Michigan Crime Stories
Michigan Crime Stories is MLive’s most popular podcast exploring murder, mysteries and mayhem in the Mitten. Our new four-part season, "Christmas Eve Cannibal" drops Tuesday, May 9. Produced by Jessica Shepherd and reported by Gus Burns. Got a tip for us? Email Gus at fburns@mlive.com.
Episodes
May 9, 2023 • 37 mins
A question arises as Mark Latunski faces charges in the murder of Kevin Bacon — is he competent to stand trial for the crimes?
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May 9, 2023 • 35 mins
Many call Mark Latunski a monster, but he was once a seemingly ordinary husband and father of four children. What changed and when did it change?
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May 9, 2023 • 33 mins
On Christmas Eve 2019, a 25-year-old man named Kevin Bacon met up with a contact from the dating app Grindr. He was never seen alive again.
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May 9, 2023 • 34 mins
On the night of December 27th, 2019, police found Kevin Bacon's naked body hanging from a pulley system in what prosecutors described as a custom kill room in Mark Latunski's basement. Police made the shocking discovery after online chat logs led them to Latunski's home, but the shock wouldn't end with the body.
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September 7, 2022 • 35 mins
Every Jane Doe had a life and has a story. Despite a closed investigation and years in an unmarked grave, Breanna Sharp has a story. And much of it has yet to be told. MLive's Gus Burns has been working for years to deliver that story. Here's the first of a four-part series about the life and death of a 13-year-old Detroit girl who seemed to be forgotten by much of the world.
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September 7, 2022 • 26 mins
For years, Breanna's father waited to get answers about his daughter. Then, one day, he got a call he knew would eventually come. (This is part two in a four-part series.)
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September 7, 2022 • 33 mins
In our conclusion, Gus really dives into the heartbreak experienced by Breanna's family members. And he takes a trip to the place where Breanna's body was found 14 years ago. (This is part four in a four-part series.)
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September 7, 2022 • 31 mins
A four-year search for Breanna led investigators to a Jane Doe in an unmarked suburban Detroit grave. Big questions were answered with the discovery, but even bigger ones still loomed. (This is part three in a four-part series.) Readm ore on Breanna's story here: https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/09/breanna-sharp-13-died-in-a-stairwell-no-one-reported-her-missing-no-one-seemed-to-care.html
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July 12, 2022 • 1 min
A gruesome discovery. A Jane Doe. An unmarked grave. We look at MLive's new season of Michigan Crime Stories, coming soon wherever you get podcasts.
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April 14, 2022 • 25 mins
One of the most heated Bay County elections turned violent in 2012 when two sitting county commissioners came to blows outside of a church polling location in Bay City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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November 16, 2021 • 33 mins
In the conclusion of our Pinconning Paralyzer series, we find out if the storied marijuana strain has been resurrected for legal use. WARNING: Adult content See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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November 9, 2021 • 36 mins
How did Pinconning Paralyzer get its name? And how did it fall out of prominence in the cannabis scene? Gus Burns reveals that, along with details on some Pinconning Paralyzer drug busts, in part 3 of our series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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November 2, 2021 • 26 mins
We continue our series on the storied Michigan cannabis strain. MLive's Gus Burns tracks down one of the men credited with helping create Pinconning Paralyzer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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October 25, 2021 • 24 mins
In the first episode of a special four-part season of Michigan Crime Stories, MLive reporter Gus Burns digs into the story of Pinconning Paralyzer, a legendary Michigan cannabis strain that disappeared. Or so it was believed. That is until two old friends, who both happen to be named Terry, went on a fishing trip in 2020 and started talking about the good old days. And some good old weed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-o...
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October 7, 2021 • 2 mins
A peek at our upcoming four-part Michigan Crime Stories series, Pinconning Paralyzer. MLive reporter Gus Burns digs into the history of Michigan's most well-known marijuana strain, including crazy parties, intense drug busts and two fishing friends who are both named Terry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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September 9, 2019 • 20 mins
Season 2, Episode 12: A series of seemingly random stabbings in 2010 sent Flint into a state of fear. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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August 5, 2019 • 19 mins
Flight Risk: A legendary aerial escape from the Jackson State Prison. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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July 22, 2019 • 22 mins
A police officer dead. A man with mental illness behind bars. Could it have been avoided? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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July 8, 2019 • 21 mins
The signs were there that Marquise Cromer wasn't well. Then he pulled a gun on a cop. Part 1 in a multi-part special. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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June 24, 2019 • 24 mins
The informant: Michigan Crime Stories revisits The Cold Case series with an update. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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