Episodes

This week on Mayhem, I talk to my friend and host of the hot new podcast about the twenty year murder spree in Chicago that has been grossly under-reported. We talk about the DNA backlog and the role of journalism in spurring legislation. You can…

Michele talks with NYPD Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism expert Chris Strom about his transfer from the Narcotics division to a very different type of work. They talk about the work the NYPD does on the ground in foreign nations to prevent terrorism…

Tom Pasquarello, our guest this week, led the DEA operation that resulted in the extradition and arrest of Russian national, and highly active weapons dealer Victor Bout. The word in Washington is that he is going to be traded in a prisoner exchange…

Will Dzhokhar finally get the death sentence? Why was Sean Collier killed? Were there other terrorists involved in the Boston Bombing? Should the Cambridge police have been informed about Russian info (or misinformation) I talk with retired…

Has Reality TV turned into True Crime? What about Cancel Culture? Join us on this week’s Mayhem Mini with Michele McPhee as Host of The Pretty Corrupt Podcast, Jordan Ross Meyers comes on to bring insights from A Hollywood pop culture…

One of the key links in the chain of people and event that made up the Boston Marathon Bombing is now dead. He was partly responsible for getting Dzokhar the gun that killed Sean Collier and fired on Sgt. Pugliesi. Why was he still walking around?…

Let’s talk about how Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received stimulus money from the federal government, on top of the millions he already owes. 🕵️‍♀️ Be sure to subscribe on your preferred podcast app, and on instagram @mayhemmcphee to stay abreast of…

Mayhem is back! In season 2 we’ll be tackling more current stories. This week we talk about the mysterious disappearance of Heidi Planck, a young Mother in Los Angeles. There’s more to this case than meets the eye. I researched her disappearance for…

Want to hear from the experts? Join me for a round table special as we pull at the unanswered questions surrounding the Boston Marathon Bombings. Featuring CHRIS STROM, former US Marine and retired sergeant with the NYPD Intelligence Division; JIM…

Episode 8 – “Sentenced To Death” Did Tamerlan Tsarnaev want to be an American citizen so badly that he’d kill for it? Was he a so-called “mosque crawler” sent in by the Feds to stir up trouble and identify radicalized individuals? Join me…

Episode 7 – “Never Worked” How could an unemployed man on two terror watch lists freely move in and out of the country without detection? Join me for a history of the Tsarnaev clan and their deeply rooted ties to the CIA. I’m Michele McPhee…

Episode 6 – “Collateral Damage” The FBI claims that the Tsarnaev brothers didn’t build the Marathon bombs – then who did? Join me for a hard look at former MIT employee Daniel Morley, a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev found with an arsenal of…

Episode 5 – A Terrorist In Training Three young MMA fighters found slaughtered and mutilated on the ten year anniversary of 9/11 in Waltham, Massachusetts. An Eritrean drug crew running guns for Al-Shabaab. Join me for a deep dive into the…

Episode 4 – “Look Down The Barrel Of Your Gun And See Heaven” The manhunt continues as a city remains under lockdown. Join me for the conclusion of a five-day crime spree in a terrorized suburban neighborhood where a teen jihadist conveyed his…

Episode 3 – “Officer Down”   I remember my phone buzzing nonstop. “COP SHOT. SHOOTING AT MIT.” Join me as the FBI and local law enforcement clash in the moments leading up to the shooting of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier and the wild…

Episode 2 – “Manhunt” The two most wanted men in the world remain on the loose in the days following the bombing. Join me as I examine how the FBI failed to connect the dots needed to apprehend them – or did they? I’m Michele McPhee and this…

Episode 1 – “Patriot’s Day” I was in Boston and at the scene on April 15, 2013 when two brothers committed the worst terror attacks on American soil since 9/11. Join me as I walk you through Patriot’s Day, the aftermath, and the…

This is Mayhem, a new true crime podcast from Storic Media. Join investigative journalist and author Michele McPhee as she uncovers the FBI’s role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Was the older bomber brother actually a federal informant? Why was…