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The Trials of Frank Carson

Los Angeles Times

From Christopher Goffard, the Los Angeles Times reporter and host behind the hit podcasts “Dirty John” and “Detective Trapp,” comes a new eight-episode true crime podcast, “The Trials of Fra...

The Trials of Frank Carson Podcast Guide

Listen to The Trials of Frank Carson, a Society & Culture podcast by Los Angeles Times. Stream 13 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

13 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

13 episodes

Introducing: The De Los Podcast

From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hoste...

00:11:32Jun 4, 2026

Aftershow bonus 2 | A disappearance

Our host Christopher Goffard is joined by his editor, Steve Clow, to talk about how authorities linked the disappearance of Korey Kauffman t...

00:26:15Jul 21, 2021

Verdicts | 8

The fates of Frank Carson and his co-defendants are decided, and jurors explain their reasoning. The DA’s office is sued for malicious prose...

00:51:45Jun 29, 2021

Trial | 7

Defense attorneys offer alternate theories to explain Korey Kauffman’s death, and the trial becomes an endurance test. As Frank Carson’s hea...

00:41:59Jun 22, 2021

Prelim | 6

As a marathon preliminary hearing continues, the defendants face mounting pressure to climb aboard “the witness bus” and cut a deal. Frank C...

00:39:30Jun 15, 2021

Prisoners | 5

Frank Carson and his co-defendants confront the charges against them. The government cites years of Carson’s supposedly authority-hating beh...

00:39:39Jun 8, 2021

Mugshots | 4

After a three-year investigation, Frank Carson and his co-defendants are arrested, accused of a complicated murder-and-coverup conspiracy. A...

00:37:31Jun 1, 2021

A disappearance | 2

When a young scrap-metal thief named Korey Kauffman vanishes, local police do not immediately show great interest. Then a parolee named Big...

00:39:32May 25, 2021

The lawyer and the thief | 1

Introducing Frank Carson, Stanislaus County’s most controversial defense attorney, famous for his high-profile courtroom victories and take-...

00:41:33May 25, 2021

Introducing The Trials of Frank Carson

From Christopher Goffard, the Los Angeles Times reporter and host behind the hit podcasts Dirty John and Detective Trapp, comes a new eight-...

00:01:57May 18, 2021