DUMBLINE

DUMBLINE

The Podcast of dumb crimes and even dumber criminals. A bi-weekly true crime podcast featuring dumb Criminals and their poorly executed crimes, which fortunately usually results in arrests and convictions. In each episode, true-crime junky, Maria, lays out the facts of a case to her accomplices Greg and his golf buddy, Jason, for their off-the-cuff reactions. From indecent exposure to murder, here comes the dumb! It’s like Dateline, but dumb. Email comments and case suggestions to: dumblinepodcast@gmail[dot]com Theme Music by: West Dylan Thordson

Episodes

June 5, 2024 37 mins

Dumbline is in Nashville, Tennessee, this week, in honor of CrimeCon 2024's host city, to discuss an unbelievable caper involving a ton of dynamite and a disastrously flawed plan. Our hapless criminals indulge in a reckless mix of drugs and alcohol just before embarking on their absurdly ill-conceived scheme.

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Dumbline is in Kilgore, East Texas this week to discuss a true crime that involves a giant greeting card and the world famous Rangerettes. Our dummy perpetrates an abduction but it does not last very long due to their idiotic decisions and a trail of evidence. 

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Dumbline is in Alabama this week to discuss a 2015 true crime that involves forbidden love and a lot of phone calls. Our crazy couple's attempt to run away together, after some serious crimes, is eventually foiled by an orange car and a ton of stupidity.

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Dumbline discusses a 1980s true crime that takes place across Europe with a little New York mixed in. Our perpetrator tries to pull off some boozy shenanigan's only to be thwarted by his incredible stupidity.  This so-called sommelier continues to pawn his booze on the unsuspecting until he is ultimately found out and brought to justice.

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Dumbline is in 1980's San Francisco this week to talk about a true crime involving a love bombing bus boy that woos a single mother who is down on her luck with cash she desperately needed.  Our busser's story begins to devolve when they visit his hometown and things don't quite add up.  After a series of stupid choices and decisions, his past eventually catches up to him.

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Dumbline crosses the pond to Bedford, England, to discuss a late 2000s true crime involving a mathematical game show winner who, unsurprisingly, turns out to be a huge dummy. Our trivia twit evolves from a stalker to a horrible poet and author, actions that will ultimately put this clueless creeper behind bars.

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Dumbline is in 2019 Missouri this week to discuss a true crime that involves a serial marrier who is on closing in on their 5th marriage.  Everything begins to unravel when a body is found on an abandoned road surrounded by a treasure trove of evidence that easily links our incredibly stupid offender to the scene.

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February 28, 2024 30 mins

Dumbline is in Toronto this week to discuss true crime around a couple that reconnects later in life after meeting in a grocery store in their teens.  One of our lovebirds is now a shady cop that can't stop doing shady things that begins to destroy lives, but as always stupidity leads to jail.

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Dumbline is in 1980's Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss a criminal that had a knack for discovering rare historical and religious documents that are authenticated without any questions and are quickly sold to churches and collectors.  Our document discoverer makes an incredibly dumb and shocking mistakes that leads to explosive consequences and their ultimate demise.

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Dumbline is in 1990's Australia to discuss a grift that will leave you incensed and incredulous.  Wellness meets wickedness in this week's episode as we explore a true crime where the only thing healthier than the recipes is the imagination of the dumb criminal behind it.

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Dumbline takes you back in time to early 1900s Los Angeles, as we journey from Milwaukee to unravel a baffling true crime story.  Dive into the tangled lives of a teenage factory baron, his young wife, and an unexpected character – a teenage sewing machine repairman.

Through years of deception, the shocking truth of this case emerges, not through diligent detective work, but due to the laughable blunders of our culprit. The conclus...

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Dumbline is in our beloved hometown of Philadelphia in the 1990s to unpack a true crime that involves latex, murder and so much dumb it could fill a dump truck.  Our offender believes he has come up with an ingenious business scheme when in fact it is so moronic you can't believe people actually invested. As investors catch on to the scam, it's already too late. Luckily, this offender's stupidity results in him leaving behind a mou...

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December 21, 2023 31 mins

Dumbline takes you to 2016 Youngstown, Ohio, for a tale that's as captivating as it is foolish. Dive into a bizarre true crime story where passion and confusion lead to unimaginable twists. Our story begins with a jilted lover, lost in a maze of mixed signals, setting off a domino effect of tragic events. Then, in a comical turn of events, two not-so-bright individuals ask a friend to store a freezer, citing a power outage. Little ...

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Dumbline jumps into their DeLorean again travelling back to Brighton, England in the 1860's to discuss a true crime that involves so much dumb it might be a Dumbline record.  Our perpetrator is a prolific letter writing homewrecker that enjoys browsing the local chemist & chocolate shops.  Not surprisingly people start to feel ill after eating chocolate, the amount of dumb in this episode will blow your mind!

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Dumbline is in the UK this week as we dive into an incredibly bizarre true crime story featuring the dumbest criminal vampire on the planet. Prepare for his bat-brained buffoonery, so astonishing it will leave you white with shock.

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Dumbline is in the City of Angels this week to discuss a 2012 true crime story that begins when our down-on-his-luck perpetrator buys an abandoned storage unit and discovers multiple pieces of 'priceless art,' which somehow end up in a 'prestigious' Museum of Art. This heist takes a wild ride through a series of absurd twists and turns, ultimately ends due to a string of incredibly foolish mistakes.

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Dumbline is in New York by way of Massachusetts and Texas in this week's episode as Maria, Greg and Jason discuss true crime that involves an 1880's millionaire, a fraudulent will and a possible banana overdose.

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Dumbline is in Texas this week to discuss a true crime that involves a forgetful criminal who leaves behind a pile of evidence and a bunch of Google searches.   Their litany of mistakes ultimately leads to their quick conviction for kidnapping and murder.

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Dumbline travels to early 90's Florida in this week's episode to recount a true crime involving an improper prison relationship, real estate and a tremendous amount of stupidity. 

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September 13, 2023 32 mins

Dumbline is in the Northeast this week to discuss a 1970's true crime that is rife with fraud as well as stupidity.  A consumer electronics chain famous for its zany commercials and infamy for committing one of the largest securities frauds in history.

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