Dead End: Crime and Politics

Dead End: Crime and Politics

WNYC, Nancy Solomon

Episodes 16
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Dormant
Since Apr 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2025

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Dead End is where true crime meets political corruption. From the shocking murder of a politically connected couple to the unraveling of one of the most powerful figures in Washington, Season 2 exposes how power, ambition, and secrecy collide in New Jersey and beyond. In Season 1, we investigated the mysterious deaths of John and Joyce Sheridan, and the political machine connected to them. Now, we trace Senator Bob Menendez’s rise and fall, and the romance and Egyptian spies at the center of his ruin. Episodes release every Tuesday.

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S2 Introducing Dig Season 3: The Girls

Dec 05, 2025 2m Bonus

They were trusted educators and respected coaches. But in the summer of 2025, twin brothers Ronnie and Donnie Stoner were indicted on more than 50 charges related to child sex abuse allegations. A…

S2E3 The Felon

Jun 18, 2025 21m

It was an elegant scheme, but soon cracks began to appear. The FBI watches Menendez have a dinner with Egyptian spies, they find gold bars in a closet, and a foreign influence scheme unfolds.…

S2E2 The Lover

Jun 13, 2025 23m

As Menendez walks free from his first corruption trial, he meets a new love—Nadine Arslanian. Nadine was a stay at home mom in Englewood cliffs, New Jersey. She drove her kids to a private French…

S2E1 The Fighter

Jun 11, 2025 14m

We trace Bob Menendez’s rise from a tough New Jersey neighborhood to the heights of U.S. politics. With stories from those who knew and worked with him, we explore his brand as a relentless…

S1E11 Dismissal

Feb 27, 2025 5m

It’s been eight months since the New Jersey State Attorney General indicted George Norcross on racketeering, extortion and political corruption charges. The 111-page indictment alleged that Norcross…

S1E10 George Norcross Takes a Front Row Seat for His Own Indictment

Jun 28, 2024 23m

On June 17, the New Jersey state attorney general announced an indictment of George Norcross, and the powerful party boss showed up. It was a remarkable moment because Norcross is charged in a…

S1E9 Update: The Norcross Enterprise Takes a Hit

Jun 18, 2024 9m

Big news for Dead End listeners.On Monday, June 17, George Norcross was charged in a 13-count indictment from the attorney general of New Jersey, Matthew J. Platkin. Norcross, whose entry into…

S1 UPDATE: The Camden Investigation

Oct 04, 2023 11m Bonus

The new Attorney General for New Jersey opened an investigation into the Sheridan deaths, and another investigation into the real estate deals in Camden. While there's been no news on the murder…

S1E8 EPISODE 8: Dead End

Jun 07, 2022 31m

In February 2015, the Somerset prosecutor announced that John Sheridan had murdered his wife in cold blood and then killed himself. In 2017, the manner of death was updated to “undetermined.” From…

S1E7 EPISODE 7: Breaking News - "Thou Shalt Pursue"

May 31, 2022 9m

In the almost eight years since John and Joyce Sheridan were killed, five state Attorneys General have come and gone in New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently nominated a new Attorney…

S1E6 EPISODE 6: On the (Camden) Waterfront

May 24, 2022 32m

A couple months after his parents’ deaths, Mark Sheridan comes across a paper trail: extensive email exchanges, dated memos, and handwritten notes detailing a real estate deal on the Camden…

S1E5 EPISODE 5: New Jersey’s Other Boss

May 17, 2022 29m

John Sheridan’s decision to go work at Cooper University Hospital came at a curious time. It was just months after news about the Palmyra tapes came out. The tapes caught George Norcross bullying and…

S1E4 EPISODE 4: The Dirt on the Garden State

May 10, 2022 24m

After it becomes clear the Somerset county prosecutor’s office couldn’t have done a worse job (unless their goal was to destroy the crime scene), some 200 prominent citizens send a letter to the…

S1E3 EPISODE 3: A Bloody Fingerprint, A Bent Fire Poker, and Mystery DNA

May 03, 2022 32m

The knife used to kill John Sheridan is just the first of many clues casting doubt on law enforcement’s conclusion of murder suicide. A newspaper crime reporter, a veteran homicide detective out of…

S1E2 EPISODE 2: Not Your “Typical” Murder Suicide

Apr 28, 2022 27m

The Sheridans’ eldest son Mark is consumed with getting to the bottom of what happened to his parents. As the lawyer for Governor Chris Christie’s election campaign, Mark is in a unique position to…

S1E1 EPISODE 1: Meet the Sheridans

Apr 26, 2022 29m

On a quiet cul-de-sac, a husband and wife of 47 years are stabbed to death in the stillness of dawn. Honest and unassuming, John Sheridan, famous for never raising his voice, played against type in…

S1 Introducing Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery

Apr 12, 2022 3m Trailer

New Jersey politics is not for the faint of heart. But the brutal killing of John and Joyce Sheridan, a prominent couple with personal ties to three governors, shocks even the most cynical…

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