Mugshot

29 minutes 24 seconds

S5 E10: Robert Courtney

Hundreds of cancer patients experienced treatment failures. Several doctors couldn't figure out why. Cancer is unpredictable, but certain aspects of it aren't. A common factor was eventually found in an unsuspecting place.

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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1 May 2026, 12:22 am

41 minutes 24 seconds

S5 E9: Rosie Ruiz and the Boston Marathon

In 1980, an unknown runner shocked the world by winning the Boston Marathon. But within hours, the story began to unravel. This episode tells the unbelievable rise and fall of Rosie Ruiz and the lie that couldn’t outrun the truth.

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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30 April 2026, 12:07 am

33 minutes 59 seconds

S5 E8: Diederik Stapel

Diederik Stapel had come to be known as one of the best researchers in the field of Psychology. His studies made sense, explained cultural behavior and beliefs, and taught people more about how the human mind works. For example, his popular expiriment that somewhat ironically showed that those with power are more likely to be dishonest...

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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10 April 2026, 11:53 pm

34 minutes 52 seconds

S5 E7: Rose Marks

Rose Marks and family had a blossoming business. They helped people with deep problems... loss, heartache, money, evil, darkness. They always knew just what to do to fix someone's situation. That is, until people started to notice that it all followed the same exact script.

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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Superseding Indictment

10 April 2026, 11:52 pm

34 minutes 3 seconds

S5 E6: The Barefoot Bandit

They say that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is foolish... and maybe that's true. But it did work for a time as the Barefoot Bandit swept through various states stealing cars, planes, and boats. The bandit turned out to be an unlikely suspect who ended up with a Robin Hood-esque reputation.

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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10 April 2026, 11:52 pm

37 minutes 57 seconds

S5 E5: Sanford "Spamford" Wallace

The internet can be an interesting place. It can also be frustrating and scary. We all know what spam is - and not the kind that comes in a can. The annoying, cluttering ads in our email box. We also know about adware and malware. But have you ever wondered where it all started?

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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30 January 2026, 12:36 am

37 minutes 26 seconds

S5 E4: The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist

Art. Jewels. Money. These are the usual items taken during a heist. This time though, the perpetrators had something else in mind entirely. Something literally sweeter than any jewel could ever be.

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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30 January 2026, 12:36 am

32 minutes 12 seconds

S5 E3: Rudy Kurniawan

Rudy Kurniawan knew wine. He was THE wine guy. He could tell you anything about any bottle, especially those he sold at auction. The rarest. The finest. Also... the fakest.

Music:
Swelling - Night II
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30 January 2026, 12:36 am

48 minutes 35 seconds

S5 E2: Rajneeshpuram, Part 2

One very small town. One large group of religious outsiders. One relentless leader. And one massive, years long battle for who would remain in control.

What began as general discomfort with new and unknown people moving close to town somehow ended up involving fake lives, a mass poisoning, and assasination attempts. This is part two of Rajneeshpuram.

Music by:
Swelling
"Night II"

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30 January 2026, 12:35 am

47 minutes 14 seconds

S5 E1: Rajneeshpuram, Part 1

One very small town. One large group of religious outsiders. One relentless leader. And one massive, years long battle for who would remain in control.

What began as general discomfort with new and unknown people moving close to town somehow ended up involving fake lives, a mass poisoning, and assasination attempts. This is part one of Rajneeshpuram.

Music by:
Swelling
"Night II"

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30 January 2026, 12:35 am

32 minutes 6 seconds

Mr. 880

One of the greatest counterfeiters of all time eluded authorities for an entire decade, passing his fake bills across New York. The problem was, he wasn't a great counterfeiter at all. He was pretty terrible, actually. So how did he finally get caught?

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Music by:

Swelling

"Night II"

Meydan

"Insomnia Pt. 1"

SoundCrate

"Squad"

SoundCrate

"Shady Dealings"

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U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - U.S. Currency (moneyfactory.gov)

Education | How much currency is circulating in the economy, and how much of it is counterfeit? Is currency included in the money supply statistics? (frbsf.org)

Little Old Moneymaker (nysun.com)
Aug 27, 1949 (newyorker.com)
Sep 03, 1949 (newyorker.com)
Sep 10, 1949 (newyorker.com)
Emerich Juettner - Wikipedia
The 70-year-old retiree who became America’s worst counterfeiter (thehustle.co)
Finding 'Mr. 880': The case of the $1 counterfeit - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)

16 August 2021, 10:17 pm