video episodes will be available on Spotify and Youtube.

Patty Hearst

L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really happened in the most compelling cases from L.A. and beyond.

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