Crime in America with Joe Budden
Prime Crime Productions
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- 1. Introducing Crime in America · 4 Aug 2026
- 2. Episode 1: DNA Doesn't Lie, The Hostage Who Forgave & A Facebook Fight Turned Shooting · 11 Aug 2026
Episode 1: DNA Doesn't Lie, The Hostage Who Forgave & A Facebook Fight Turned Shooting
11 Aug 2026 · 32 min
A mother forgives the man who kidnapped her toddler. A Facebook feud escalates into gunfire in just 30 minutes. And in Alabama, modern DNA evidence points away from a man who has spent more than three decades on death row. So why is the state still fighting to
Introducing Crime in America
4 Aug 2026 · 1 min
Welcome to Crime in America. Every week, Joe goes beyond the headlines with the local reporters closest to the crime stories unfolding across the country. From Joe Budden, Wolf Entertainment and Headline Studio, Crime in America brings you true crime in real
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Dragnet's promise — the story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed — is the entire premise of modern true crime, four decades early.
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