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95. The Captive (SeaWorld)
4536
Tragedy at a marine animal amusement park illuminates the issues surrounding keeping killer whales in captivity. Prelude: A campaign to save Keiko, the orca whale star of 'Free Willy.'
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May 21, 2023 |
94. The Messenger (Kevin Trudeau)
4975
A series of infomercials lands a TV pitchman in federal prison. Prelude: The founder of Hooked on Phonics is criticized over dubious advertising claims before he settles a sexual assault lawsuit with his corporate attorney, who then purchases a ranch from a phony French noblewoman who faked her own death.
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May 01, 2023 |
93. The Teenager (Malachi Love-Robinson)
3333
An 18-year-old boy in Florida is caught masquerading as a medical doctor. Prelude: A 17-year-old boy in Florida is caught masquerading as a physician assistant.
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Apr 16, 2023 |
92. The Phantom (Imperial Food Products)
3637
Workers at a chicken processing plant in North Carolina become trapped inside a burning building. Prelude: Tragedy at the Triangle Waist Company in Manhattan leads to worker safety reforms.
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Apr 02, 2023 |
91. The Balloon Boy (Richard Heene)
4818
A botched backyard science experiment sends a 6-year-old boy soaring through the Colorado sky on a balloon. Prelude: Lawn Chair Larry fulfills a lifelong dream.
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Mar 19, 2023 |
Rerun: The Switch (Flint Water Crisis)
4446
A cost-cutting decision to switch municipal water sources leads to a public health crisis in Flint, Michigan. Prelude: The discovery and response to the lead contamination of Washington, D.C. drinking water.
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Feb 08, 2023 |
Rerun: The Vigilante (Pat Johnson)
3382
A towing industry watchdog patrols the streets of Austin, Texas in search of a serial rock thrower. Prelude: Joe Stack exacts revenge against the Internal Revenue Service.
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Jan 21, 2023 |
Rerun: The Mayor (Kwame Kilpatrick)
3425
A young politician ruins a promising career with numerous financial and sexual scandals. Prelude: The unsolved murder of Tamara Greene.
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Jan 08, 2023 |
Rerun: The GPO Girl (Samantha Azzopardi)
3599
Australia's "most notorious con woman" adopts multiple aliases to commit crimes around the world. Prelude: Jerry Joseph leaves Haiti to become a high school basketball star in a small, west Texas town.
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Dec 23, 2022 |
90. The Relief (Hurricane Katrina)
4356
Ignored warnings and delayed disaster relief transforms a hurricane in New Orleans into a true American horror story. Prelude: Hurricane Betsy causes widespread flooding in New Orleans.
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Dec 06, 2022 |
89. The Crocodile (Heather Morgan & Ilya Lichtenstein)
3354
An aspiring rapper ("Razzlekhan") and her Russian-born husband are accused of attempting to launder billions of dollars in stolen Bitcoin. Prelude: The rise and fall of AlphaBay, the world's largest darknet market.
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Nov 10, 2022 |
88. The Liability (Johnson & Johnson)
3317
A multinational corporation discontinues the sale of its famous baby powder after thousands of users allege that the product causes cancer. Prelude: Ethicon's pelvic mesh implants feature a critical design flaw.
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Oct 23, 2022 |
87. The Label (Johnson & Johnson)
3332
A pharmaceutical company widely promotes an antipsychotic drug that causes young boys to develop female breasts. Prelude: DePuy's new metal hip implant features a critical design flaw.
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Oct 06, 2022 |
86. The Wagon (Richard Scrushy)
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The charismatic CEO of HealthSouth stands trial for a $2.8 billion accounting fraud. Prelude: Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, becomes a political target.
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Sep 18, 2022 |
85. The Creamery (Blue Bell)
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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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Aug 22, 2022 |
84. The Body Broker (Megan Hess)
4045
A funeral director in a small town in Colorado is accused of selling human body parts. Prelude: A raid on Arthur Rathburn's body brokering business in Detroit leads to arrests in Phoenix and Chicago.
