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I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is Crime Writers On.

Crime Rriters On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime,

pop culture, other podcasts. And on this episode, police are allowed to get around standard procedures by saying one thing. Their info came from a confidential informant. But those claims can also lead to abuses and fabrications.

We'll look into the corrupting influence of CI's on one Massachusetts community in the podcast, Spotlight, Snitch City from the Boston Globe.

Joining me to get that done and more is True Crime Author TV journalist and host of these are their stories

podcast my husband a love of my life the EP of this show Kevin Flynn hi Kevin Rebecca I want you

to take that over again no go to the top not doing it not doing it all right this time I just want

you put a little more zoom in the okay nope I also get the final edit by the way that's fine also with

they record it both ways wait is this a bit both ways. Wait, is this a bit?

One for you, one for me.

Is this a bit we're going through?

Yes.

It's a bit we're going through.

Also with us.

It's like, this has kind of happened a couple of times.

So he's like, like, you The unedited crime of the week.

Also with us is private investigator, certified pet detective, resident cat lady, and author

of the Piper Green series of Cozy Mysteries, Laura Bricker. Hi, Laura. Hey, Rebecca.

And finally, our resident Doubting Thomas, author of the city trilogy of novels, host of Rip Current, Strange Arrivals, and our Patreon Deep Dive Book Club podcast host, Toby.

Hey, Rebecca.

So, Kevin, this is Thursday's program.

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