Eric Mennel
- Username: Emennel
- Producer
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based
Recent Pieces from Eric Mennel
Episode 17: Final Exit
(23:46)
From: Criminal
No one disputes that it’s against the law to take another person’s life, but is it against the law to sit with someone and watch while they commit suicide? We meet an elderly ...
Episode 16: Poster Boy
(17:25)
From: Criminal
On July 17th, 1889, the residents of Clayton County, Iowa woke up to news of the worst crime in their history. A Civil War veteran and his young wife had been murdered in ...
Episode 15: He's Neutral
(16:16)
From: Criminal
Dan Stevenson has lived in Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood for 40 years. He says crime has been an issue for as long as he can remember, but he isn’t one to call the police ...
Episode 14: The Fifth Suspect
(20:02)
From: Criminal
In June 2014, authorities released information about a massive child pornography ring being conducted in North Carolina. Four suspects had already been arrested, and the ...
Episode 13: The Big Sleep
(16:08)
From: Criminal
Raymond Chandler is often called the greatest American crime novelist. But something very important to Chandler had gotten lost. No one noticed until a pair of Chandler's ...
Episode 12: Break The Internet
(16:26)
From: Criminal
In 1999, most of America’s tech hysteria centered around Y2K. But at that same time, a teenager in Canada was messing around in chat rooms, meeting hackers, and learning ...
Episode 11: I'm About To Save Your Life
(19:01)
From: Criminal
In 1977, a mild-mannered aeronautical engineer sideswiped a parked car in Compton, CA. He stopped his car to see the damage, and all of a sudden a man opened his car door, ...
Buzzer Beater
(07:00)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Producer Eric Mennel tells the story of a 24-second experiment that saved one of America’s most beloved sports. This story is part of the BackStory episode "On the Clock: A ...
Episode 10: Dear Sheila
(15:47)
From: Criminal
Working as a reporter for a TV station in New Hampshire, Kevin Flynn was covering the capture and arrest of a female serial killer named Sheila LaBarre. As he grew more and ...