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Aug 09, 2022 |
Rerun: The Revenger (Hunter Moore)
3654
Swindled returns on August 7th! Until then, let's revisit a classic: A middle school dropout embraces his role as "the most hated man on the Internet" after creating a notorious "revenge porn" website called Is Anyone Up. Prelude: Kevin Bollaert becomes the first person convicted under California's revenge porn law.
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Jul 27, 2022 |
83. The Troubadour (Mark Leonard)
4129
A former exotic dancer and his girlfriend are questioned when a house explodes in the Richmond Hill subdivision in Indianapolis. Prelude: A massive explosion in downtown Richmond, Indiana, kills 41 people.
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Jul 05, 2022 |
82. The Perfect Trigger (Remington Arms)
4170
America's oldest gun manufacturer denies that its most popular product is defective and dangerous. Prelude: A deadly toy gun is recalled by Family Dollar.
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Jun 21, 2022 |
81. The Crusader (Nicholas Alahverdian)
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The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life. Prelude: A tragedy occurs after a woman in Rhode Island adopts eight children with developmental issues.
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80. The Standoff (Ed & Elaine Brown)
4671
After refusing to pay taxes, a New Hampshire couple engages in a months-long standoff with federal authorities. Prelude: The Montana Freemen perpetrate a massive fraud scheme under the guise of sovereignty.
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May 22, 2022 |
79. The Rockefeller (Christian Gerhartsreiter)
3633
A lifelong impostor is accused of murdering a couple in California and kidnapping his daughter. Prelude: Chris Rockefeller is revealed to be French con artist Christophe Rocancourt.
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May 08, 2022 |
Bonus: The Canal (Love Canal) [Redux]
2540
Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagra Falls, New York, became the victim of a massive, man-made environmental disaster. Prelude: James Denney, a Missouri farmer, makes a deal for a local chemical company to bury its waste on his property.
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78. The Verrückt (Schlitterbahn)
4187
The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy. Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida.
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Apr 17, 2022 |
77. The Pioneer (uBiome)
3287
A revolutionary microbiome testing company often described as "the 23andMe of poop" is accused of illegal billing practices. Prelude: A former music pirate transitions to a healthcare fraud scheme.
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Apr 03, 2022 |
76. The Vegan (Sarma Melngailis)
3936
A popular vegan restaurant is destroyed when its beloved owner falls for the wrong man. Prelude: The PlantLab culinary academy cancels classes after the CEO disappears.
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Mar 16, 2022 |
Bonus: The Hero (Candace Clark)
1538
The State of Illinois' newly appointed Director of Special Investigations is exposed as a lifelong con artist and notorious property squatter.
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Jan 06, 2022 |
75. The Explosion (Port of Beirut disaster)
3947
A massive explosion in Lebanon's capital city is revealed to be a symptom of a corrupt system. Prelude: A fertilizer plant explosion destroys the small town of West, Texas.
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Dec 06, 2021 |
74. The OB-GYN (Javaid Perwaiz)
3557
An anonymous tip leads to the arrest of a beloved gynecologist in Chesapeake, Virginia. Prelude: Dr. Roger Beyer is investigated for improperly reusing a rectal pressure device.
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Nov 11, 2021 |
73. The Salesman (William J. McCorkle)
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A charismatic real estate guru builds a fortune with infomercials. Prelude: Charles J. Givens sells financial advice to a susceptible audience.
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Oct 25, 2021 |
72. The Killdozer (Marvin Heemeyer)
3460
A muffler shop owner exacts revenge over a zoning dispute in the mountain town of Granby, Colorado. Prelude: Tom Leask makes a violent statement against a small-town government.
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Oct 12, 2021 |
71. The Inferno (The Station nightclub fire)
4692
Incompetence and negligence lead to a devastating loss of life at a concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Prelude: A fight in the E2 nightclub in Chicago triggers a deadly stampede.
