- 49
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 100
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 4K
- YouTube views
About Crude Acts: Murder in an Oil Town
No banter. No jokes. No deviation from the story. Crude Acts is a straight-to-the-fact, investigative true crime podcast focused on the dark and gripping cases that occurred in and around Texas. If you are tired of small talk and want pure journalistic storytelling, this show delivers. Host Jen Schaffer shoots it straight, bringing you deep-dive exposition, exclusive interviews, and a relentless focus on the victims and the facts of the Lone Star State's most compelling crimes. New episodes drop regularly. Turn on notifications so you never miss a case.
- Publisher
- Jen Schaffer
- Category
- true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 7 Feb 2022
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 49 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Free State of Galveston: The Maceos, the Mob & Texas Organized Crime
18 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Chagra Empire: Drug Money, Murder, and Woody Harrelson’s Father
15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blood Will Tell: The Trial of Texas Tycoon T. Cullen Davis
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The Free State of Galveston: The Maceos, the Mob & Texas Organized Crime
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that's a prominent Texas dynasty that built a massive financial empire spanning Galveston and Houston. And you'll see their name on buildings. Respectability and vice weren't just tolerating each other at this time. They were writing each other checks. And it's probably why it was so successful. […]
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- YouTube views
- 3,979
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 47 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 53 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100
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- Quality
- 7
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 85
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