Prolific French bank robber Redoine Faid repeatedly evaded capture then repeatedly escaped imprisonment, entertaining all who heard of his exploits. His Hollywood-style capers were larger than life, just like his audacious public image. But can the authorities ever truly capture the man who has captured a nation's imagination?
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Practice Should Have Made Perfect: The Great Brink's Robbery
This heist team was more meticulous than most. They planned, they schemed, they made years of dry runs and observations. And the plan went off without a hitch. After the plan? Not so much. In a sort of early Stanford Marshmallow Test, these crimers just couldn't delay gratificati ... Show More
53m 35s
Apr 28
Fakers, Fraudsters and Phonies: Everything's A Lie Now!
In this round-up of recent tales of fakers, fraudsters, and phonies, Zaron shares with Elizabeth a smorgasbord of stories of fake bears, phony medical emergencies on Mount Everest, and a fraudulent influencer abduction to get at the truth of why we can't trust anything any more. ... Show More
1 h
Apr 23
I Got the Need, the Need for Weed: Randy Lanier
Randy Lanier started as a construction site weed dealer and over the years graduated to major drug smuggler, bringing hundreds of tons of grass into the USA. To add to the risk factor, he also became a Formula One driver and team owner. So much fun! Until it wasn't. See omnystudi ... Show More
49m 17s
Oct 2021
Monkey brains, Mad Cow, documents of deceit: Millionaire's plot to fake death Pt 3-Crime Watch Files
In a special three-part edition of True Crime Daily The Podcast, we take a deep dive into the wild case of Jose Lantigua, a Florida man who betrayed his family and friends, fled to the jungles of South America to fake his own death, and was finally brought down back in the U.S. i ... Show More
32m 28s
Apr 2022
#155: How He Got Away With Murder But Was Killed By Karma (Case of Mel Ignatow)
<p>The Watkin’s family moved into their new home and their first project was ripping out the old, brown, ugly carpet. Rip. Rip.</p><p>Wait, what is that? They found a hole in the ground. Strange. Inside that hole is a little treasure. Jewelry and a roll of undeveloped film.</p><p ... Show More
1h 53m
Feb 2023
The Escape from Alcatraz Prison
Locked cells, surrounded by an impenetrable concrete fortress, surrounded by high barbed wire fences, surrounded by water, on an island in San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz was considered the most 'inescapable' prison in the world. The worst of the worst were sent there. So how, in 196 ... Show More
52m 14s
Mar 2022
#145: He Was Shot Then He Fought To Save His Attacker’s Life (Terrorist Mark Stroman)
<p>The public was split. Most wanted him dead. He didn’t deserve to live, he killed 2 people, and shot another in the face. </p><p>Another group of people, a smaller group, fought to save his life. Activists, professors, and lawyers fought hard. They knew he was guilty but they f ... Show More
1h 34m