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Sep 28, 2021 |
70. The Outbreak (Peanut Corporation of America)
3377
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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Sep 12, 2021 |
69. The Scheme (Bernie Madoff)
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A Wall Street tycoon's money management firm is revealed to be the world's largest Ponzi scheme. Prelude: Samuel Israel III disappears after his hedge fund collapses.
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Aug 29, 2021 |
Bonus: The Beach House Sheriff (Todd Entrekin)
1898
A sheriff in Alabama uses the inmate food budget to purchase personal property.
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Aug 01, 2021 |
68. The Ghost Writer (Anthony Godby Johnson)
3582
A critically ill teenager writes a best-selling book about his abusive childhood. Prelude: New Horizons Youth Ministry opens a child reform program overseas.
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Jul 18, 2021 |
67. The Patriarch (Anthony Todt)
2875
In Celebration, Florida, a family disappears in the wake of the father's physical therapy insurance scam. Prelude: John Chairmonte attempts to burn down his own home.
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Jul 04, 2021 |
66. The Brand (Procter & Gamble)
4399
A multinational consumer goods corporation finds itself mired in controversy. Prelude: The Fenholloway River is classified as an "industrial waterway."
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Jun 20, 2021 |
65. The Bakery (Sandy Jenkins)
2826
A corporate accountant lives luxuriously by embezzling millions from a family-owned bakery. Prelude: Alvin Kennard is sentenced to life in prison on a non-violent robbery charge.
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Jun 06, 2021 |
64. The Ivy Leaguer (Esther Reed)
3032
An intelligent imposter steals the identity of a missing woman to con her way into Columbia University. Prelude: James Arthur Hogue's compulsion leads to a life of crime.
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May 23, 2021 |
63. The Bishop (John P. Tomkins)
3052
An unknown entity attempts to manipulate the stock prices of two companies by mailing threats to investment firms. Prelude: Luke Helder places pipe bombs in mailboxes across the Midwest.
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May 09, 2021 |
62. The Well (Walkerton E. coli outbreak)
3468
Unprecedented rainfall in a small Ontario township leads to a public health disaster. Prelude: Thousands fall ill after attending the Washington County Fair in New York.
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Apr 25, 2021 |
61. The Atheist (Madalyn Murray O'Hair)
4367
An infamous First Amendment activist becomes the "most hated woman in America" then mysteriously disappears. Prelude: The constitutionality of state-sponsored prayer in public schools is challenged in the United States Supreme Court.
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Apr 11, 2021 |
Bonus: The Sweepstakes (Pepsi Number Fever)
1334
A soda company's botched promotional game leads to unrest in the Philippines.
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Dec 06, 2020 |
60. The Spill (Deepwater Horizon)
3592
An explosion on a deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico leads to the largest oil spill in United States history. Prelude: More than 3.4 million barrels of crude oil leak into the ocean after an accident at the Ixtoc I well.
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Nov 22, 2020 |
59. The Downfall (Marcus Schrenker)
2920
The president and chief executive of an Indianapolis wealth management company takes drastic measures to avoid prosecution. Prelude: A Long Island man's plan to escape his debts backfires.
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Nov 08, 2020 |
58. The Pitchman (Don Lapre)
3154
A multi-level marketing salesman advertises his get-rich-quick schemes on television and becomes the "King of Infomercials." Prelude: The founder of a nutrition company is suspected of his wife's mysterious death.
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Oct 25, 2020 |
57. The Saint (Mother Teresa)
3351
Critics and former volunteers reveal the disturbing details of a Catholic nun's international mission to help the "poorest of the poor." Prelude: A six-year-old boy's journey to Heaven becomes a best-selling book.
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Oct 11, 2020 |
56. The Space Program (Challenger Disaster)
3341
The organizational culture of the United States space program leads to one of the deadliest disasters in aeronautics history. Prelude: Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov embarks on a doomed mission to space.
