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| Free Bonus: The Odyssey (Gary Shawkey) | 23 oct. 2026 | 00:27:57 | |
Originally published January 26, 2025. A motivational speaker becomes the main suspect in his business partner's disappearance. –––-–---------------------------------------- | |||
| S10 Ep144: The Chamber (The Oxford Center) | 09 oct. 2026 | 01:16:19 | |
A Michigan hyperbaric oxygen therapy center comes under investigation after a 5-year-old boy is incinerated during a routine treatment. Prelude: A Florida hyperbaric oxygen therapy center comes under investigation after a 4-year-old child and his grandmother are incinerated during a routine treatment. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™
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| Rerun: The Creamery (Blue Bell) | 24 sept. 2026 | 00:48:32 | |
Originally published August 22, 2022 A beloved ice cream brand issues a recall when its products are linked to a listeria outbreak. Prelude: Big Olaf Creamery in Sarasota, Florida, continues to sell tainted ice cream while under investigation. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep143: The New Formula (Abbott Laboratories) | 10 sept. 2026 | 01:10:17 | |
A nationwide infant formula shortage reveals the ugly truth about the industry and the multinational corporation at its center. Prelude: A promising infant formula startup is linked to a botulism outbreak. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Rerun: The White Knight (eBay) | 24 août 2026 | 01:16:12 | |
Originally published June 11, 2025 A bizarre and sinister harassment campaign targeting a married couple in Massachusetts is linked to executives at one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies. Prelude: A content creator orchestrates a grievance-driven attack on YouTube's headquarters. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep142: The Façade (Rob & Andrew Kissel) | 10 août 2026 | 01:24:50 | |
A family is torn apart as the lives of two wealthy brothers unravel in spectacular fashion on opposite sides of the world. Prelude: 'The Milkshake Murder' shocks the expatriate community in Hong Kong. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Free Bonus: The Doppelgänger (Matthew D. Keirans) | 16 juil. 2026 | 00:29:37 | |
Originally published November 29, 2025. An imposter uses a stolen name for 30 years, sparking a bizarre struggle between two men to prove who truly owns the identity. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep141: The Mirage (Nikola Motor Company) | 06 juil. 2026 | 01:15:55 | |
A self-proclaimed visionary's promise to revolutionize the trucking industry is revealed to be an "intricate fraud." Prelude: The arrival of Lordstown Motors revitalizes a small Ohio town. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Rerun: The Outbreak (Peanut Corporation of America) | 15 juin 2026 | 00:52:09 | |
Originally published September 11, 2021 A Virginia-based peanut processing company unleashes one of the most massive and lethal food-borne contamination events in United States history. Prelude: The Jensen brothers are charged with crimes after a deadly listeria outbreak. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep140: The Ghost Town (Times Beach, Missouri) | 02 juin 2026 | 01:07:19 | |
A small Missouri town faces a compounded catastrophe as a devastating flood follows the discovery of toxic contamination. Prelude: A mysterious illness attacks the horses and humans at Shenandoah Stables. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep139: The Abandoned (Paria diving tragedy) | 30 avr. 2026 | 01:10:14 | |
An offshore maintenance job in Trinidad & Tobago turns into a deadly catastrophe when divers are violently sucked into an oil pipeline. Prelude: Trinidad's oil industry is scrutinized after fourteen men are killed in an offshore explosion in 1985. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep138: The Lampoon (Tim Durham) | 28 mars 2026 | 01:04:54 | |
Indianapolis' most prominent businessman scrambles to preserve the elaborate financial fraud that funds his lavish lifestyle. Prelude: The CEO of National Lampoon orchestrates a scheme to manipulate the company's stock price. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep137: The Apostle (David E. Taylor) | 27 févr. 2026 | 01:14:45 | |
A modern faith healer's scandal-plagued ministry faces accusations of forced labor and money laundering. Prelude: Kathryn Kuhlman's miracle healings are analyzed and imitated. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S10 Ep136: The Blueprint (Chris & Jeff George) | 30 janv. 2026 | 01:12:13 | |
Twin brothers in Florida become pioneers of a pain clinic industry that fuels a nationwide opioid epidemic. Prelude: Purdue Pharma introduces its new, extended-release painkiller called OxyContin. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Rerun: The Verrückt (Schlitterbahn) | 12 janv. 2026 | 01:05:17 | |
Originally published April 17, 2022. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep135: The Panama Papers (Mossack Fonseca) | 24 déc. 2025 | 01:18:59 | |
