Dirty John
Hosted by Christopher Goffard · L.A. Times Studios
4.6from 41,808 ratings
- 80
- Episodes
- 60
- Transcribed
- 41,808
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Dirty John
L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really happened in the most compelling cases from L.A. and beyond.
- Publisher
- L.A. Times Studios
- Category
- news · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Sept 2017
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
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6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Trial of Errol Flynn
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
How A Hillside Strangler Nearly Went Free
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The Trial of Errol Flynn
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So there were photographers in the courtroom, there were press in the courtroom and they were taking photos of the girls when they were in the stand or in the courtroom. And you can just imagine these guys, you know, wanting to get photos and asking them, oh, you know, smile for us or pose for us, and then they did, and then it gets published and it looks really bad, whereas Errol Flynn kept the persona of gravity of the case, and he doesn't crack a smile and he doesn't, you know, break character, whereas these girls, they don't know what they're doing, really. I mean, they're just... really naive girls who are way out of their depth. […]
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- 4.6 / 5
- 40,968 ratings
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- 4.6 / 5
- 840 ratings
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- 39
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- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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