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Sep 27, 2020 |
55. The I.M.O.M. (Peter Foster)
2910
An Australian con artist is arrested on multiple continents while indulging in "millions, models, and mayhem". Prelude: Novy Chardon disappears amid a divorce dispute with her millionaire husband.
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Sep 12, 2020 |
54. The Barefoot Bandit (Colton Harris Moore)
3330
A teenager from the Pacific Northwest embarks on an international burglary spree. Prelude: Joshua Paul Calhoun becomes the East Texas "Superthief".
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Aug 30, 2020 |
53. The Treatment (Bayer AG)
3212
A multinational pharmaceutical company with a dark past becomes the central figure of a contaminated blood product crisis. Prelude: Ryan White is banned from school after contracting HIV.
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Aug 16, 2020 |
52. The Referee (Tim Donaghy)
3405
A professional basketball referee uses his knowledge of the inner workings of the league to place bets on the games. Prelude: Joe Gagliano recruits Arizona State University's star basketball player to participate in a point-shaving scandal.
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Aug 03, 2020 |
51. The Vigilante (Pat Johnson)
3275
A towing industry watchdog patrols the streets of Austin, Texas in search of a serial rock thrower. Prelude: Joe Stack exacts revenge against the Internal Revenue Service.
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Jul 19, 2020 |
50. The Octopus (United Fruit Company)
3785
One of the largest and most recognizable banana companies in the world has an exploitative and bloody history in Central America. Prelude: An American banana company continues to use a pesticide in Central America after it is banned in the United States.
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Jul 06, 2020 |
49. The Genius (Martin Frankel)
3779
A sex-obsessed stockbroker uses astrology when conducting a series of investment frauds. Prelude: Tommy Quinn's life of crime.
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Jun 21, 2020 |
48. The Grant (Scott Westerhuis)
3974
The suspect administration of an education grant in South Dakota leads to tragedy. Prelude: Steven Sueppel discovers an easy way out after being charged for embezzlement.
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Jun 07, 2020 |
47. The Pope (Dan Johnson)
4831
The lies and crimes of a Kentucky pastor turned politician are revealed in an investigative report. Prelude: A Louisville city councilman's career in politics ends following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
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May 24, 2020 |
46. The Gamechanger (Belle Gibson)
4708
A young Australian woman becomes a health and wellness guru after defeating terminal brain cancer through diet, exercise, and alternative therapies. Prelude: Jess Ainscough transforms into 'The Wellness Warrior' following a rare cancer diagnosis.
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May 10, 2020 |
Bonus: The Boner King (Enzyte)
1224
Led by an effective advertising campaign (Smilin' Bob), an herbal supplement company's popular male enhancement pill is revealed to be a $500 million fraud.
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Apr 01, 2020 |
45. The Switch (Flint Water Crisis)
4467
A cost-cutting decision to switch municipal water sources leads to a public health crisis in Flint, Michigan. Prelude: The discovery and response to the lead contamination of Washington, D.C. drinking water.
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Jan 26, 2020 |
44. The Raid (Agriprocessors)
3460
An immigration raid at a kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa uncovers financial crimes committed by the company's CEO, Sholom Rubashkin. Prelude: Thirteen hundred undocumented workers are arrested during a coordinated raid of six Swift & Co. meatpacking facilities.
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Jan 12, 2020 |
Bonus: The Promotion (McDonald's Monopoly)
1453
In a scheme that lasted over a decade, Jerome "Uncle Jerry" Jacobson defrauded fast-food giant McDonald's for over $20 million by rigging the promotional Monopoly game.
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Jan 05, 2020 |
43. The Sultan (Anthony Gignac)
3230
A lifelong con artist impersonates a Saudi Arabian prince to live a life of luxury. Prelude: Thomas Noe manages the State of Ohio's $50 million rare coin investment.
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Dec 22, 2019 |
42. The Revenger (Hunter Moore)
3634
A middle school dropout embraces his role as "the most hated man on the Internet" after creating a notorious "revenge porn" website called Is Anyone Up. Prelude: Kevin Bollaert becomes the first person convicted under California's revenge porn law.
