Episodes 62
Avg. Duration 46m
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Apple Rating 4.8 (53)
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Interviews with the best investigators in the world. Cut through the spin and straight to the stories at the heart of major criminal cases with the people who solved the cases. Hosted by international journalist and academic Declan Hill, produced by his students at the University of New Haven - Ryan Decker, Aiden van Batenburg, and others. www.crimewavespodcast.com Follow us at @declan_hill 

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S3E5 Henry C. Lee: A Master Class - The Phil Spector Case

Apr 14, 2026 53m Transcript

Two weeks ago, a genius died.Dr. Henry C. Lee, one of the first pioneers of DNA in detective work, and the investigator they call the "Sherlock Holmes of our times" went off to the better world. Dr.…

The Dark Side of Epstein: Payments to Prison Guards Exposed

Mar 23, 2026 10m

Jeffrey Epstein’s prison guard was accepting payments in cash. The official who was a short distance away from his cell the night he died - received thousands of dollars in cash. The guard’s bank…

S4E6 It Takes an Artist – the Life and Strange Death of Ivar Kreuger.

Mar 12, 2026 43m Transcript

It is the ultimate, closed-room mystery. 94-years-ago, on March 12th of 1932, one of the richest men in the world, Ivar Kreuger, went into his Paris apartment.   He never came out again.At first, his…

Why American Sports are Going to Fail

Feb 28, 2026 45m Transcript

Dear Friends of CrimeWaves,A change for this week's episode - an interview I did with the Protectors Podcast on the threat that gambling poses to US Sports.  The headline is that US Sports Leagues…

The Jeffrey Epstein Files 8: You are the Judge

Feb 19, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

As the #Epstein documents are released - a review of the death investigation that CrimeWaves has done over the last two years. The most recent documents and the resume of their significance on…

Massive Breaking News in Jeffrey Epstein Case

Feb 02, 2026 2m Transcript

In the Jeffrey Epstein document release by the US Department of Justice, there is one HUGE document that adds significantly to the case for the potential murder of Epstein. On July 29, 2019 - 3.5…

S4E3 The Most Important Unsolved Murder in the World: The Killing of the Ukrainian Peace Negotiator

Dec 19, 2025 41m Transcript

As peace negotiations continue around the world to - purportedly - end the Ukraine-Russian War. CrimeWaves re-releases our episode about the murder of the peace negotiator days after the war began in…

S1E8 Rampant Match-Fixing: the Clear and Present Danger to Sports

Oct 24, 2025 1h 1m Transcript

On the day that the FBI announced a major investigation into illegal gambling, the Mafia and the National Basketball Association (NBA), we re-release our CrimeWaves interview with Nicholas Raudenski.…

S3E7 The Jeffrey Episode Files 7: The Secret the Government Doesn't Want You to Know

Aug 12, 2025 53m Transcript

On the sixth anniversary of Jeffrey Epstein's mysterious death in a New York jail: the final episodes of the best independent investigation into what actually happened to America's most well-known…

The Jeffrey Epstein Files 5: Rocking the Baby to Sleep - the criminal view of the Epstein Death

Apr 07, 2025 33m Transcript

With the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who…

The Jeffrey Epstein Files 4: Dr. Michael Baden Interview

Apr 05, 2025 1h Transcript

With the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who…

The Jeffrey Epstein Files 3: David Schoen Interview

Apr 03, 2025 32m Transcript

With the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who…

The Jeffrey Epstein Files 2: Mark Epstein Interview

Apr 01, 2025 42m Transcript

With the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who…

S3E6 The Jeffrey Epstein Files 6: How Jail Actually Works

Mar 26, 2025 28m Transcript

This is the best investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s death.   Almost every other examination of his death promotes a political or social agenda. Read the New York Times?  They will feed you the…

The Jeffrey Epstein Files 1: It Was Murder

Mar 14, 2025 1h 4m Transcript

With the announcement of US Attorney-General Pam Bondi releasing the Jeffrey Epstein documents and the extraordinary trial of the ex-Senior JP Morgan & Barclay's Bank executive - Jes Staley - who…

S4E10 Matoaka Pocahontas, The Founding Mother of America - Was She Murdered?

Feb 27, 2025 38m Transcript

Matoaka Pocahontas, the legendary daughter of Powhatan, has been one of the most misunderstood stories in American history. The last chapter of her life is particularly intriguing.  She was sent to…

S4E9 A Parent's Nightmare: The Murder of Suzanne Jovin

Feb 20, 2025 29m Transcript

It's a murder that haunts a city. A bright, beautiful young student is taken from the heart of Yale campus and 25 minutes later is found dead on the side of a darkened street. It happened  26 years…

S4E7 The Highway of Death

Feb 06, 2025 37m Transcript

They call it a serial killer's graveyard. A lonely stretch of rural highway in Connecticut, where half a dozen women and a man were murdered and their bodies dumped. It was a yesteryear story. A…

S4E1 Declan Hill: Covid - The Slow Motion Chernobyl

Jan 27, 2025 44m Transcript

This week (January 2025) the CIA announced that they believe the origin of Covid came from a laboratory leak."Our intelligence, our science and our common sense all really dictate that the origins of…

S4E3 Declan Hill: Covid - The Slow Motion Chernobyl: Part 3 - The Big Silence

Jan 27, 2025 40m Transcript

In time for the US Congressional Hearings into the origins of Covid, we re-release this series - The Slow-Motion Chernobyl.  Originally broadcast in February/March 2022, it was censored and blocked…

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