Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast

An unflinching look at Boston's criminal underbelly. The host Barry Maguire, a twenty year veteran private investigator, will take you on a compelling journey through some of Boston's most infamous crimes! Barry was born and raised in South Boston and brings a unique Bostonian perspective to the true crime genre.

Recent Episodes

Oct. 14, 2024

Colleen Ritzer and Turtleboy Updates-An unrepentant sex fiend demands…

Send us a text Phillip Chism, committed one of the most heinous crimes in Massachusetts history. He raped and brutally murdered his high school teacher Colleen Ritzer in picturesque Danvers, Massachusetts. Chism's defense cla...

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Oct. 7, 2024

(Replay) The Boston FBI Part 3- H.Paul Rico finally gets arrested and…

Send us a text The innocent men the FBI had knowingly imprisoned began getting out of jail in 1997, as this heinous story unraveled. Greco and Tamelo died in prison. H.Paul Rico retired from the FBI and became head of …

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Sept. 30, 2024

Robert Devine, rose to 2nd in command at the Stoughton Police Dept-hi…

Send us a text Robert Devine rose through the ranks at the Stoughton Police Department, he re-invigorated the Police Explorers program, the program, soon became a breeding ground for sexual abuse, that ensnared Sandra Birchmo...

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Sept. 23, 2024

Why did Norfolk County bring in a ringer for Karen Read's Retrial? A …

Send us a text Apparently there are no competent homicide prosecutors in Norfolk's County's District Attorney's office! Elected DA Mike Morrissey has inexplicably hired a "Special Prosecutor" to retry Karen Read for 2nd degre...

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Sept. 16, 2024

Sandra Birchmore-BCP's 2nd interview with Susanne Cleveland of the Ju…

Send us a text Sandra Birchmore’s homicide is a case for the ages in Metro Boston. She had a difficult life growing up, suffering the death of two close relatives in rapid succession. Sandra’s mother encouraged her to join th...

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Sept. 8, 2024

(Replay) The Boston FBI Part 1- a decades long festering corruption, …

Send us a text This tale of FBI corruption begins in the 1960's. H.Paul Rico was the FBI catalyst in this decades long endeavor. Infamous FBI agent John Connolly of Whitey Bulger infamy, was mentored by Agent Rico. H.Paul ...

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Recent Blog Posts

Ugh! Rod Matthews had that 4th parole hearing

A huge thank you to J. Fitz for this heads up, here is a Boston Globe link on this mope's parole. This solid citizen bashed his friend's head in with a baseball bat, because he wanted to know what it was like to kill someone, do you want to get in a…