23 episodes

Dark Side is a true crime podcast that focuses on crimes that changed laws, or law enforcement, or something positive was born of a tragedy. Also covered are first, last and landmark convictions. Why don't you join me for the ride? As always, it'll be a bumpy one!

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    • True Crime
    • 4.5 • 57 Ratings

Dark Side is a true crime podcast that focuses on crimes that changed laws, or law enforcement, or something positive was born of a tragedy. Also covered are first, last and landmark convictions. Why don't you join me for the ride? As always, it'll be a bumpy one!

    Update - Season 2

    Update - Season 2

    Just an update on Season 2...and an introduction to a new member of the Dark Side family!

    Music by:



    Possession by Purple Planet
    All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    • 3 min
    Episode 20 - The Home of the Brave

    Episode 20 - The Home of the Brave

    Today's episode is the conclusion of the Fred Korematsu story. After losing his Supreme Court case in 1944, Fred went into a life of obscurity...until a conversation with a young girl in 1967 started Fred back on the journey to right the wrongs bestowed against him, and Japanese American people...and to stop America from making the same mistakes again.

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    Website: www.darksidepodcast.co.uk



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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suze_darksidepodcast/



    Email: info@darksidepodcast.co.uk


     

    Voices:


    Narrator: SuZe

     

    Sound Effects:

    Zapsplat.com

    YouTube Sound Effects





    Music & Sounds:


    Possession by Purple Planet – All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.

     

    Sources:



    President Gerald Ford rescinded a Democrat Outrage Against Japanese-Americans - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJyr-lkayTM


    FRED KOREMATSU: A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO - https://www.niot.org/niot-video/fred-korematsu-civil-rights-hero


    Supreme Court Landmark Case [Korematsu v. United States] - https://www.stitcher.com/show/cspan-landmarkcases/episode/supreme-court-landmark-case-korematsu-v-united-states-42674029


    Civil Wrongs & Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story - https://vimeo.com/118490262


    A Man of Quiet Bravery - https://vimeo.com/140002761


    Donald Trump seen calling for Muslim registry in new video despite denials - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-muslim-registry-video-president-islam-policies-immigration-a7424511.html


    President Reagan's at the Japanese-American Internment Compensation Bill signing on August 10, 1988 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcaQRhcBXKY


    Barack Obama tells Muslim Americans the US is ‘one big family’ - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/jun/23/obama-iftar-dinner-ramadan-one-big-family-video


    Donald Trump seen calling for Muslim registry in new video despite denials - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-muslim-registry-video-president-islam-policies-immigration-a7424511.html


    Donald Trump surrogate cites America's Japanese internment camps as 'precedent' for Muslim registry- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-surrogate-muslim-registry-japanese-internment-camps-precedent-a7422171.html


    Exclusive: Donald Trump Says He Might Have Supported Japanese Internment - https://time.com/4140050/donald-trump-muslims-japanese-internment/


    Student shoots video of WTC on 9/11 A former NYU student - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qiVBOqNiOs


    Remembering Civil Liberties Hero Fred Korematsu - https://www.aclu.org/blog/remembering-civil-liberties-hero-fred-korematsu


    Guantánamo Bay: 14 years of injustice - https://www.amnesty.org.uk/guantanamo-bay-human-rights


    US tortured detainees' after 9/11 attack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FZC3yQMhPI


    Rasul v. Bush - https://ccrjustice.org/home/what-we-do/our-cases/rasul-v-bush


    Essay: Remember Endo? - https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/214393479.pdf


    A plea to cast aside Korematsu - https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/01/a-plea-to-cast-aside-korematsu/


    Obama Administration Refuses Opportunity to Repudiate Japanese Internment Ruling - https://reason.com/2014/04/01/obama-administration-refuses-opportunity/


    The American National Anthem — US Army Chorus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gv8mIF7l-A


    Trump adviser Stephen Miller says the president's power 'will not be questioned' - https://www.washingtonpost.com/videonational/trump-adviser-stephen-miller-says-the-presidents-power-will-not-be-questioned/2017/02/13/0f772184-f14f-11e6-9fb1-2d8f3fc9c0ed_video.html


    SCOTUS Conservatives Repudiate Yet Echo Korematsu On Muslim Ban - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K_n3EVoamA


    A licence to discriminate: Trump's Muslim & refugee ban - https://

    • 1 hr 26 min
    Episode 1 of Dark Shadows - Why, FDR...WHY?

    Episode 1 of Dark Shadows - Why, FDR...WHY?