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Dec 08, 2019 |
41. The GPO Girl (Samantha Azzopardi)
3450
Australia's "most notorious con-woman" adopts multiple aliases to commit crimes around the world. Prelude: Jerry Joseph leaves Haiti to become a high school basketball star in a small, west Texas town.
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Nov 24, 2019 |
40. The Mine (Crandall Canyon Mine)
3793
A coal mining disaster in Utah places the mine's owner in the media spotlight. Prelude: The Sago Mine disaster leads to renewed scrutiny on mine safety.
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Nov 10, 2019 |
39. The Madam (Deborah Jeane Palfrey)
3455
The owner of a Washington D.C. escort agency loses everything after becoming the subject of a federal investigation. Prelude: Kristin M. Davis, the Manhattan Madam, runs for office after spending time in prison. Listen to Susie Bright's full interview with Deborah Jeane Palfrey on In Bed with Susie Bright exclusively on Audible.
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Oct 27, 2019 |
38. The Family Business (Doug Pielsticker)
3181
A successful trucking company is destroyed after it is inherited by the boss' greedy son. Prelude: Hundreds of Falcon Transport employees are blindsided by the company's sudden closure.
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Oct 13, 2019 |
37. The Survivor (Tania Head)
3373
A Spanish woman becomes the president of a survivors group in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. Prelude: Fred Parisi, a New York City police officer, creates a foundation to support 9/11 first responders.
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Sep 29, 2019 |
36. The Fundraiser (Johnny Bobbitt Jr.)
2593
A New Jersey couple raises money on GoFundMe to repay a homeless man for his act of kindness. Prelude: Ginny Irovando Long organizes a fundraiser for her terminally ill son.
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Sep 15, 2019 |
35. The Whistleblower (Karen Silkwood)
3058
A chemical technician risks her life to expose corporate misdeeds at a nuclear facility in Oklahoma. Prelude: Energy mogul Robert S. Kerr becomes the "uncrowned king of the Senate".
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Sep 01, 2019 |
34. The Tour (Jered Threatin)
3488
A disastrous European tour reveals that an American rock band manufactured an entire fan base. Prelude: German R&B duo, Milli Vanilli, is exposed for lip-syncing.
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Aug 18, 2019 |
33. The Implants (Poly Implant Prothèse)
3215
A French breast implant manufacturing company's method of cutting costs incites a global health scare. Prelude: Concerns over safety issues related to silicone breast implants lead to a moratorium on sales in the United States.
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Aug 04, 2019 |
32. The Match (Simon Leviev)
2979
An international fraudster posing as a wealthy CEO utilizes a popular dating app to scam women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Prelude: Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, an Australian grandmother, meets the man of her dreams online.
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Jul 21, 2019 |
31. The Socialite (Anna Delvey)
3811
A Russian-born con artist posing as a wealthy German heiress scams businesses and acquaintances in an attempt to develop her own art foundation in New York. Prelude: Kari Ferrell's Brooklyn exploits earn her the nickname "The Hipster Grifter".
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Jul 07, 2019 |
Bonus: The Refugee (Wyclef Jean)
1123
A between-season bonus episode in which a hip-hop superstar establishes a charitable foundation to benefit his homeland, the Republic of Haiti.
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May 15, 2019 |
30. The Producer (Joe Francis)
4123
A young entrepreneur’s Girls Gone Wild franchise leads to a litany of legal issues related to tax evasion, bribery, and false imprisonment as well as accusations of sexual assault. Prelude: A group of high school students creates a much-maligned reality film titled Bumfights that features amateur stunts performed by homeless people.
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Apr 01, 2019 |
29. The Downline (Herbalife)
3245
A multi-level marketing company becomes a global success despite accusations of dangerous products and exploitation. Prelude: Glenn W. Turner’s lifetime of pyramid schemes.
