Ashburn Magazine

Popular true crime podcast originates in Ashburn neighborhood

Every week, Morgan Wright goes into the den at his home in Ashburn’s Belmont Ridge II neighborhood, closes the doors and sits in front of an array of computers and audio equipment.

He’s preparing to record the latest episode of his “Game of Crimes” podcast that has attracted thousands of listeners around the world.

“Game of Crimes” is a weekly interview-based true crime podcast that goes behind some of the biggest incidents in national and international crime.

Wright is a former state trooper and police detective from Kansas who assisted in the Oklahoma City bombing investigation before moving to the Washington area, where he worked for defense contractors and big tech companies.

Wright during his time with the Kansas Highway Patrol.

He’s also a former senior advisor with the U.S. State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program and a former technical advisor for the “America’s Most Wanted” television program

Click here and read the full interview with Wright from our partner publication Ashburn Magazine. You’ll learn who his well-known co-host is, who their most memorable guest was, and why they think people are so fascinated by “true crime.”