    On this very first episode of Dark Shadows, Why FDR, WHY? We're taking a deep dive into what led Franklin Roosevelt to make the decision to intern an entire ethnic population of the USA, treated them like criminals, locked them up like animals, and removed their civil liberties. Yes, I’ll be tackling the internment of the Japanese Americans during world war two in the United States and just how and why a Government could turn on its’ own citizens in the supposed land of the free. 

    Are you ready for the deep dive? 

    Excellent...here we go...

    Voices:



    Narrator: SuZe


    Kotsui Korematsu: Hieu Tieu

     

    Music by:


    Possession by Purple Planet
    All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.

     

    Sources:



    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) - Our Documents - https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=26


    Mexican-American War - https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War


    The Gold Rush of 1849 - Facts, Summary & Video – HISTORY - https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/gold-rush-of-1849


    ECONOMIC PANIC OF 1873 -https://www.historycentral.com/rec/EconomicPanic.html


    Chinese Exclusion Act - https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/chinese-exclusion-act-1882


    Extending a beacon of hope to all who seek refuge - https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/extending-beacon-hope-all-who-seek-refuge/


    Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History - https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/japanese/


    Rumors of War: Immigration Disputes - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-7709.2008.00745.x


    Gentlemen's Agreement - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118663202.wberen529


    Closing the Door on Immigration - https://www.nps.gov/articles/closing-the-door-on-immigration.htm

    • 25 min
    Episode 19 - The Land of the Free?

    Episode 19 - The Land of the Free?

    Fred Korematsu was a law abiding, loyal citizen of the United States. He held no criminal record and loved his homeland so much so, that he wanted to don a uniform to defend her. So, why then did his country turn on him and treat him like a criminal? Convicting him, incarcerating him, interring him, and leaving him with a criminal record? Fred would spend a lifetime trying to defend the injustice bestowed against him, and the thousands of others in his position.

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    Website: www.darksidepodcast.co.uk



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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suze_darksidepodcast/



    Email: info@darksidepodcast.co.uk


     

    Voices:


    Narrator: SuZe


    Kotsui Korematsu: Hieu Tieu

     

    Sound Effects:

    Zapsplat.com

    YouTube Sound Effects




    Sources:



    Pennsylvania Polka - The Andrews Sisters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92rmDlhgPqk

    Possession by Purple Planet
    All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
     
    Sources:

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) - Our Documents - https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=26


    Mexican-American War - https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War


    The Gold Rush of 1849 - Facts, Summary & Video – HISTORY - https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/gold-rush-of-1849


    Pearl Harbor Attacks - As It Happened - Radio Broadcasts (1941) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Buw4XYc8E


    Supreme Court Landmark Case [Korematsu v. United States] - https://www.stitcher.com/show/cspan-landmarkcases/episode/supreme-court-landmark-case-korematsu-v-united-states-42674029


    ECONOMIC PANIC OF 1873 - https://www.historycentral.com/rec/EconomicPanic.html


    Chinese Exclusion Act - https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/chinese-exclusion-act-1882


    Extending a beacon of hope to all who seek refuge - https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/extending-beacon-hope-all-who-seek-refuge/


    Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History - https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/japanese/


    Rumors of War: Immigration Disputes - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-7709.2008.00745.x


    Gentlemen's Agreement - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118663202.wberen529


    Closing the Door on Immigration - https://www.nps.gov/articles/closing-the-door-on-immigration.htm


    Second Generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) before WWII - http://picturethis.museumca.org/timeline/depression-era-1930s/second-generation-japanese-americans-nisei-wwii/info


    Karl Bendetsen - https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Karl_Bendetsen


    The Munson Report - https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/explorations/japanese_internment/munson_report.cfm


    Kenneth Ringle - https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Kenneth_Ringle/


    FRED KOREMATSU: A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO - https://www.niot.org/niot-video/fred-korematsu-civil-rights-hero


    Pearl Harbor & Executive Order 9066 | And Then They Came for Us - https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pearl-harbor-executive-order-9066-video/korematsu-institute/


    Executive Order 9066 - https://www.fdrlibrary.org/executive-order-9066


    A Look Back at the Executive Order that Cleared the Way for Internment - https://www.nbcnews.com/video/a-look-back-at-the-executive-order-that-cleared-the-way-for-internment-865872451965


    Civil Wrongs & Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story - https://vimeo.com/118490262


    A Man of Quiet Bravery - https://vimeo.com/140002761


    Japanese American internment - https://www.britannica.com/event/Japanese-American-internment

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Episode 18 - The Pendulum Swings

    Episode 18 - The Pendulum Swings

    Today's story is something very different to the norm, and as of 24 hours ago, completely unplanned. The episode that should have aired today hit a curve ball at the 11th hour, and so, not wanting to disappoint, I have put today's episode together instead. Like I said, it's very different to my normal episodes, but I do hope that you enjoy it...

