The Crime Shack
The Crime Shack is a true crime podcast covering cold cases, unsolved murders, missing persons, infamous crimes, and current cases with clear, fact-based storytelling. We focus on real victims, verified sources, and updates when new information emerges.
Topics we cover: cold cases, unsolved murders, missing persons, serial killers, current investigations, case updates, wrongful convictions, forensics, trials, crime psychology.
The Crime Shack
EP35: The McMartin Preschool Trials
In 1983, an accusation was made by the parent of a toddler who attended a Southern California preschool. That single accusation launched an investigation that resulted in hundreds of children bringing accusations of abuse and satanic rituals against the small family-run business.
The controversial case and ensuing trials would go down as one of the longest and most expensive criminal investigations in American history. Were hundreds of children actually abused, or did an overzealous investigation result in a witch hunt?
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