Journalist, author and filmmaker Crash Barry podcasts from the foothills of western Maine. Season One features Devils and Dirtbags, his on-going true crime investigation of the criminal priests and bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. Season Two, aka Tough Island, is his comparatively light-hearted but still gritty tales of living and working on a remote Maine island when he was a much younger man. Season Three includes in-depth looks at Disinfomaniacs, along with interviews, conversations and independent journalism focused on the intersection of culture and politics.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Season 2: Tough Island Chapter 1
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
After getting out of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1991, Crash moves to Matinicus, Maine's most remote inhabited island to work as a sternman aboard a lobster boat, The Dotted Eye. And he meets his new boss, Captain Donald, and his wife, Mary-Margaret. She was 100 percent gray. Her short hair. Her sunken eyes. Her skin. All the color of cigarette ash. Clothes. Aura. Minivan. All the same dismal hue.
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Devils and Dirtbags # 15, Richard Lavigne Got Away with Murder, part two
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
We hear a sad tale from "Sarah," the long-suffering wife of one of Richard Lavigne's victims. She tells us about her husband's abuse at the hands of the murderer priest and the impact it had their family.
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Devils and Dirtbags # 14, Richard Lavigne Got Away With Murder, part one
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
On the night of May 21, 2021, the suspected murderer Richard Lavigne died at the age of 80 from COVID complications. The local DA claimed he was getting ready to arrest the former priest and charge him with Danny Croteau's murder, but since Lavigne was dead, he now considers the case closed. On this episode of Devils and Dirtbags, Crash discusses the news of the death of this notorious child molester with the author of the Hells Acres blog as they listen to never-before-heard audio of Lavigne.
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Devils and Dirtbags # 13, In Memory of Danny
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
In the season finale of Devils and Dirtbags, we tie up some loose ends and visit the spot where Danny Croteau was murdered on April 14th, 1972.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Devils and Dirtbags # 12, Danny Croteau’s sister
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
We hear from Danny Croteau's youngest sister, an inspirational woman named Cat, on how the 1972 murder of her brother impacted her entire family.
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Devils and Dirtbags # 11, The Suspected Murderer, part four
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Crash knocks on the door of Richard Lavigne and the child molesting ex-priest has a lot to say.
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Devils and Dirtbags # 10, The Depraved Lying Bishop, part two
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Both Father James Scahill and reporter Bill Zajac knew Bishop Thomas Dupre was evil. How could they stop him?
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Devils and Dirtbags # 9,The Depraved Lying Bishop, part one
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
How could men like Richard Lavigne, Father X and Charles Sullivan, plus dozens of other Springfield priests, get away with such evil criminal behavior?
Well, when the person in charge of a group is depraved, then, usually, the whole damn organization is rotten. For over 25 years, Thomas Dupre held a leadership role in the Springfield Diocese. And Thomas Dupre was a dirty lying rapist.
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Devils and Dirtbags #8, Father X, part four
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Father X, under the influence of bourbon and a willing listener, reveals all about his sordid family history... and why he turned out to be so evil.
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Devils and Dirtbags #7, Father X, part three
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Using the element of surprise, and a bottle of 100 proof bourbon, Crash gets Father X to tell his tale of woe.