Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2829: Cesare Lombroso
Posted on · Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum. Today, a head in a jar.
Tag: crime
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2823: Hypnotic Crimes
Posted on · Episode: 2823 Gilles de la Tourette and Hypnotic Crimes. Today, hypnotic crimes.
Houston Matters
Chief Troy Finner: Many HPD vehicles don’t have dashboard cameras and probably won’t for a while.
Posted on · Houston Police Chief Troy Finner explains why, and fields listeners' questions.
Houston Matters
Police Chief Troy Finner (June 20, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We catch up with Houston's Chief of Police and revisit a conversation about privacy and the press.
Houston Matters
Should law enforcement revisit some tactics used to elicit confessions?
Posted on · A new podcast based on an article from The Marshall Project examines that and other questions raised by an investigation into a 2005 murder.
Houston Matters
How flood prevention in Houston has changed in the past decade (April 18, 2023)
Posted on · As Houston Matters prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, we continue our series of conversations about how things in the city have and have not changed in the past decade. Today, we talk with experts about past storms and efforts to minimize the effects from future floods.
Houston Matters
Why a stretch of highway near Houston was ripe to become the ‘Texas Killing Fields’
Posted on · Investigative reporter Lise Olsen explains why a stretch of I-45 became an opportune place for serial killers. And she discusses the latest on the four murders that are the focus of the new Netflix series she's featured in, Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields.
Houston
Houston police to increase presence around stores, malls during holiday shopping season
Posted on · HPD said it's focusing heavily on parking lot crimes this holiday season and urging residents to be mindful of items left in their vehicles.
Elections
Harris County Latino voters rank the economy, education, and safety among their top priorities
Posted on · Houston Public Media interviewed 15 Hispanic residents, as part of a Texas Newsroom statewide project, on what their main concerns are heading into the midterm elections. Listen for more Latino voters' voices this week as we air a series of montages.
Politics
Crime and partisanship are likely to be the main factors deciding the Harris County Judge’s race
Posted on · Judge Lina Hidalgo, the Democratic incumbent, faces a stiff, well-financed challenge by Republican Alexandra del Moral Mealer.
Criminal Justice
Harris County Sheriff’s Office launches surveillance-sharing program to combat crime
Posted on · The sheriff's office says participation in the SafeCam program is free and voluntary and that participants will not be required to provided requested camera footage, but the setup raises questions about privacy and information control, according to two privacy rights advocacy organizations.
Houston Matters
Hidalgo staffers hope to disqualify DA Kim Ogg from prosecuting their case (June 3, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Two staffers for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo are asking that District Attorney Kim Ogg be disqualified from prosecuting their case, which involves a controversial COVID-19 outreach contract. We learn why. And the new Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Houston Field Office discusses his job and efforts to fight crime in the area.
Houston
Search for suspects continues after 2 killed at north Houston flea market
Posted on · The sheriff’s department believes the shooting at the Sunny Flea Market took place after a fight between two groups.
Criminal Justice
Houston police identify the alleged killer of Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway
Posted on · Oscar Rosales, 51, was charged with capital murder for his alleged role in the shooting death of Corporal Charles Galloway.
Criminal Justice
A former Houston police captain was indicted for trying to prove voter fraud conspiracy theories
Posted on · Former Houston police captain Mark Aguirre is accused of running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove a bogus voter fraud conspiracy.