Crime Wire Weekly 7/27/26 | Taco Bell Temper Tantrums, “Gooner” Trends & a $600 Million Manhunt
Summary
Hosts Jim Chapman and Kelly Jennings discuss musician Boozy Badass suing operatives for a failed Trump pardon scam and Stephanie Purdue’s murder-for-hire conviction. They cover the "Dollar Tree Gooner" sexual assault trend, the 1981 abduction of Adam Walsh, and an elderly prosecutor accused of poisoning her husband with fentanyl. The episode also features stories on a Tennessee child drowning attempt and an FBI arrest for Medicare embezzlement.
Topics discussed
Intro and overview of today's crime stories
Boozy Badass entangled in Trump pardon scam
Stephanie Purdue convicted in murder-for-hire plot
Woman arrested for throwing boiling water at man
Sexual assaults linked to 'Gooner' subculture at Dollar Tree
True Crime Time Machine: The Adam Walsh case
Mother arrested for attempting to drown child
Elderly Outlaws: Former prosecutor accused of poisoning husband
FBI arrests man accused of $600M Medicare fraud
Karen's Gone Wild: Gun threats and animal cruelty
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