The Ballad of Billy Balls / The RFK Tapes
Summary: Crimetown Presents is an investigative anthology podcast series created by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier. Every season they introduce you to a new serialized story that pushes the boundaries of storytelling, sound design and music. Season Two, The Ballad of Billy Balls*: it’s 1982, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. Author and activist iO Tillett Wright and Crimetown Producer Austin Mitchell unravel a mystery of love and loss, the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Season One, The RFK Tapes: Zac Stuart-Pontier and Bill Klaber take a trip down a rabbit hole surrounding the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Featuring never-before heard police recordings, The RFK Tapes starts out a murder investigation and ends up revealing the power of conspiracy theories, and why it’s human nature to believe in them. * scroll down to see the episodes of Crimetown Presents: The Ballad of Billy Balls.
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Amanda, a game-changing character, tells her story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Was there a conspiracy to murder Billy in order to keep him quiet? iO's search for an answer leads to a sobering reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia, was brutally killed in 1947, it gripped the entire country. Many believe Dr. George Hodel was the killer, thanks to an investigation by Hodel's own son. But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across generations. In Root of Evil, the great granddaughters of George Hodel take a deep dive into their family history to try to figure out what really happened, and where do they all go from here?Binge the entire season of Root of Evil wherever you get your podcasts.
iO explores a darker side of Billy - did it lead to his death? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As the investigation begins, iO explores Billy's journey to New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After Billy dies, his body disappears and strange things start to happen. Rebecca insists the whole thing is a cover up and we set out to find the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New York City. The 1970s. Artists flock to the East Village hoping to make a name for themselves. Enter Rebecca, an aspiring model, who meets Billy Balls, a rock and roll musician like no other. They fall madly in love and are inseparable, until one night, when Billy is mysteriously shot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"Crimetown Presents: The Ballad of Billy Balls" premiers March 28th, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zac talks to Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman about the latest in the RFK case. And then, Tom takes Zac through another of his stories about an old spy taking down a Jamaican scam... all caught on a wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After a few months away from the RFK case, Zac sits down with producer Jesse Rudoy to discuss some loose ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On the night of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination, waiter Vincent DiPierro told police that he saw a girl in a polka dot dress standing with Sirhan in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel. Bill and Zac pay DiPierro a visit and hear an unbelievable story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bill takes the reins as he goes through some of the additional evidence that convinced him a second gun was firing the night Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A collection of the best Robert F. Kennedy stories and speeches that didn't make it into the show, featuring speechwriter Adam Walinsky, special assistant William vanden Heuvel and campaign coordinator Steve Isenberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Up and Vanished merges storytelling with investigation, highlighting a new missing persons case each season. Season 2 focuses on the disappearance of young mother Kristal Reisinger from a remote mountain town in Colorado. Follow along with host Payne Lindsey as he travels to Colorado to trace Reisinger's path.
On the night of Robert Kennedy’s murder, a young photographer named Scott Enyart had his film confiscated by the LAPD. When Enyart sued the city more than twenty years later, Bill Klaber was there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
