True Crimecast

In this episode, we dive into one of the most creative—and ill-fated—contraband plots in recent history. In February 2025, two Colorado teenagers were caught outside USP Pollock in Louisiana with an industrial-grade compressed-air cannon and nearly $200,000 worth of methamphetamine and tobacco. Their plan, dubbed "Operation Up & Over," was to launch the massive haul over the prison’s high-security perimeter. We discuss the "arms race" of modern prison smuggling—from drones to cannons—and how a vigilant deputy stopped a major drug infiltration before a single shot was fired. It’s a story of high-tech ingenuity meeting a colossal legal miscalculation.

The Oklahoma State Fair is a beloved tradition, but for some families, it’s the place where everything went wrong. In this episode, we examine two chilling cases that began at the fairgrounds. In 1981, 13-year-old friends Charlotte Kinsey and Cinda Pallett disappeared after being lured away by a man offering a carnival job. Six years later, sisters Cheryl Genzer and Lisa Pennington vanished after a night at the fair. Their murders would lead to conflicting stories, failed prosecutions, and decades of unanswered questions. Together, these cases reveal how trust is exploited, how investigations can unravel, and why families are still fighting for truth and accountability.

The episode covers the incident in Atlanta on December 11, 2025, where a 34-year-old homeowner allegedly shot and wounded two teenagers he believed were stealing a package from his front porch. The victims, a 15-year-old and a second teen, were shot in the foot and arm, respectively. The homeowner later surrendered to police but now faces two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Was this justified home defense, or a felonious violent attack?

In Richmond, Kentucky, an Uber driver was recently arrested and charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy after a passenger accused him of sexual assault. The victim claims to have gotten into the vehicle and fallen asleep before waking up in the suspect's parked vehicle in a secluded lot, not at her residence. Investigators used Uber GPS data and surveillance footage—which showed the vehicle stationary for roughly 25 minutes—to corroborate her account.

The episode explores the famous 1973 case of serial killer Robert Garrow and the unprecedented ethical firestorm that consumed his defense lawyers. After Garrow confessed to the murder and location of two missing teenage girls, his attorneys secretly found and photographed the bodies but, bound by attorney-client privilege, refused to tell police or the victims' families for six months. Discover how this decision made them social pariahs, forced them to defend their actions in court, and ultimately set the legal standard for a lawyer's duty to a client versus their obligation to humanity.