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Mar 17, 2019 |
28. The Sting (Abscam)
2775
The FBI turns to a career con artist to assist with an undercover sting operation that ensnares multiple members of the United States Congress. Prelude: Mel Weinberg’s lifetime of scams finally catches up with him.
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Mar 03, 2019 |
27. The Mayor (Kwame Kilpatrick)
3312
A young politician ruins a promising career with numerous financial and sexual scandals. Prelude: The unsolved murder of Tamara Greene.
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Feb 17, 2019 |
26. The Body Snatcher (Michael Mastromarino)
2652
A prominent oral surgeon embarks on a new career path after an addiction to painkillers leads to the loss of his dental license. Prelude: A horrifying discovery is made at the Tri-State Crematory in northwest Georgia.
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Feb 03, 2019 |
25. The Formula (Nestlé Boycott of 1977)
2844
An international boycott ensues after a multinational corporation is accused of contributing to the deaths of millions of infants around the world. Prelude: Baby milk tainted with an industrial chemical leads to over 300,000 illnesses and 6 deaths in China.
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Jan 20, 2019 |
24. The Mogul (Lou Pearlman)
3447
An aviation entrepreneur creates the boyband craze of the nineties and one of the longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history. Prelude: In Australia, Alan Bond is remembered as both a national hero and a national disgrace.
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Jan 06, 2019 |
23. The Deputy (Frankie Bybee)
2800
A law enforcement officer goes beyond the call of duty in order to steal money from an elderly woman. Prelude: A fallen hero's criminal nature is exposed after he is killed in the line of duty.
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Dec 16, 2018 |
22. The Psychic (Sylvia Browne)
3204
A self-proclaimed psychic makes a fortune by using her supernatural powers to help solve missing person cases. Prelude: The rise-and-fall of Miss Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network telephone hotline.
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Dec 02, 2018 |
21. The Contestant (Charles Ingram)
3235
A British Army major and his wife devise a plan to cheat the popular television game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Prelude: Michael Larson's record-breaking performance on Press Your Luck.
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Nov 18, 2018 |
20. The Hostage (Tony Kiritsis)
3692
The president of a mortgage company is taken hostage by a paranoid loan customer after allegations of mistreatment. Prelude: Clay Allen Duke seeks vengeance on a superintendent of a Florida school district. Special thanks to Alan Berry & Mark Enochs, the directors of Dead Man's Line. Visit DeadMansLine.com for more information.
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Nov 04, 2018 |
19. The Fyre Festival (Billy McFarland)
3036
A technology entrepreneur defrauds investors in order to build a luxury music festival in the Bahamas. Prelude: The Lapland New Forest Christmas Festival delivers an underwhelming experience.
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Oct 21, 2018 |
18. The Tycoon (Allen Stanford)
3699
The financial empire built by Allen Stanford, a mysterious man from Texas, is revealed to be a massive Ponzi scheme. Prelude: The highs-and-lows of American financier, Michael Marin.
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Oct 07, 2018 |
17. The Lawsuit (McDonald's Hot Coffee)
2492
An elderly woman suffers severe burns after spilling McDonald's coffee into her lap. Prelude: A California janitor's case against the owners of a phone booth is labeled as a "frivolous" lawsuit by President Ronald Reagan.
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Sep 23, 2018 |
16. The Canoe Man (John Darwin)
2913
An English man is presumed dead after he disappears while canoeing in the North Sea. Prelude: A New Jersey State Senator starts a new life on the Maldives Islands.
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Sep 09, 2018 |
15. The Gigolo (Richard Bailey)
3413
A smooth-talking con man becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of Helen Brach, a multimillionaire candy heiress. Prelude: Horse owners summon "The Sandman" to assist in recovering a portion of their investments.
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Jul 01, 2018 |
14. The Association (FIFA)
3475
A culture of corruption at the international governing body of soccer has plagued the world's most popular sport for decades. Prelude: Colin Fowles, a local football star, is remembered by his community.
