The Stalker part 1

Season 12 Episode 1

Couple terrorized by a sadistic cyber stalker for years

For more than three years, Claudia and David Rodriguez (not their real names) have been the targets of a sadistic cyber stalker. Despite their a…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

The Santa Claus Man Revisited

Season 11 Episode 13

This is the story about a Christmas con artist pretending to be Santa Claus.

Brian Earl, the host of the Christmas Past podcast, joins me to tell a little-known true-crime holiday story.

Christmas Past…

Published on 3 years ago

The Prank (featured on Netflix Don’t Pick Up the Phone)

Season 11 Episode 12

The Prank series inspired the new Netflix documentary series "Don't Pick Up the Phone." This docuseries follows the investigation into a hoax caller who talked managers into strip-searching employees…

Published on 3 years ago

The One Who Got Away Revisited

Season 11 Episode 11

Larry Douglas Jones is not your typical fugitive. He had a wife and three kids. And to be honest, he's not a dangerous man. He became overwhelmed with life and decided to run away.

This is the first i…

Published on 3 years ago

The Prophet Revisited - Word of Faith Fellowship Cult

Season 11 Episode 10

When I started this podcast, I reported on a secretive church in the foothills of western North Carolina called the Word of Faith Fellowship.

The church, accused of being a cult, separates families—fo…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

The Real Vampires Revisited

Season 11 Episode 9

John Browning investigates real blood-sucking vampires—people who need human blood to survive. 

In today's episode, we will talk about real people who claim to be real vampires. 

Self-harm

You know, we …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 8 (finale)

Season 11 Episode 8

On September 12, 2022, Frank Abagnale was honored with a Heroes in Ethics award at Xavier University. An ethics award for a conman!

Unlike the general public, who were spellbound by the myth surroundi…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 7

Season 11 Episode 7

What if I told you that Frank Abagnale wasn't the only con artist in his family? His older brother used multiple aliases, faked his career as a therapist, and was even accused of kidnapping a 7-year-…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 6

Season 11 Episode 6

This series is not just a story about a con man who lied about his past experiences. No, it's much bigger than that. This series is about correcting history. For decades, we've celebrated Frank Abagn…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

The Real Catch Me If You Can part 5

Season 11 Episode 5

I confronted Frank Abagnale in Las Vegas, NV. He claims he posed as a pilot, a lawyer, a doctor, and a professor from the age of sixteen to twenty-one years old. But how is that possible if he was si…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago