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An Oil Magnate Jumps Out a Hospital Window
Season 1 Episode 7
A checkup at the hospital seems an unlikely place for a suicide, but when a multil-million dollar Russian oil magnate had to get his heart checked, that's exactly what happened. A man worth half a bi…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
A Rich Scientist Falls Down Some Stairs
Season 1 Episode 6
In September 2022 the former head of the Moscow Aviation Institute fell down some stairs at work and died instantly. Why is this suspicious? To clarify that we have to ask two questions… How does the…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
A Business Assassination with a Non-lethal Firearm
Season 1 Episode 5
As Gazprom linked businessman Yury Voronov took a break at his cottage mansion, a gunman snuck through the trees and broke into his home. Voronov was shot at several times before a bullet struck him …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Axe Family Murder at the Holiday Villa
Season 1 Episode 4
On April 19th 2022, a Russian tycoon was found hanging from a railing inside his Spanish holiday villa. His wife and daughter were also found dead. They’d been hacked to death with an axe. The Spanis…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
An Oil Baron’s Frog Venom Heart Attack
Season 1 Episode 3
In May 2022 a Russian billionaire engaged in a shamanic ritual in a bid to help cure his hangover and spiralling alcoholism. During the ritual, frog venom was injected into his blood stream. He soon …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
A Double Suicide at Gazprom's Nest
Season 1 Episode 2
One day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Russian Gazprom executive hanged himself in the garage of his villa in the affluent village of Leninskoye. As police started to investigate th…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
A Family Annihilation in Moscow
Season 1 Episode 1
On March 23rd 2022, affluent Russian businessman Vasily Melnikov was found dead alongside his family in their upscale Moscow apartment. They’d all been stabbed to death: Vasily, his wife, and their t…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Introducing: SAD OLIGARCH
Season 1
Sad Oligarch is a modern true crime style investigative podcast series that looks into the many Russian oligarch deaths of 2022, unravelling a dark tale of Kremlin corruption and Russian political in…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago