United States of Crime

About United States of Crime

Forensic Psychology student Austyn discusses American crimes and the social, psychological, and situational variables that led to them.

Publisher

Austyn Castelli

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Mar 2020

Latest episode

25 Jul 2020

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Jul 2020

   #4 - WRONGFUL CONVCTION: The Ford Heights Four

   Wrongful imprisonment is one of the worst things that the American government can do to someone, but even with modern forensic technology and investigative techniques, it still happens. This is one such case, wherein four innocent African American men were charged and convicted for the horrific rape and double homicide of Carol Schmal and Lawrence Lionberg in Ford Heights, Illinois in 1978. Our theme music is a remix of “Post-Apocalyptic” by CO.AG music. Support CO.AG on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597 (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597) Our Interludes are from "Light" by Jorge Mendez You can donate to the show at https://anchor.fm/austyn-castelli/support (https://anchor.fm/austyn-castelli/support) Listen to Austyn’s other podcast, Hell and High Horror (https://www.facebook.com/hellandhighhorror/) on Spotify, Apple Music, Stitcher, and Castbox. Follow the show on Instagram (http://instagram.com/usofcrimepod) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/usofcrimepod) Sources: http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx (http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx) http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/Exonerations_in_2019_Infographic.pdf (http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/Exonerations_in_2019_Infographic.pdf) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ford_Heights_Four (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ford_Heights_Four) https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/first-witness-testifies-in-schmal-case/article_916c1f97-d9f3-5af8-acdc-60f6700ca790.html (https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/first-witness-testifies-in-schmal-case/article_916c1f97-d9f3-5af8-acdc-60f6700ca790.html) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-04-26-9704260068-story.html (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-04-26-9704260068-story.html) https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3433 (https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3433) https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3561 (https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3561) https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=2982 (https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=2982) https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3744 (https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3744) https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3439 (https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3439) https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1989/62845-7.html (https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1989/62845-7.html) https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1995/73274-7.html (https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1995/73274-7.html) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-04-mn-21148-story.html (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-04-mn-21148-story.html) https://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/inms_print.asp?idoc=K56043 (https://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/inms_print.asp?idoc=K56043) “The Psychological and Legal Aftermath of False Arrest and Imprisonment” by Robert I. Simon, M.D. “Psychological Consequences of Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment” by Adrian Grounds

2. 

   24 Jun 2020

   #3 - HATE CRIME: The Freedom Summer Murders

   During the summer of 1964, civil rights activists James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman set out to register black Mississippians to vote. For this, they were murdered by Ku Klux Klan members. Chaney, Schwerner, and Goodman's murders set off a chain of events that called the racist culture of Mississippi, and of the nation as a whole, into question. You can support the fight for racial justice by visiting: NAACP (https://www.naacp.org/) Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatter.com/) National Lawyers Guild (https://www.nlg.org/) National Bail Fund Network (https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory) Color of Change (https://colorofchange.org/) And Many More Organizations... (https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html) Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor (https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor?use_react=false) Support Change in Breonna Taylor's Name (https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/) Check Out How To Contact Louisville Officials (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/breonna-taylor-demand-justice-1015060/) View The Black Lives Matter Master Doc (https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/13O7yipKHeIF2-QJ_K9IKIdLQAlN8NgEOF62qQjUjEVM/mobilebasic) Our theme music is a remix of “Post-Apocalyptic” by CO.AG music. Support CO.AG on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597 (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597) Our transition music is "Sad Emotional Piano" by DS Production https://soundcloud.com/user-2026388/sad-emotional-piano Listen to Austyn’s other podcast, Hell and High Horror (https://www.facebook.com/hellandhighhorror/) on Spotify, Apple Music, Stitcher, and Castbox. Follow the show on Instagram (http://instagram.com/usofcrimepod) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/usofcrimepod) Sources: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/price&bowers/Account.html (http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/price&bowers/Account.html) https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2004/jun/21/down-a-southern-road/ (https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2004/jun/21/down-a-southern-road/) https://apnews.com/3d82e778b5d643088268c3214ae904f8 (https://apnews.com/3d82e778b5d643088268c3214ae904f8) https://dickatlee.com/issues/mississippi/mississippi_eyewitness/valley_of_fear.html (https://dickatlee.com/issues/mississippi/mississippi_eyewitness/valley_of_fear.html) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedomsummer-murder/ (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedomsummer-murder/) https://mscivilrightsproject.org/neshoba/event-neshoba/the-murder-of-chaney-goodman-and-schwerner/ (https://mscivilrightsproject.org/neshoba/event-neshoba/the-murder-of-chaney-goodman-and-schwerner/) https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/3/7/14456154/dehumanization-psychology-explained (https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/3/7/14456154/dehumanization-psychology-explained) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/201801/the-psychology-racism (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/201801/the-psychology-racism) The Ascent of Man: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence for Blatant Dehumanization by Nour Kteily The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell The Psychology of Racism: An Introduction to the Special Issue by Jennifer A. Richeson

