For years, everyone believed Jean-Claude Romand was a prestigious international doctor, not an unemployed con man living off stolen money. But once someone asked for their money back, people ended up paying... with their lives.
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Nov 2022
Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic
Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, as ... Show More
42m 41s
Nov 2022
Thanksgiving Special: Just Add Arsenic
Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, as ... Show More
42m 41s
Jul 2020
Agnes LeRoi & Hedvig Samuelson Pt. 1
In 1931, the friendship between three women living in Phoenix, Arizona was torn apart when they all fell for the same man: 44-year-old “Happy” Jack Halloran. Slowly, their rift began to heal, and they planned a gathering one night in October—but the reunion proved deadly.
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45m 59s
Nov 10
He Faked Being a Doctor For Years - The Gerald Barnbaum Story
Gerald Barnbaum was a conman who spent decades posing as a medical doctor despite never being one. Born in 1933 in Chicago, he was originally a licensed pharmacist, but his license was revoked. Rather than reform, Barnbaum found a new and more dangerous way to exploit the medical ... Show More
8m 55s
Mar 2025
Jack Unterweger: Why Was He Ever Released?
An author, a media darling, a reformed man—or so they thought. This is the terrifying true story of Jack Unterweger: a serial predator who fooled a nation and killed again.
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4h 41m
Nov 2024
He Lured Men on Craigslist to his Forest of Fears: Case of Richard Beasley
In the Summer of 2011, in a small town in Southern Ohio, a weird craigslist ad was posted. The ad was posted by a man named Jack who was looking for an older man, single, and willing to move onto his property for a few months to keep up with the maintenance of his land and animal ... Show More
28m 56s
Mar 2024
Dr. Love: The 18-Year-Old Who Faked Being a Doctor & Stole Thousands…
Malachi Love-Robinson is a con artist who committed several crimes starting at the age of 18. Though he began his fraudulent schemes posing as a doctor with a PhD, he would go on to later scam innocent people and businesses out of money. Malachi has, at times, denied wrongdoing, ... Show More
53m 7s
Mar 2025
305. [CHINA] The Red Milkshake || The Murder of Robert Kissel Pt.1
A successful businessman, a luxury apartment, and a play date followed by a blackout. [Part 1] Contributing Writing & Research: The Queen of All Things Haley Gray. For information pertaining to this case, check out the highlight at the top of my profile at Instagram.com/TheHeathe ... Show More
44m 16s