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The cops say you did it. But to get you, they lied. And the witnesses lied. And pretty strong pieces of evidence that did not point to you were explained away or discounted. And all that's left is for you to sit in prison year after year saying "But I did not do this." Is that justice? Hear the tru…

John A. Torres


    • May 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 89 EPISODES

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    The Murder On The Space Coast podcast is a riveting true crime series that delves into the dark underbelly of Brevard County, Florida. As a 50-year resident of the county, I was shocked and appalled by the revelations brought to light in this podcast. Hosted by John A. Torres, the podcast uncovers cases of wrongful convictions and exposes corruption within the criminal justice system.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Torres' ability to tell a compelling story. He weaves together interviews, audio clips, and his own narrative to create a gripping listening experience. His attention to detail and thorough research shines through in each episode, leaving listeners hungry for more.

    Another highlight of The Murder On The Space Coast is its focus on advocating for justice. Torres brings attention to cases where innocent people have been wrongfully convicted and shines a light on systemic issues within the criminal justice system. Through his storytelling, he gives a voice to those who have been silenced and seeks to bring about change.

    While there are many positive aspects to this podcast, one drawback is that it can be repetitive at times. Some listeners may find certain details repeated throughout multiple episodes, which can be slightly frustrating. However, this repetition does serve a purpose in ensuring that all information is adequately explained and understood.

    In conclusion, The Murder On The Space Coast is an excellent true crime podcast that sheds light on injustices and corruption within the criminal justice system. With its captivating storytelling and dedication to exposing the truth, it has quickly become one of my favorite podcasts in the genre. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in true crime or seeking insights into how wrongful convictions occur.



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    Latest episodes from Murder On The Space Coast

    S4 Season 4 Update: Abramowski released from prison

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 12:39


    After 23 years in prison for a murder many believe he did not commit, Jeff Abramowski's conviction was overturned and he was released from custody. The state has yet to announce whether it will retry the Melbourne man again for the 2002 murder of Cortney "Dick" Crandall in Palm Shores.

    S6 E1 - “Surf Ghetto”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 19:59


    Episode 1: Years after a notorious pill mill doctor is put out of business, violence and addiction wash over a once idyllic beachfront community.

    S6 E2 - “Hot dog stand”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 21:59


    Episode 2: A pill mill doctor's office is so busy that a hot dog stand is set up to accommodate all the people waiting to get their pain pills.

    S6 E3 - “Korrianne”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 23:07


    Episode 3: A Melbourne teenager falls deeper into addiction thanks to Dr. John Gayden.

    “Police begin connecting the dots”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 23:40


    Episode 4: As more and more people die from Oxycodone overdoses, police begin connecting the deaths to one doctor in the area.

    S6 E5 - “Young girls”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 32:50


    Episode 5: Dr. Gayden uses his opiate-induced influence on underage girls.

    “Monster”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 31:30


    Episode 6: A federal judge lays into the man who prescribed more opiates in six months than the state of California, calling him a “monster.”

    S6 E7 - How We Got Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 8:32


    Bonus episode: FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explains a bit of the backstory of our journey to telling you about the Gayden case.

    S6 Coming Soon: Monster on the Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 1:00


    Based in the small beachside community of Indialantic, Florida, the long-awaited sixth season of the award-winning true crime podcast Murder on the Space Coast is nearly ready to drop. Listen to all our previous episodes before we dive into our next story: Monster on the Beach.  

    While you're waiting for the next season

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 2:42


    Murder on the Space Coast season 6 is currently in production. While you wait for it to drop, check out The Last Ride - a series produced by our friends here in the USA Today Network of Florida.

    S5 E13 - Crosley Green's fight for freedom moves to the U.S. Supreme Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 13:46


    With the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing Crosley Green's previous victory of a new trial, his lawyers are hoping to get his case in front of the highest court in the land – The U.S. Supreme Court.

