Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug epidemic, political scandal, and innumerable other hardships, but they’re still here—and they have stories to tell.
| Title | Date published | ||
| S2 E04: The Kingpins' Kids | 2019-05-16 | ||
| S2 E03: The Fat Man and the Field Marshall | 2019-05-09 | ||
| S2 E02: The Battle for Detroit | 2019-05-02 | ||
| S2 E01: Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets | 2018-10-01 | ||
| Coming Soon: Season 2 | 2018-09-20 | ||
| Bonus Episode: Buddy Cianci...The Musical | 2017-12-23 | ||
| Bonus Episode: Courtney | 2017-12-19 | ||
| Bonus Episode: Sins of the Father | 2017-11-29 | ||
| Bonus Episode: The Arrest of Ralph DeMasi | 2017-06-04 | ||
| Bonus Episode: Crimetown Live in Brooklyn | 2017-05-21 | ||
| The Crimetown Season One Soundtrack | 2017-05-18 | ||
| S1 E18: The Prince of Providence | 2017-05-08 | ||
| S1 E17: The Trial of Buddy Cianci | 2017-04-30 | ||
| S1 E16: Operation Plunder Dome | 2017-04-23 | ||
| Bonus Episode: The Gangster's Daughter | 2017-04-16 | ||
| S1 E15: Family Ties | 2017-04-10 | ||
| S1 E14: Renaissance Man | 2017-04-02 | ||
| Bonus Episode: Cat and Mouse Part II | 2017-03-26 | ||
| S1 E13: The Network | 2017-03-19 | ||
| S1 E12: Mob Justice | 2017-03-12 |