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Small Town Dicks

Small Town Dicks

Audio 99 276 Episodes Sep 18, 2026

Small Town Dicks takes you behind the scenes of small town crime cases with the real detectives who investigated them. Hosts Yeardley Smith, twin detectives Dan and Dave, and forensic expert Paul Holes ask the essential questions and offer their own insights so the stories always hit close to home. All seasons are available for streaming.

Episodes

Unbreakable
Unbreakable Sep 18, 2026 4574 A quiet summer night takes a terrifying turn when a woman discovers someone she knows has broken into her home, intent on hurting her. What follows is an hours-long, harrowing fight for survival and an all-hands-on-deck search for a dangerous suspect.  Our own Detective Dan shares this chilling home invasion case, taking us inside the meticulous police investigation, the race to find the sus
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Endgame
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Endgame Sep 11, 2026 3673 In the finale, a new DNA tool, often referred to as genetic genealogy, has finally led investigators to Joseph DeAngelo’s doorstep. Paul walks us through the aftermath of finally identifying the Golden State Killer. For the victims, it brings long-awaited answers. For Paul Holes, it brings relief, attention, and a void, much like you’d expect when your 24-year obsession finally comes to an end.&nb
Firehouse Files: Never Forget
Firehouse Files: Never Forget Sep 7, 2026 4654 Welcome to the premiere episode of Firehouse Files, hosted by Steve Buscemi, Marian Fontana, and Dennis Gordon. Firehouse Files features firefighters and first responders sharing firsthand accounts of the calls that have stayed with them. Today’s special episode, “Never Forget,” commemorates the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks and honors the firefighters who were lost that da
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The DNA Angels
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The DNA Angels Sep 4, 2026 3639 A new kind of DNA analysis changes everything. After learning how genetic genealogy helped identify an unknown victim in a kidnapping case, Paul Holes begins to wonder whether the same method could be used to find the Golden State Killer. Working with a small team, he uses an SNP profile to identify distant relatives and build family trees that may ultimately lead to a name. After decades of dead
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Wrong Monster
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Wrong Monster Aug 28, 2026 3090 Years after stepping away from the case, Paul is pulled back in. The files are still there. The case is still unsolved. And a suspect emerges who seems to fit. Paul Holes spends years chasing this man he believes could be the Golden State Killer, only for DNA to prove him wrong. We learn all about false leads, investigative humility, and the emotional toll of a case that followed Paul into every p
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | End of the Spree
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | End of the Spree Aug 21, 2026 3262 The crimes continue in Southern California, with the murders of Manuela Witthuhn and Janelle Cruz. Paul Holes explains how the offender’s violence evolved, how patterns emerged across cases, and how investigators eventually linked the East Area Rapist attacks in Northern California to the Original Night Stalker homicides in the south. For a moment, Paul believes the case may finally be solved. Ins
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | After Auburn
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | After Auburn Aug 14, 2026 3232 After the East Area Rapist disappears from Northern California, an attack with a similar MO happens hundreds of miles away in Goleta. At the time, investigators had no reason to connect it to the Sacramento series. Paul Holes helps us understand the shift into Southern California, the jurisdictional gaps, and the violence of the Lyman and Charlene Smith case. Years later, evidence from this phase
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Fear Me
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Fear Me Aug 7, 2026 3883 The East Area Rapist did not stop terrorizing victims when he left their homes. Paul Holes walks us through the phone calls, threats, and psychological cruelty inflicted on the victims long after the attacks. This episode explores fear as part of the offender’s pattern. Paul also traces the final Northern California attacks and the moment the series abruptly stops in the north before starting up a
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Town Hall Target
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Town Hall Target Jul 31, 2026 2828 As fear spreads through Sacramento, the public demands answers. Communities hold meetings. Newspapers cover the case. And all the while, Paul Holes believes the East Area Rapist was likely watching closely. In this episode, we examine a chilling turning point in the series: the first known attack with a man present in the home, and the possibility that the offender targeted that couple after a tow
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Shadows in Cordova Meadows
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | Shadows in Cordova Meadows Jul 24, 2026 2600 The case moves into Cordova Meadows, a Sacramento-area neighborhood that became key to understanding the East Area Rapist. Through maps, geography, victimology, and old case files, Paul Holes explains how the offender’s movements revealed familiarity, planning, and confidence. What may have looked random from the outside begins to look very different when Paul studies the streets, fences, backyard
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | East Area Rampage
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | East Area Rampage Jul 17, 2026 2906 The crimes move north, and a new name emerges: the East Area Rapist. Paul Holes explains how the offender’s behavior changed after Visalia, how early attacks in the Sacramento area unfolded, and how investigators struggled to understand whether they were dealing with a new offender or just someone who had evolved. As the crime spree expands, Paul begins to unpack one of the most disturbing facts o
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Visalia Ransacker
Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | The Visalia Ransacker Jul 10, 2026 2448 Paul Holes begins the story in 1970s Visalia, California, when the Golden State Killer was just beginning to make a name for himself. Before the East Area Rapist, before the Original Night Stalker, there was the Visalia Ransacker, a prolific offender breaking into homes and leaving fear behind. Paul walks Yeardley, Dan, and Dave through the early crimes, the killing of Claude Snelling, the shootin

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