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Jun 14, 2018 |
13. The Pharma Bro (Martin Shkreli)
3597
A young pharmaceutical company CEO raises the price of a drug for a rare disease and becomes the "most hated man in America". Prelude: Valeant Pharmaceuticals pioneers a new business model for the pharmaceutical industry.
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May 28, 2018 |
12. The Televangelist (Jim Bakker)
3657
A popular evangelical preacher's financial and sexual scandals topple his Christian entertainment empire. Prelude: The secrets of faith healer Peter Popoff are revealed.
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May 13, 2018 |
11. The Hitman (Frank Howard)
2733
A quintessential family man embezzles millions of dollars from his employer to fund a love affair and the attempted murder of his wife. Prelude: A multi-millionaire motivational speaker solicits help from Kenneth Minor, a down-and-out man from Harlem, in a plot to collect insurance proceeds.
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Apr 29, 2018 |
10. The Judges (Kids for Cash)
3039
Two Luzerne County judges are accused of accepting over $2 million in kickbacks in exchange for imposing harsh sentences on juveniles to increase occupancy at for-profit detention centers. Prelude: Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak is involved in a pay-to-play corruption scandal.
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Apr 15, 2018 |
09. The Leak (Bhopal Gas Disaster)
2693
An American company avoids accountability for its role in an accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The effects of the tragedy have lasted decades, accounting for over 20,000 deaths and half a million injured. Prelude: A cloud of gas sweeps over the Chemical Valley region in West Virginia.
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Apr 01, 2018 |
08. The Impostor (Jimmy Sabatino)
2440
A serial con man uses multiple aliases and his gift of gab to bilk victims out of millions of dollars worth of hotel rooms, jewelry, clothes, and electronics. Prelude: William Douglas Street Jr. assumes many different roles and professions in an attempt to shortcut his way to the top.
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Mar 18, 2018 |
07. The Treasurer (Budd Dwyer)
2430
An honest, hardworking politician reaches his breaking point after becoming entangled in a bribery scandal. Prelude: A shocking discovery is made after the death of Illinois Secretary of State, Paul Powell.
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Mar 04, 2018 |
06. The Contraceptive (Dalkon Shield)
2685
A pharmaceutical company looks the other way as its promising new birth control product, the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD), endangers the lives of more than 2 million women around the world. Prelude: A pill scare sweeps the nation as a result of the Nelson Pill Hearings.
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Feb 18, 2018 |
05. The Delivery Man (Brian Wells)
2560
A bizarre bank robbery in Erie, Pennsylvania involving a pizza delivery man and an improvised collar bomb leads to a scavenger hunt full of explosions, bodies, and double-crosses. Prelude: The teenage daughter of a wealthy Australian businessman is strapped to a bomb in a brazen extortion attempt.
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Feb 04, 2018 |
04. The Canal (Love Canal)
2590
Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, became the victim of a massive, man-made environmental disaster. Prelude: James Denney, a Missouri farmer, makes a deal for a local chemical company to bury its waste on his property.
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Jan 21, 2018 |
03. The Treasure Hunter (Tommy Thompson)
1986
An incredible discovery of sunken treasure leads to a manhunt for the person who investigators have called "one of the smartest fugitives ever". Prelude: A millionaire art dealer named Forrest Fenn releases clues pertaining to the location of a hidden treasure chest.
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Jan 07, 2018 |
02. The Horse Queen (Rita Crundwell)
2009
A municipal employee embezzles over $50 million from the city of Dixon, Illinois, to support her extravagant lifestyle and expensive hobby. Prelude: History of Ronald Reagan's oft-repeated maxim, "Trust but verify", and its relevance in modern society.
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Jan 07, 2018 |
01. The Lucky Winner (Eddie Tipton)
2023
An unclaimed, jackpot-winning lottery ticket purchased in Iowa leads to a cross-continent search for the winner. Prelude: Nick Perry, a local TV celebrity in Pittsburgh, rigs the Pennsylvania lottery in a scandal known as the "Triple Six Fix".
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Jan 07, 2018 |