web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:03:22 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Muck Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Small Town Politics” https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/small%20town%20politics Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:15:00 -0500 A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. en-us episodic maladies, madness, mischief, and murder in American politics. The Muck Podcast A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. yes The Muck Podcast themuckpodcast@gmail.com Episode 3: Like Evil Idiots | Louis "Bill" Conradt, Jr. and David Cimperman https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep3-likeevilidiots 5401cd36-c9f9-40e5-a4e7-62463a88f062 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:15:00 -0500 The Muck Podcast full 1 The Muck Podcast 1:13:03 yes Hillary and Tina cover former Rockland County Texas, Assistant District Attorney Louis “Bill” Conradt, Jr and former Amsterdam, Ohio police chief, David Cimperman. Sources: Hillary's Story Colombia Journalism Review "The Shame Game: 'To Catch a Predator' is propping up NBC’s Dateline, but at what cost?" (https://archives.cjr.org/feature/the_shame_game.php)--Douglas McCollam Esquire Magazine "Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die" (https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a3269/to-catch-a-predator/)--Luke Dittrich NPR "Ethics of NBC's Sting Show 'To Catch a Predator'" (https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6870926)--Talk of the Nation Wikipedia "Louis Conradt" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Conradt) "To Catch a Predator" (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Catch_a_Predator) Photos Esquire Magazine SWAT Team (https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a3269/to-catch-a-predator/) Arrest Warrant (https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a3269/to-catch-a-predator/) Hansen and Chief Myrick (https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a3269/to-catch-a-predator/) Louis Bill Conradt, Jr. (https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a3269/to-catch-a-predator/) Tina's Story CBS News “How an officer fired twice from one police department became chief of another” (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officer-fired-twice-from-one-police-department-became-chief-of-another/)--CBS Interactive Inc. Cornell Law School--Legal Information Institute Wiretap Code (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2511) New Philadelphia City Council December 23, 2002 (http://www.newphilaoh.com/downloads/minutes/council-minutes-12-23-2002.pdf) (re: Cimperman suing city again) January 13, 2003 Meeting Minutes (http://www.newphilaoh.com/downloads/minutes/council-minutes-01-13-2003.pdf) (re: Cimperman reinstatement) New Philadelphia Municipal Court Schedule of Fines (https://www.npmunicipalcourt.org/fines.php) Ohio Times Reporter “Dave Cimperman, ex-New Philadelphia police officer, featured in USA Today probe” (https://www.timesreporter.com/news/20190426/dave-cimperman-ex-new-philadelphia-police-officer-featured-in-usa-today-probe) --Jon Baker USA Today “Fired for a felony, again for perjury. Meet the new police chief” (https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/04/24/police-officers-police-chiefs-sheriffs-misconduct-criminal-records-database/2214279002/)--James Pilcher, Aaron Hegarty, Eric Litke and Mark Nichols, USA TODAY Network Wikipedia Amsterdam, Ohio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam,_Ohio) Wonkette “America Knows How To Handle Bad Cops: Make Them Police Chief!” (https://www.wonkette.com/america-knows-how-to-handle-bad-cops-hire-them-as-police-chiefs)--Doktor Zoom Photos USA Today--article above Cimperman Headshot and Cimperman Vehicle (https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/04/24/police-officers-police-chiefs-sheriffs-misconduct-criminal-records-database/2214279002/) New Philadelphia Reporter--article above Cimperman Photo New Philadelpia Police Force and Cimperman Vehicle in Garage (https://www.timesreporter.com/news/20190426/dave-cimperman-ex-new-philadelphia-police-officer-featured-in-usa-today-probe) Louis Bill Conradt, Rockland County Texas, Dateline NBC, Amsterdam OH, David Cimperman, USA Network Investigation, Corrupt Cops, Sting, corrupt politics, politics, small town politics, true crime Hillary and Tina cover former Rockland County Texas, Assistant District Attorney Louis “Bill” Conradt, Jr and former Amsterdam, Ohio police chief, David Cimperman.

Sources:
Hillary's Story
Colombia Journalism Review
"The Shame Game: 'To Catch a Predator' is propping up NBC’s Dateline, but at what cost?"--Douglas McCollam

Esquire Magazine
"Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die"--Luke Dittrich

NPR
"Ethics of NBC's Sting Show 'To Catch a Predator'"--Talk of the Nation

Wikipedia
"Louis Conradt"
"To Catch a Predator"

Photos
Esquire Magazine
SWAT Team
Arrest Warrant
Hansen and Chief Myrick
Louis Bill Conradt, Jr.

Tina's Story
CBS News
“How an officer fired twice from one police department became chief of another”--CBS Interactive Inc.

Cornell Law School--Legal Information Institute
Wiretap Code

New Philadelphia City Council
December 23, 2002 (re: Cimperman suing city again)
January 13, 2003 Meeting Minutes (re: Cimperman reinstatement)

New Philadelphia Municipal Court
Schedule of Fines

Ohio Times Reporter
“Dave Cimperman, ex-New Philadelphia police officer, featured in USA Today probe” --Jon Baker

USA Today
“Fired for a felony, again for perjury. Meet the new police chief”--James Pilcher, Aaron Hegarty, Eric Litke and Mark Nichols, USA TODAY Network

Wikipedia
Amsterdam, Ohio

Wonkette
“America Knows How To Handle Bad Cops: Make Them Police Chief!”--Doktor Zoom

Photos
USA Today--article above
Cimperman Headshot and Cimperman Vehicle

New Philadelphia Reporter--article above
Cimperman Photo New Philadelpia Police Force and Cimperman Vehicle in Garage

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]]> Hillary and Tina cover former Rockland County Texas, Assistant District Attorney Louis “Bill” Conradt, Jr and former Amsterdam, Ohio police chief, David Cimperman.

Sources:
Hillary's Story
Colombia Journalism Review
"The Shame Game: 'To Catch a Predator' is propping up NBC’s Dateline, but at what cost?"--Douglas McCollam

Esquire Magazine
"Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die"--Luke Dittrich

NPR
"Ethics of NBC's Sting Show 'To Catch a Predator'"--Talk of the Nation

Wikipedia
"Louis Conradt"
"To Catch a Predator"

Photos
Esquire Magazine
SWAT Team
Arrest Warrant
Hansen and Chief Myrick
Louis Bill Conradt, Jr.

Tina's Story
CBS News
“How an officer fired twice from one police department became chief of another”--CBS Interactive Inc.

Cornell Law School--Legal Information Institute
Wiretap Code

New Philadelphia City Council
December 23, 2002 (re: Cimperman suing city again)
January 13, 2003 Meeting Minutes (re: Cimperman reinstatement)

New Philadelphia Municipal Court
Schedule of Fines

Ohio Times Reporter
“Dave Cimperman, ex-New Philadelphia police officer, featured in USA Today probe” --Jon Baker

USA Today
“Fired for a felony, again for perjury. Meet the new police chief”--James Pilcher, Aaron Hegarty, Eric Litke and Mark Nichols, USA TODAY Network

Wikipedia
Amsterdam, Ohio

Wonkette
“America Knows How To Handle Bad Cops: Make Them Police Chief!”--Doktor Zoom

Photos
USA Today--article above
Cimperman Headshot and Cimperman Vehicle

New Philadelphia Reporter--article above
Cimperman Photo New Philadelpia Police Force and Cimperman Vehicle in Garage

Support The Muck Podcast

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