    Find me at:





    Website: www.darksidepodcast.co.uk



    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/319473136054221



    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suze_darksidepodcast/



    Email: info@darksidepodcast.co.uk


    Music by:



    Possession by Purple Planet
    All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/




    All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.

    • 31 min
    Episode 17 - A Cry for Help

    Episode 17 - A Cry for Help

    In June 2016, 20-year-old Michael Sandford from sleepy, rural Dorking, Surrey, UK had made an epic journey of over 5000 miles in total, on a mission. Michael was known for how polite, articulate, kind, compassionate, and sweet he was. So, how did this sweet young man go on to almost change the course of history with an attempted crime that aimed to murder one of the most influential people in the Western World?

    Find me at:



    Website: www.darksidepodcast.co.uk



    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/319473136054221



    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suze_darksidepodcast/



    Email: info@darksidepodcast.co.uk


     

    Voices:


    Narrator: SuZe


    Voice in Head: TH

     

    Sound Effects:



    British phone sound - Telephones: Ringing Cadence - US v UK - https://www.youtube.com/ch?v=pK-euL_PukY


    USA Chants - The three times Trump’s SOTU speech drew chants of ‘USA, USA’- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5dIMEYafiU


    Trump Chants - Unfiltered Voices From Donald Trump's Crowds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9YPYRaeTW0


    Music by:


    Possession by Purple Planet
    All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.

     

    Sources:



    The Brit who tried to kill Trump Full Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8sQCoAW6XY


    That Trump Assassination Attempt Was A Big Deal - https://www.bustle.com/articles/168385-yes-that-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-shouldve-gotten-more-attention


    Why isn’t the Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump Bigger News? - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/21/why-isnt-the-assassination-attempt-on-donald-trump-bigger-news/


    Donald Trump: We have some bad hombres here - Final Presidential Debate - Hillary Clinton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NveATfcxta4


    `We`re going to build the wall,’ Trump says at RIR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MJ4TFQ8JBI


    Plot to kill Donald Trump: New details on the suspect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnrLrPwhKdU


    My son 'tried to shoot Donald Trump' BBC News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n07qzH4Qpc4&t=202s


    Man who tried to kill Trump from Hoboken: Feds say - https://www.fox5ny.com/news/man-who-tried-to-kill-trump-from-hoboken-feds-say


    Brit Michael Sandford who tried to shoot Donald Trump with cop’s gun at election rally reveals voices in his head told him to assassinate US President - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3513071/michael-sandford-donald-trump-rally-cops-gun-voices-kill-president/


    Donald Trump Wins Presidential Election, Sending Shockwaves Around the World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO-LR_fEwfQ


    He’s not a bad person’ Mother of man who attempted to shoot Trump defends crowd-funding - https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/695706/Donald-Trump-shoot-assasinate-mum-crowdfunding


    Mother of jailed Briton in Trump attack pleads for son's return - https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/mother-of-jailed-briton-in-trump-attack-pleads-for-sons-return


    Sandford Parents Speak Out On Their Son's Sentencing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrRjW03d9HU


    WARM WELCOME: Crowd cheers for President Trump - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJHTeLp-qTU

    • 1 hr 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
57 Ratings

57 Ratings

lizthim@ ,

I love this podcast and podcaster

SuZe is great. Not only does she relate terribly disturbing true crime stories in a direct, yet sensitive way, but her sense of humor shines through in a very enjoyable way.

NatlouG ,

AWSOME Suze

I am a huge true crime fan!! But the way Suze tells stories and brings information of how laws have been changed or started is such an amazing way of looking at the stories differently. So thank you for what you do, not just entertainment but educational !!

Huge Fan from Austin, Texas
Natasha

Skyhookmike ,

SuZe’s Voice will hypnotize

I just love SuZe’s sensuous voice, her articulate annunciation and her British accent. I could listen to her even if she was reading Webster dictionary.

This is now my favorite podcast. It’s full of facts of past tragedies which are presented by SuZe in a first person type narrative that make the listener feel like they are in the story.

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