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Our mission is to shed light on little-covered cases that include extraordinary examples of what human beings are capable of. This includes stories of shocking evil on the true crime side, but also stories of incredible heroism and courage. We hope that this paints a more complete picture of what it means to be human. Every week, we'll alternate between longer true-crime themed episodes and shorter episodes themed around human courage. What kind of person will you choose to be?

Crime and Sacrifice


    • Sep 28, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    Crime and Sacrifice: On Hiatus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 7:20


    The show is going on hiatus so we can create something new, something more in line with maybe what we all need right now. Feel free to listen now for our reasoning behind this move. Thank you so much to all who have listened, for the love and support. ~Brianna

    Mini Episode: The Tullamore Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 8:29


    When high-schooler Nonso Muojeke, who grew up in Ireland from age 2, faces deportation along with the rest of his family, his school mates and the wider Tullamore community decide to take action. You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can. Thank you so much for listening! Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: James Harrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 7:05


    Today we talk about the Man with the Golden Arm, whose quiet acts of kindness may have helped millions   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Marc Dutroux: Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 62:08


    After Judge Connerotte's dismissal, it takes years before the case against Dutroux and his accomplices goes forward, with many incidents in the intervening years that throw suspicion on much of the Belgian system. Could it be a large-scale cover-up of a powerful human trafficking ring? Or was this really just the case of one serial killer and the accomplices that helped him operate?   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Marc Dutroux: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 48:00


    It soon becomes clear that Marc Dutroux is guilty of much more than the abductions and assaults of Sabine and Laetitia, and bodies are soon discovered at two more of his properties. Dutroux claims that he is part of a human trafficking ring, which begins to sound less ridiculous the more that is uncovered.    You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Marc Dutroux: Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 50:41


    After a string of seemingly unrelated disappearances of women and girls in Belgium, police narrow in on convicted rapist Marc Dutroux for one of the disappearances only to discover that the others may also be related, with some speculating that a larger cover-up could be at work.    You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: Blaine Hodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 9:58


    A woman is in grave danger from a vicious and violent public attack when another man decides to run toward that danger to save a stranger's life.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: Hideaki Akaiwa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 6:34


    In the wake of the Tohoku Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, a survivor finds that he can't just wait around for rescue teams to find his still-missing wife and mother. Instead, he straps on a scuba suit and dives into dangerous flood waters to find them himself.    You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Joseph Naso

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 55:28


    Police in Reno, NV make several shocking discoveries when searching the residence of Joseph Naso, who is on parole for a shoplifting charge. Soon they realize that Naso is more than just a petty thief and come to believe that they are dealing with a dangerous predator and possible serial murderer.    If you have any leads with this case, The Murder Squad podcast has some excellent resources for researching and reporting leads for this case on their Season 1, Episode 10 webpage.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: Captain Tammie Jo Shults

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 12:02


    As the first engine breaks apart during a routine Southwest Airline flight, a hole is blown into the passenger cabin putting all 149 lives on board at risk. Captain Tammie Jo Shults and First Officer Darren Ellisor must remain calm and attempt to land the plane safely.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    The Alphabet Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 54:18


    10-year-old Carmen Colon is murdered in the 1970s in Rochester NY and police hope that it is an isolated crime. Then other little girls with the same first and last initial also wind up dead and some begin to question how the cases could be connected.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: Norodin Lucman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 8:55


    When Islamic militants pledging allegiance to ISIS take over the city of Marawi, some of the city's ordinary residents are all that stand between Christians in the city and execution.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Dianne Kilian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 34:41


    109 years after her grandfather won the Carnegie Medal for heroism, a woman finds that she is the only person standing between her coworker and the man intent on killing her.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: Temar and Chris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 11:36


    When a five-year-old girl goes missing, two local teenagers are determined to find her. They soon realize that they are face-to-face with her kidnapper and they do not back down.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: Wesley Autrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 7:29


    A man waits at a familiar subway station in Manhattan, the same route he has traveled countless days before, when he witnesses somebody in dire need of help. He doesn't hesitate to act.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Shawcross: Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 70:15


    After his brutal murders in Watertown, Arthur Shawcross was sent back to prison. What happened in the intervening years that allowed him to be back on the street in Rochester, killing vulnerable women without anybody suspecting him of these crimes?   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Shawcross: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 70:11


    Who was Arthur Shawcross, the man that investigators now had in custody as their prime suspect in a series of murders that swept Rochester, NY in the 1980s? This episode explores his troubled past and prior crimes, including two horrific murders in Watertown.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Shawcross: Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 62:44


    Police in Rochester, New York in the late 1980s find themselves tracking a killer who is targeting some of the city's most vulnerable populations. With no credible leads and tension mounting, a chance encounter leads them to a man with a very dark past.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Mini Episode: Tilly Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 8:20


    In the calm before one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history, a 10-year-old girl uses her head, a stray geography lesson and the refusal to be ignored to save lives.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram

    Aaron and Denise

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 38:18


    When a man calls police to report his girlfriend kidnapped by a criminal gang the night before, police almost immediately suspect that he is not telling them the truth. But nobody was prepared for how the case would actually unfold...   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram Crime and Sacrifice Home

    Mini Episode: Didar Hossain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 12:42


    This week's mini-episode is about Didar Hossain, who had to do the unthinkable to save a young girl's life in the wake of one of the worst structural failures and building collapses in recent history in an entirely preventable tragedy. Get Involved to Help Garment Workers: Clean Clothes Campaign Labour Behind the Label You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   New episodes will drop every Monday -- Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.   Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram Crime and Sacrifice Home

    Chip and Tomasz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 39:46


    In the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2012, firefighters from the West Webster Volunteer Fire Department responded to a routine call about a burning vehicle and home. They did not know that they were walking into a trap.   You can find the episode show notes, including resources, photos and a transcript on our website at crimeandsacrifice.com   If you liked this week's case, new episodes will drop every Monday. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review if you can.    Thank you so much for listening!   Connect with us: Twitter Facebook Instagram Crime and Sacrifice Home  Special thanks this week to Lin and Don -- Love you. 

    Mission Statement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 7:00


    Hello and welcome to the Crime and Sacrifice podcast!   In this Mission Statement, we'll lay out the format of the show as well as our reasons and goals.    For those that want the really accelerated version, we're launching on May 4, 2020 and will drop a new episode every Monday morning, alternating between cases of true crime and stories of incredible sacrifice and heroism.   By exploring both extremes of human behavior, we hope that it can push us all to be closer to the kind of person we want to be.   For more information, including all references used each week, visit our website at crimeandsacrifice.com.

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