In this special episode of Crime Beat, you will meet Janine Madera, a fierce advocate for justice who works as a homicide prosecutor in the Orange County District Attorney's Office. She has tried 72 trials and won 57 convictions without hearing

Questions and Answers

Jan 16th, 2020 1h 1m

The "Crime Beat" team offers insight into Season 2 at a Coast Conversation event, and we wrap the season with updates on what is going on with key people you met along the way.

Xavier's Final Guilty Plea

Jan 9th, 2020 1h 6m

Xavier Lopez gave a final statement that proved truth still wasn't part of his defense strategy.

Sam's Interview

Jan 2nd, 2020 1h 10m

You will hear the entire interview with Sam Lopez from the day Cathy Torrez's body was found.

The Murder Tour

Dec 26th, 2019 34m 25s

Detective Daron Wyatt takes us on a tour of Placentia to show where and how Cathy's murder took place.

Bombshells

Dec 19th, 2019 35m 28s

Was Cathy Torrez pregnant? One of the witnesses makes an incredible revelation.

Surprise: Four Arrests

Dec 12th, 2019 31m 33s

After 13 years, police arrest four suspects in the murder of Cathy Torrez.

Cold as Ice

Dec 5th, 2019 32m 31s

The Cathy Torrez murder investigation is dead. No one is investigating. Mary Bennett and Daron Wyatt can't seem to find anyone who cares.

Bonus

Bonus episode: True Crime discussion with Rebecca Lavoie

Nov 27th, 2019 32m 38s

Rebecca Lavoie, host of "Crime Writers On," talks with Crime Beat host Keith Sharon about podcasting, journalism and some of the best true crime podcasts of all time.

Keeping the Case Alive

Nov 21st, 2019 36m 27s

Police finally find a fingerprint and some DNA evidence, but neither belongs to Sam Lopez.

Probable Cause

Nov 14th, 2019 44m 48s

WARNING: This episode includes details from Cathy Torrez's autopsy report that might disturb some listeners. Skip to 9:40 to avoid those details. Police believe Sam Lopez is lying about his movements on the night Cathy disappeared. But they can

Find the Car

Nov 7th, 2019 33m 7s

Cathy doesn't come home after working a shift at Sav-On. People from her family and the community send out search parties trying to find her.

What Happened to Albert

Oct 31st, 2019 32m 44s

In the months before she died, Cathy was dating Albert Rangel, who wanted more from the relationship than Cathy could give him.

Cathy Can't Remember

Oct 24th, 2019 27m 46s

Sam Lopez takes Cathy on a date, and she comes home drugged with slashed tires and no panties.

Letters of Intent

Oct 17th, 2019 29m 15s

We reveal the content of 18 letters between Cathy and Sam. The letters were discovered after Cathy died.

Across the Street

Oct 10th, 2019 36m 52s

We meet Cathy Torrez, Mary Bennett and the people in their neighborhood. The last person we meet is Sam Lopez, who lives across the street. About Season 2: On Feb. 12, 1994, Cal State Fullerton honor student Cathy Torrez didn't come home after

Trailer

Season 2, Mom vs. Murderer, has a launch date

Oct 3rd, 2019 2m 56s

After Cathy Torrez was murdered in 1994, Girl Scouts planted a tree to honor her. To Cathy's mother, Mary Bennett, that tree only served one purpose.

Trailer

Mom vs. Murderer

Sep 18th, 2019 1m 12s

The body of 20-year-old honor student Cathy Torrez was found in the trunk of her car. For more than 20 years, her mother fought for justice. And for most of that time, the suspected murderer lived across the street. Would justice ever be served

Opening and Closing

Mar 21st, 2019 54m 43s

A former getaway driver and the writer who captured his story have a big week. And find out what a master thief thinks of the movie about the biggest bank heist in U.S. history.

Glory Days

Mar 14th, 2019 53m 31s

Master thief Amil Dinsio loses his edge late in his career ... and his freedom. One of the stars of the movie based on the heist, Rachael Taylor, chokes up about the real story. And “Crime Beat” becomes the podcast the Nixon people don’t want y

Hollywood Comes Calling

Mar 7th, 2019 34m 48s

The story appears in 2003, and producers from film companies begin to call. You’ll hear the ups and downs of writing a screenplay, and how it took more than 15 years for the movie “Finding Steve McQueen” to get made.

It Can’t Last Forever

Feb 28th, 2019 33m 34s

Getaway driver Harry Barber starts a new life and tries to live without attracting attention to himself. Everywhere he goes, he is surrounded by cops.

Bonus

Bonus Episode 1: The Girl Who Wouldn't Be Forgotten

Feb 26th, 2019 18m 47s

On Feb. 19, 2019, police made an arrest in the cold-case killing of 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe, who was strangled in Orange County in 1973. Southern California News Group reporter Keith Sharon tells the true crime story of the pursuit of her kil

The Getaway

Feb 21st, 2019 30m 42s

With the bank breached, and the FBI scrambling to find clues, the boys from Youngstown tried to slip away … and one of them got farther than he ever dreamed.

The Execution

Feb 14th, 2019 32m 22s

All that stands between Amil Dinsio’s crew and the President’s secret stash are an alarm system, reinforced concrete and 500 locked safe deposit boxes.