S6 Ep2: Brief Against Death: After Edgar Smith's Release

In 1976, a woman survived a brutal kidnapping and stabbing in a San Diego parking lot. The man accused of the attack was Edgar Smith—once a cause célèbre, hailed as a wrongfully convicted intellectual. His release had been celebrated by writers, editors and influential public figures who believed they had corrected a grave injustice. What followed was not redemption but reckoning. " Crimes of the Centuries " is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at Have you read the Crimes of the Centuries book? Order today at !

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S6 Ep2: Brief Against Death: After Edgar Smith's Release is an episode from Crimes of the Centuries.

This episode is 45:55 long.

This episode was published on Mar 2, 2026.

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