The leaked files of a Panamanian law firm offer a glimpse into the offshore economy used by politicians, criminals, and celebrities to hide wealth, evade taxes, and launder money. Prelude: The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's most feared investigative journalist. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Free Bonus: The Tic Tac Man (Bob McDonnell) | 08 déc. 2025 | 00:32:48 | |
Originally published July 9, 2024. A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep134: The Motherlode (Bre-X) | 24 nov. 2025 | 01:14:55 | |
A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history. Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep133: The Fabulist (George Santos) | 09 nov. 2025 | 01:42:17 | |
A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels. Prelude: JP Maroney's inventive "digital marketing arbitrage" is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Free Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy) | 12 oct. 2025 | 00:30:02 | |
Originally published February 11, 2025. A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep132: The Mix-Up (Velsicol Chemical Company) | 28 sept. 2025 | 01:09:56 | |
A catastrophic contamination strikes Michigan when an industrial chemical (PBB) is mistakenly mixed into cattle feed. Prelude: Workers at a Texas chemical plant are turned into “zombies" after exposure to the toxic pesticide Phosvel. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep131: The Utopia (Galt's Gulch Chile) | 07 sept. 2025 | 01:33:25 | |
A proposed libertarian paradise in the Chilean countryside devolves into a spectacle of betrayal and broken promises. Prelude: Lazarus Long's Principality of New Utopia. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Rerun: The Crusader (Nicholas Alahverdian) | 24 août 2025 | 01:16:30 | |
Originally published June 5, 2022. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep130: The Wunderkind (Ephren Taylor II) | 14 août 2025 | 01:05:34 | |
A self-proclaimed “socially conscious” entrepreneur uses church seminars and motivational speeches to lure investors into a nationwide Ponzi scheme. Prelude: "King" Perry Santillo and Chris Parris perpetuate a financial fraud to which they had fallen victim. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep129: The Death Trap (Ride the Ducks Intl.) | 27 juil. 2025 | 01:07:01 | |
A tourism industry's ugly past is revealed after a "duck boat" sinks on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, during a storm. Prelude: The sinking of Miss Majestic in Hot Springs, Arkansas. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep128: The Charade (Scott W. Rothstein) | 08 juil. 2025 | 01:24:11 | |
A Fort Lauderdale lawyer's ostentatious lifestyle is supported by the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida history. Prelude: The body of attorney Melissa Britt Lewis is found in a Florida canal. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Rerun: The Inferno (The Station nightclub fire) | 22 juin 2025 | 01:13:42 | |
Originally published September 27, 2021. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep127: The White Knight (eBay) | 11 juin 2025 | 01:14:46 | |
A bizarre and sinister harassment campaign targeting a married couple in Massachusetts is linked to executives at one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies. Prelude: A content creator orchestrates a grievance-driven attack on YouTube's headquarters. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep126: The Baby Heaven (Camp Lejeune) | 26 mai 2025 | 01:14:31 | |
An estimated one million people are exposed to decades of toxic water contamination at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina, leading to serious health issues, cover-ups, and endless legal battles for justice. Prelude: A mysterious leukemia cluster appears in Woburn, Massachusetts. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep125: The Reporter (Jeff German) | 07 mai 2025 | 01:10:01 | |
An investigative journalist is murdered in an act of retaliation by a Clark County elected official accused of misconduct. Prelude: The mysterious death of Las Vegas casino heir, Ted Binion. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Rerun: The Messenger (Kevin Trudeau) | 01 mai 2025 | 01:21:30 | |
Originally published April 30, 2023. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep124: The Pinto (Ford Motor Company) | 20 avr. 2025 | 01:07:42 | |
An American automotive company is charged with reckless homicide related to the defective design of a popular car. Prelude: Toyota is held responsible for the ghastly deaths of three sisters. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep123: The Acquisition (Charlie Javice) | 06 avr. 2025 | 01:13:02 | |
The founder of a fintech company is accused of defrauding JPMorgan Chase by falsifying customer data to secure a $175 million acquisition deal. Prelude: Joanna Smith-Griffin's rising startup is built on lies. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep122: The Warlord (Kony 2012) | 19 mars 2025 | 01:28:22 | |
