California Crime with Amy Jean

"Deep dives, real lives, and stories told with compassion."

At California Crime with Amy Jean, we believe victims were people long before they became headlines. Every case represents a life interrupted, a family forever changed, and a community left searching for answers. Our mission is to tell these stories with compassion, honor those affected, and ask the difficult questions that may help create a safer future.

Hosted by Amy Jean, a former public safety and law enforcement dispatcher, the podcast is informed by firsthand experience working behind the scenes during emergencies and critical incidents. That perspective serves as a reminder that every call for service involves real people whose lives have been forever changed.

The mission was never really about crime.

It was always about people.

Podcasting since 2025 • 9 episodes

California Crime with Amy Jean

Latest Episodes

Rampage in Steel: The Tank Terror of San Diego

This episode follows a local resident whose life had unraveled in the years leading up to a crime that left San Diego residents in disbelief. It is the story of a community under siege, a man in crisis, and a day many San Diegans will never for...

June 04, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 1 • 17:48

Youth of the Nation: The Santana High School Shooting

We visit the morning of March 5th, 2001 —examining the events leading up to a school shooting, the stories of survival and heartbreak, and the long shadow it cast over school safety in America. With a careful and unflinching look, we reflect on...

August 21, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 7 • 18:40

No Mercy Road: Cara Knott

In this episode we travel down a dark, lonely stretch of highway to revisit the chilling story of a young woman whose trust was shattered by the very person sworn to protect her. With an eerie backdrop of canyon winds and forgotten overpasses, ...

August 07, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 6 • 16:15

Lakeside Shadows: The Hannah Anderson Abduction

What began as an ordinary afternoon in the quiet suburb of Lakeside would soon ignite a manhunt that stretched across state lines.Season 1 Episode 5 - Lakeside Shadows: The Hannah Anderson Abduction from California Crime with Amy Jean, ...

July 24, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 5 • 21:26

Serial Killer Beneath the Palms: The Honolulu Strangler

Join us as we journey across the Pacific to explore Hawaii’s first known serial killer: the Honolulu Strangler. Between 1985 and 1986, five women were found murdered—each victim carefully left behind as if to be found, their cases forever linke...

July 10, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 4 • 22:54

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