Murder On The Space Coast
News & Politics Podcasts
An unsympathetic victim, a prosecutor's conviction playbook, a missing mother of two and a tale of lie after lie after lie. Across four seasons, Murder on the Space Coast has explored each of these heartbreaking true-crime stories based in Central Florida.
Location:
United States
Description:
An unsympathetic victim, a prosecutor's conviction playbook, a missing mother of two and a tale of lie after lie after lie. Across four seasons, Murder on the Space Coast has explored each of these heartbreaking true-crime stories based in Central Florida.
Twitter:
@JohnAlberTorres
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.floridatoday.com/topic/af8915f5-721e-4c71-91c3-26befaef7d8b/murder-on-the-space-coast/
Email:
jtorres@floridatoday.com
Episodes
S6 E7 - How We Got Here
11/27/2023
Bonus episode: FLORIDA TODAY's John A. Torres explains a bit of the backstory of our journey to telling you about the Gayden case.
Duration:00:08:32
S6 E6 - “Monster”
11/27/2023
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.”
Duration:00:31:30
S6 E5 - “Young girls”
11/27/2023
Episode 5: Dr. Gayden uses his opiate-induced influence on underage girls.
Duration:00:32:50
S6 E4 - “Police begin connecting the dots”
11/27/2023
Episode 4: As more and more people die from Oxycodone overdoses, police begin connecting the deaths to one doctor in the area.
Duration:00:23:40
S6 E3 - “Korrianne”
11/27/2023
Episode 3: A Melbourne teenager falls deeper into addiction thanks to Dr. John Gayden.
Duration:00:23:07
S6 E2 - “Hot dog stand”
11/27/2023
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.
Duration:00:21:59
S6 E1 - “Surf Ghetto”
11/27/2023
Episode 1: Years after a notorious pill mill doctor is put out of business, violence and addiction wash over a once idyllic beachfront community.
Duration:00:19:59
S6 Coming Soon: Monster on the Beach
10/17/2023
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.
Duration:00:01:00
While you're waiting for the next season
4/17/2023
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.
Duration:00:02:42
S5 E13 - Crosley Green's fight for freedom moves to the U.S. Supreme Court
1/19/2023
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.
Duration:00:13:46
S5 E12 - Crosley Green comes home
5/6/2021
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.
Duration:00:12:51
Mini Season Episode Three: A Dark Place
12/8/2020
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?
Duration:00:24:17
Mini Season Episode Two: One Step Ahead
12/8/2020
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?
Duration:00:29:39
Mini Season Episode One: The Vampire and The Beauty Queen
12/8/2020
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’?
Duration:00:22:53
S1 E9 - Season 1 Update: Bennett's Best Shot at Freedom
6/16/2020
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.
Duration:00:14:01
S5 E10 - 10: The Long Arc of the Universe
5/5/2020
Crosley Green dreams of freedom while his attorneys prepare for a worst-case scenario.
Duration:00:21:23
S5 E9 - 9: Brady Violation
4/28/2020
A Federal Court rules that Crosley Green should get a new trial.
Duration:00:26:39
S5 E8 - 8: Hair, Fate and Destiny
4/21/2020
Could troubling DNA results derail convicted killer Crosley Green’s fight for freedom?
Duration:00:30:03
S5 E7 - 7: National attention
4/14/2020
A private eye succeeds in getting Crosley Green’s story national media coverage.
Duration:00:31:04
S5 E6 - 6: Truth and lies
4/7/2020
While Crosley sits on death row, a Chicago private eye investigates his case ten years after conviction.
Duration:00:34:34