logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2021
39m 30s

S2 | Ep. 1: ‘Hold On, Marshal Kevin’

Abc News
About this episode

John Ruffo, a small-time computer salesman from New York City with a surprising gift for deception, committed a staggering $353 million bank fraud. After Ruffo was handed a 17-year sentence, the U.S. Marshals had him in handcuffs, ready to haul him off to prison. What happened next would leave a trail of shattered lives and spark one of the longest, most intensive manhunts in U.S. history. 


To see photos of John Ruffo, including an age progression image provided by the U.S. Marshals, visit https://abcn.ws/37tRIK2.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Aug 2021
S2 | Ep. 2: Project Star
The crime was audacious –- the biggest swindle of its time –- falsely trading on the name and clout of American’s tobacco giant, Phillip Morris. Getting access to millions, John Ruffo transformed himself into a Wall Street high roller. He spun fantastical tales of secret governme ... Show More
42m 21s
Aug 2021
S2 | Ep. 3: The Dream
Linda Lausten spent 19 years married to a man she never really knew. His escape sent her reeling -- as if widowed by a husband who wasn’t dead. She starts to uncover clues about who John Ruffo really was. As the U.S. Marshals continue their search, go along as a tantalizing lead ... Show More
46m 16s
Sep 2021
S2 | Ep. 4: The Long Con
Investigators thought they knew John Ruffo when they exposed his crime. But in tape-recorded prison calls, Ruffo’s accomplice tells the FBI they don't know the half of it. One of Ruffo’s lawyers reveals the reason he needed a top secret clearance to mount Ruffo’s defense. And as ... Show More
50m 12s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2023
'The Informant' | Ep. 1: There's No Place Like Home
Today we bring you Ep. 1 of "Truth and Lies: The Informant," a new five-part series from ABC Audio that tells the remarkable story of an ordinary man who risked his life as an FBI informant to stop what would've been one of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history. Follow alon ... Show More
44m 21s
Nov 2023
Check out Josh on True Crime Story: Citizen Detective
In March and April of 2023, Josh, most of the research team, Dr. Kunkle, Bobby Chacon, and others involved in True Crime Bullsh** filmed for several weeks for Sundance TV's True Crime Story: Citizen Detective. That episode, the season finale of the series, airs this Thursday on S ... Show More
1m 3s
Nov 2021
Succession sur OCS est-elle vraiment la meilleure série du moment ?
Cette semaine dans le podcast A la demande, on parle de la série américaine Succession dont la saison 3 est diffusée sur OCS et qui est, pour beaucoup, le meilleur programme du moment ! En fin d'émission, c'est l'acteur Guillaume de Tonquédec, à l’affiche de la série Germinal sur ... Show More
14m 32s
Dec 2023
A 1950s Murder in Edgbaston - Part 2 / Patrick Joseph Byrne
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 31’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. One of the most horrific murders in Birmingham’s history occurred two days before Christmas in 1959. During the seven weeks that followed, hundreds of officers interviewed thousands of men in what was th ... Show More
54m 48s