A viral video sparks accusations of charity fraud and other improprieties while exposing a potentially much darker truth. Prelude: Efforts to neutralize a brutal warlord in central Africa are unsuccessful. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S9 Ep121: The Derailment (East Palestine, OH) | 02 mars 2025 | 01:14:06 | |
A train derailment in Ohio caused by corporate greed leads to widespread environmental contamination, conspiracy, and political mudslinging. Prelude: A train derailment in Paulsboro, New Jersey, raises concerns about rail transportation safety throughout the U.S. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| Free Bonus: The Fund (Darren Berg) | 19 déc. 2024 | 00:20:49 | |
Originally published September 11, 2024. The Pacific Northwest's "mini Madoff" escapes prison after being convicted of operating a $140 million Ponzi scheme. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep120: The Descent (OceanGate) | 25 nov. 2024 | 01:27:12 | |
An experimental deep-sea submersible disappears during an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck. Prelude: Legendary explorer Steve Fossett disappears during a casual plane ride. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep119: The Magic Pill (Fen-Phen) | 31 oct. 2024 | 01:02:51 | |
A trendy new diet drug combination subjects millions of users to serious health effects, resulting in a monumental legal battle. Prelude: Cancer concerns force Belviq, a popular diet drug, to be withdrawn from the marketplace. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep118: The Prince (Joel Morehu-Barlow) | 09 oct. 2024 | 00:46:55 | |
A government employee posing as a Tahitian prince commits the largest public sector fraud in Queensland history. Prelude: The catastrophic implementation of Queensland Health's new payroll system. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep117: The Airliner (ValuJet) | 25 sept. 2024 | 00:54:28 | |
A budget airline's penny-pinching strategy is examined after one of its planes crashes in the Florida Everglades. Prelude: Allegiant Air's safety history is called into question after a rash of concerning incidents. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep116: The Juggalos (ICP v. FBI) | 05 sept. 2024 | 00:57:04 | |
A "quintessential" civil rights battle ignites when fans of the much-maligned rap group Insane Clown Posse are officially classified as a "street gang" by the federal government. Prelude: Two Juggalos are charged with the murder of a man in Pennsylvania. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep115: The Bling Bishop (Lamor Whitehead) | 21 août 2024 | 01:10:46 | |
A flashy Brooklyn pastor finds himself in the media spotlight due to his current lifestyle and criminal past. Prelude: An unprovoked murder on the New York subway. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep114: The Fungus (New England Compounding Center) | 04 août 2024 | 01:03:14 | |
A compounding pharmacy's attempt to maximize revenue leads to a devastating public health crisis. Prelude: Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals ships overly-potent medication to hospitals, including a neonatal intensive care unit. | |||
| Free Bonus: The Predator (Nate Holzapfel) | 21 juil. 2024 | 00:23:26 | |
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| Free Bonus: The Studio (Carissa Carpenter) | 14 juil. 2024 | 00:30:56 | |
Originally published January 11, 2023. A proposal to build a massive movie studio in Northern California signals the end of a 17-year-old scheme. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep113: The Satan Seller (Mike Warnke) | 30 juin 2024 | 01:17:38 | |
A reformed Satanic priest becomes America's most prominent Christian comedian and authority on the occult. Prelude: Cassette recordings of John Todd's conspiratorial seminars spread through Evangelical communities. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep112: The Sugarpit (Indiana State Fair stage collapse) | 13 juin 2024 | 01:05:33 | |
Dedicated fans of country band Sugarland are crushed when a stage collapses during a storm at the Indiana State Fair. Prelude: A gust of wind destroys the stage at Ottawa Bluesfest while Cheap Trick performs. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep111: The Embattled (Jasiel Correia) | 29 mai 2024 | 01:19:41 | |
The arrest of Fall River's 23-year-old mayor ignites a political fiasco. Prelude: A popular Massachusetts State Senator is convicted of bribery. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep110: The Mess (Eric C. Conn) | 13 mai 2024 | 01:15:38 | |
The largest disability fraud case in United States history is linked to a flamboyant lawyer in a small Kentucky town. Prelude: The history and abuse of Social Security Disability Insurance. –––-–----------------------------------------
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| S8 Ep109: The Machine (Tyson Foods) | 30 avr. 2024 | 01:10:18 | |
A multinational meat processing company wreaks havoc on animals and people in pursuit of profits. Prelude: Cody Easterday's $233 million "ghost cattle" scheme. –––-–----------------------------------------
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