On December 8, 1980, music legend John Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York City home, The Dakota. In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson explores the shocking final hours of Lennon’s life, the troubled descent of his killer Mark David Chapman, and the obsessive motives rooted in fame, resentment, and The Catcher in the Rye.

From the poignant autograph earlier that day to the fatal moments in the archway, the global mourning, and Chapman’s ongoing imprisonment, uncover one of the most heartbreaking crimes in music history.

What turns a fan into a murderer? How did Lennon’s message of peace end in violence?

Listener discretion advised — contains detailed descriptions of violence.

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On July 8, 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — the country’s longest-serving leader — was gunned down in Nara while delivering a campaign speech. The weapon? A homemade shotgun. The shooter? A man with a devastating personal grudge against a powerful religious organization and its political ties.

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson unpacks the shocking assassination that stunned a nation known for its strict gun control. From Abe’s influential political legacy and the shooter Tetsuya Yamagami’s traumatic family history, to the explosive revelations about the Unification Church’s influence on Japanese politics, this case exposed deep societal fractures.

Follow the timeline of the deadly attack, the immediate chaos, the investigation, Yamagami’s life sentence in 2026, and the sweeping reforms that followed — including the eventual dissolution of the controversial church.

A story of political violence, cult-like manipulation, personal vengeance, and national reckoning.

True crime meets history in one of the most consequential assassinations of the 21st century.

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On April 14, 1865, as the Civil War drew to a close, a famous actor stepped into a presidential box at Ford’s Theatre and fired a single bullet that changed the course of American history forever.

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson unravels the shocking conspiracy led by John Wilkes Booth — from the original kidnap plot to the coordinated attacks on Lincoln, Secretary Seward, and Vice President Johnson. We follow the dramatic events of that fateful night, Booth’s daring escape and dramatic final stand, the largest manhunt in U.S. history, the controversial military trial, and the devastating impact on Reconstruction.

A true-crime story of hatred, betrayal, and one gunshot that plunged a grieving nation into mourning and altered its future for generations.

If you enjoy meticulously researched historical crimes, conspiracy stories, and riveting narration, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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