    S5 E12 - Crosley Green comes home

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 11:52


    After 32 years in prison, Crosley Green was released – pending the outcome of the state’s appeal. He talks prison, family, his lawyers and ice cream with host John A. Torres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Mini Season Episode One: The Vampire and The Beauty Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 22:54


    Nearly 40 years after she went missing, local beauty queen Tammy Lynn Leppert’s disappearance continues to baffle. Could there be a simple explanation? Could she have been one of the first victims in Brevard County for John Crutchley, the notorious ‘Vampire Rapist’? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Mini Season Episode Two: One Step Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 29:40


    John Crutchley, the ‘Vampire Rapist,’ seems one step ahead of police at all times as they struggle to prove he was a serial killer responsible for killing numerous local women. And why are we, as a society, obsessed with murder? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Mini Season Episode Three: A Dark Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 24:17


    A potential deal between Crutchley and the prosecutor’s office falls apart. Other suspects emerge in Tammy’s disappearance and can being obsessed with murder save your life? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S1 E9 - Season 1 Update: Bennett's Best Shot at Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 14:02


    Having already spent 36 years in prison for a murder many doubt he committed, Gary Bennett finally gets some good news in the form of a top law firm taking his case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E10 - 10: The Long Arc of the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 21:24


    Crosley Green dreams of freedom while his attorneys prepare for a worst-case scenario. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E9 - 9: Brady Violation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 26:39


    A Federal Court rules that Crosley Green should get a new trial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E8 - 8: Hair, Fate and Destiny

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 30:03


    Could troubling DNA results derail convicted killer Crosley Green’s fight for freedom? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E7 - 7: National attention

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 31:04


    A private eye succeeds in getting Crosley Green’s story national media coverage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E6 - 6: Truth and lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 34:35


    While Crosley sits on death row, a Chicago private eye investigates his case ten years after conviction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E5 - 5: Murder was the case

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 30:40


    Already facing a stacked deck, Crosley Green’s murder trial seems hopeless when his own sister testifies against him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E4 - 4: The Arrest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 30:25


    Almost immediately the police hone in on Crosley Green. Using a tainted photo lineup and suggestive language, investigators get Kim Hallock to identify Green as the killer, though he does not match her earlier description of the killer being big and muscular with Jheri curls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E3 - 3: Last Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 23:43


    Twenty-year-old Chip Flynn slowly bleeds to death alone in an orange grove after being shot and left to die. His final words to police could reveal the answer to the mystery of what really happened that night all those years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E2 - 2: The Orange Grove

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 20:15


    A late-night romantic drive turns into a nightmare as a young Titusville couple are kidnapped at gunpoint and driven to a deserted orange grove in the middle of the might where gunshots change three lives forever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 E1 - 1: The Beginning of the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 28:06


    Attorneys for convicted killer Crosley Green battle for their client’s freedom in federal court in what is likely the final climax in a 31-year saga filled with controversy, withheld evidence and accusations of prosecutorial misconduct. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S5 Coming Soon: Season 5 Left To Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 2:29


    FLORIDA TODAY's award-winning podcast is back for its fifth season with an in-depth and timely look at the conviction of a Titusville man sentenced to die after a shooting at a north Brevard orange grove in the late 1980s left a 22-year-old man dead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 E16 - What’s Next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 25:11


    As Palm Bay Police determine what areas should be searched next in the search for missing firefighter Brandy Hall’s remains, an expert in prosecuting murder cases without a body offers insightful information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 E15 - The Skid Steer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 27:47


    In this episode police and investigators look into what connection a piece of construction equipment in Brandy Hall’s driveway could have with the firefighter’s disappearance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 E14 - Brandy's final 26 minutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 28:07


    Brandy Hall’s last 24 hours is accentuated by the mystery of the 26 minutes from when she left the Malabar Fire Station to the moment she finished a phone call with her married lover Randall Richmond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 E13 - Nebulous and Murky