3. 

   2 Apr 2020

   #2 - DEATH PENALTY CASE: Pervis Tyrone Payne

   America is one of only five first world countries to still actively utilize the death penalty as a form of criminal punishment. Over the last century, certain protections have been put in place to protect underage and intellectually disabled offenders. But what happens when a state refuses to accept evidence of an offender’s mental disability? And what if that same offender may be innocent? In this episode, we examine the prosecution of Pervis Tyrone Payne for the 1987 murders of Charisse Christopher and Lacie Jo Christopher and the impending execution of Payne, despite doubts about his intellectual abilities and guilt. If you feel that Pervis Payne’s execution should be stopped, please call the office of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee at (615) 741-2001, you could tweet to him, his twitter username is @GovBillLee, or you can email him through the Tennessee Government website https://www.tn.gov/governor/contact-us.html (https://www.tn.gov/governor/contact-us.html). Our theme music is a remix of “Post-Apocalyptic” by CO.AG music. Support CO.AG on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597 (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597) Listen to Austyn’s other podcast, Hell and High Horror (https://www.facebook.com/hellandhighhorror/) on Spotify, Apple Music, Stitcher, and Castbox. Episode Sources: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1336&context=vlr (https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1336&context=vlr) http://tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/state_v._payne_-_m1998-00096-sc-dpe-dd_-_response.pdf (http://tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/state_v._payne_-_m1998-00096-sc-dpe-dd_-_response.pdf) https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/payne-pervis.htm (https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/payne-pervis.htm) https://law.jrank.org/pages/23597/Payne-v-Tennessee-Defendant-s-Rights.html (https://law.jrank.org/pages/23597/Payne-v-Tennessee-Defendant-s-Rights.html) https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/ascii/vfluc.txt (https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/ascii/vfluc.txt) https://core.ac.uk/reader/132196862 (https://core.ac.uk/reader/132196862) https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocence/executed-but-possibly-innocent#larry_swearingen (https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocence/executed-but-possibly-innocent#larry_swearingen) https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/111/20/7230.full.pdf (https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/111/20/7230.full.pdf)

4. 

   20 Mar 2020

   #1 - SCHOOL SHOOTING: The Pearl High School Shooting

   America is the school shooting capital of the world, but what is it about this country that leads to such crimes? In this episode, we’ll take a look at the Pearl High School shooting of 1977 and the perpetrator, Lucas Woodham. Our theme music is a remix of “Post-Apocalyptic” by CO.AG music. Support CO.AG on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597 (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3550597) Listen to Austyn’s other podcast, Hell and High Horror (https://www.facebook.com/hellandhighhorror/) on Spotify, Apple Music, Stitcher, and Castbox. Follow the show on Instagram (http://instagram.com/usofcrimepod) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/usofcrimepod)

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