{"podcast":{"title":"Crime Time Inc","slug":"crime-time-inc-6621363","podcast_index_feed_id":6621363,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64f1fe0ba21165001136d51e","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/crime-time-inc","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64f1fe0ba21165001136d51e/1765290580602-b48cb264-c2f4-4936-85a7-2331ae4e7aae.jpeg","author":"Crime Time Inc","episode_count":292,"summary":"Crime Time Inc. brings real investigative experience to true crime storytelling. Hosted by former detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean , the podcast blends authentic policing insight with gripping, long-form narratives. Tom brings decades of investigative leadership from some of Scotland’s most complex cases, while Simon draws on his background in the murder squad and undercover work. Together, they combine sharp analysis, wit, and classic East–West Scottish banter. Every week, Crime Time Inc. delivers: • Deep-dive Scottish and UK policing episodes , where Tom and Simon break down real investigations, procedure, decision-making, and lessons learned from inside the job. • Immersive long-form true crime documentary series , exploring major cases like Charles Manson and the Zodiac Killer, followed by exclusive detective commentary you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you’re here for the insider knowledge or the cinematic storytelling, Crime Time Inc. brings you true crime with the experience and perspective of people who have genuinely lived it. Both Simon and Tom are regular contributors to the American True Crime Podcast, Small Town Dicks hosted by Yardley Smith. Real cases. Real…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T14:21:52.721735+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-time-inc-6621363"},"episode":{"title":"How Forensics Might Solve the Gary Poste Enigma","slug":"how-forensics-might-solve-the-gary-poste-enigma","published_at":"2026-04-12T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-time-inc-6621363/how-forensics-might-solve-the-gary-poste-enigma","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-time-inc-6621363","url":"https://shows.acast.com/crime-time-inc/episodes/how-forensics-might-solve-the-gary-poste-enigma","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1fe0ba21165001136d51e/e/69d401a407bc2cbfc7c71abc/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Crime Time Inc, hosts Tom Wood and Simon McLean take a detailed look at Gary Francis Post as a suspect in the Zodiac killer case, continuing their in-depth series on one of America's most enduring unsolved mysteries. Before diving into the main discussion, the pair share some entertaining memories of police life — the Glasgow dairies and Edinburgh bakeries that served as unofficial gathering spots for officers, the camaraderie with A&E nurses at the Western General Hospital on the night shift, and some memorably brutal lines from staff appraisals. It's a warm, unguarded exchange that captures the culture of policing in Scotland during their era, and a reminder that even in a true crime podcast, the human side of the job matters. The heart of the episode is a rigorous, experience-driven analysis of Post as a Zodiac suspect and the work of the so-called \"case breakers\" who championed him. Tom and Simon walk through the circumstantial evidence — Post's military background, his time in the San Francisco Bay Area, claimed cipher interpretations spelling out his name, reports of domestic violence, and familiarity with firearms — and systematically weigh each element. Tom, drawing on decades as a senior investigator and his FBI secondment at Quantico, is characteristically measured but skeptical. He notes that firearms familiarity was near-universal among American men of that generation, that access to military PX stores was hardly exclusive, and that the behavioural profile doesn't fit: serial offenders of this type rarely just stop and settle into quiet domestic life. Simon reinforces the point that the evidence supporting Post is almost entirely subjective or speculative, and crucially, that law enforcement investigating the Zodiac case showed no int…","meta_description":"In this episode of Crime Time Inc, hosts Tom Wood and Simon McLean take a detailed look at Gary Francis Post as a suspect in the Zodiac killer case, conti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1289,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-time-inc-6621363/episodes/how-forensics-might-solve-the-gary-poste-enigma/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-time-inc-6621363/how-forensics-might-solve-the-gary-poste-enigma.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}