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 21:56


    One of the private investigators looking into Brandy’s last 24 hours aptly described nearly every facet of the firefighter’s disappearance as ‘nebulous and murky.’ Construction equipment, drug angles and arguments all potentially played a part in the hours before Brandy went missing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 Breaking News: Dig does not yield discovery of Brandy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 7:07


    Palm Bay Police examine an area they believe may be the final resting place of missing firefighter Brandy Hall, but come up short. With Sid Ladow-like resolve, investigators remain vigilant in their pursuit of the answer to the question "Where is Brandy Hall?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 E12 - The torch is passed and a cold case heats up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 29:30


    After the sudden passing of retired detective Sid LaDow, the case fell to a private investigator whose main focus was filling in the gaps in Brandy Hall’s timeline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S1 E9 - Parole for Gary?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 20:04


    A hearing to possibly shorten Gary's prison sentence turns into a nightmare that no one expected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 Murder on the Space Coast Live: Where Justice Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 88:37


    If you missed our March 6th Live event at Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach, we've got the audio here for you. Look for Season 5 in late 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E11 - A final plea

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 37:44


    Can a hand-written question mark on a state report and two untested hairs from the crime scene hold the key to Jeff Abramowski’s freedom? FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E10 - A case for innocence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 31:31


    In the first of a two-part episode, John begins to outline the case for Jeff's actual innocence. FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E9 - Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 28:13


    New audio in the case against Jeff surfaces and we finally hear from the family of murder victim Dick Crandall. FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 The unexpected audio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 4:05


    During the course of our storytelling process, new audio from the Abramowski case has just fallen into John Torres' lap. We apologize for the delay, but Episode 9 will arrive on all your favorite podcast platforms on Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E8 - Why Jeff?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 31:50


    What was it that made Jeff Abramowski the primary focus of the investigation? What changed to make investigators believe he was their man? FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E7 - Hope & Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 28:32


    Jeff Abramowski is surprised to learn a private attorney will take his case for free just before his second trial. But lying witnesses on the stand doom Jeff’s fate. FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E6 - Ghouls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 26:31


    Judy and Rita are arrested after returning to Florida when they break into the dead man’s trailer and take his things. Jeff’s first trial ends in mistrial. FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E5 - Road Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 30:36


    The people closest to murder victim Dick Crandall suspiciously leave town around the time of his murder. FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E4 - Mother's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 30:31


    The annual celebration of motherhood takes on a new light when a brawl breaks out between murder victim Dick Crandall and his girlfriend’s son. FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E3 - DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 33:22


    A trace amount of DNA is what ultimately convicts Jeff Abramowski of murder. Do we really understand DNA? FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E2 - The accident

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 29:35


    A near fatal accident changes the life of Jeff Abramowski forever as he is introduced to the painkiller Oxycontin. FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 E1 - Who killed Dick?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 31:42


    A 78-year-old man is found in his Melbourne trailer bludgeoned to death. Who could have wanted Dick dead? FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explores a case of murder, mayhem and whether the real murderer is serving a life sentence for the 2002 death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S4 Where Justice Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 5:47


    Are you ready? Murder on the Space Coast Season 4 explores a brutal Melbourne, Florida, homicide and what happens when "friends" become business partners in the prescription pill black market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S1 E8 - Can anything set Gary Bennett free?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 22:14


    Gary Bennett, the subject of Season One of Murder on the Space Coast, could finally see some movement in his case through the diligence of an attorney and fan of our podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 Murder on the Space Coast Live: Where is Brandy Hall?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 98:55


    Did you miss our LIVE Season 3 wrap up event? Not to worry. We've got the audio here. Season 3 of Murder on the Space Coast focuses on the disappearance of Malabar Volunteer firefighter Brandy Hall. More details are available at whereisbrandyhall.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    S3 E11 - Break in the case?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 32:13


    What are police saying about the Brandy Hall case now? Season 3 of Murder on the Space Coast focuses on the disappearance of Malabar Volunteer firefighter Brandy Hall. More details are available at whereisbrandyhall.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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