logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2024
35m 41s

Hot Lotto

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
About this episode
In 2010, a $16.5 million Hot Lotto ticket was sold at a gas station in Des Moines, Iowa. At first, no one showed up to claim the prize. And then, a series of lawyers tried to claim the money on behalf of a client they would not name. Things got stranger, and eventually investigators uncovered what has been called the biggest lottery fraud in U.S. history. Th ... Show More
Up next
Aug 22
E. Jean
We visited E. Jean Carroll at her house in the woods to talk about her two trials against President Donald Trump. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get ... Show More
43 m
Aug 15
The Bus Ride
Two days after Hurricane Katrina hit, people who lived in the Fischer Housing Projects were still trapped – and it didn’t seem like anyone was coming to help. So 20-year-old Jabar Gibson came up with a plan. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional ... Show More
32m 1s
Aug 8
Kids on the Case
The summer after Jessica Maple finished 6th grade, she found out that her great-grandmother’s house had been burglarized. So, 12-year-old Jessica got out her notebook, looked for fingerprints, and decided she would conduct her own investigation. This week, four stories of kids wh ... Show More
34m 27s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 16
SERIAL KILLER: Amy Archer-Gilligan
She ran a cozy nursing home and was beloved by her Connecticut town, but Amy Archer-Gilligan was hiding deadly secrets. Morgan and Kaelyn unpack the chilling story of a serial killer who poisoned her residents for profit, leaving behind clues like a pharmacist’s sales ledger, sus ... Show More
1h 30m
Aug 2024
The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 2. Psychic to the Stars
Who was Maria Duval? Her son says she had a gift, an ability to see people’s futures. She helped locate missing people and worked with the French elite, befriending Jacques Chirac and Brigitte Bardot. In the late 80s, when two businessmen approached Maria Duval with a life-changi ... Show More
40m 33s
Aug 2024
The Psychic Scam - Exposing the Mastermind Who Robbed Over a Million Americans
What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever? This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week. Investig ... Show More
4m 18s
May 16
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery
A global team of betting whizzes hatched a scheme to take down the Texas Lottery. The plan was led by a London banker-turned-bookmaker and a mysterious professional gambler nicknamed ‘The Joker.’ The duo partnered with a Texas company and local retailers to print more than 99% of ... Show More
22m 57s
Feb 2025
Jennifer Corbin & Dr. Dolly Hearn: “A Chilling Coincidence”丨MURDERISH Ep. 180
On December 4, 2004, Jennifer Corbin was found lifeless in her bed, the victim of an apparent suicide. Soon, a mysterious death that happened over 10 years prior would provide answers for more than one grieving family.  Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir where she comme ... Show More
59m 9s
Jan 2025
236: Bodies Kept Behind Walls in The House?! | The Chilling Case of Jerri Israel
A quaint house in Gulfport, Mississippi seemed to be occupied by a normal family. But when a missing persons report was filed, connected to the address, police made a truly shocking and grisly discovery. What they found would horrify not only neighbors, but the nation… Get ready ... Show More
56m 8s
Aug 13
MURDERED: Kim Wall
Kim Wall dedicated her life to reporting untold stories, until the night she boarded Peter Madsen’s submarine, when she became the story herself. Morgan and Kaelyn follow a haunting trail of evidence, including cryptic messages, hidden snuff-film collections, and gruesome underwa ... Show More
1h 19m
Oct 2024
13x16: Childhood Sociopath
Stories in this episode: My 'Nice' Neighbor Just Wanted to Be My Friend | Roman_Trash (0:39) Country Road | Adam-51 (14:55) The Woman at the Bridge | maddyisok (17:25) A Metal Detecting Experience | BansheeMagee (23:07) Creepiest Uber Driver I Have Ever Encountered | KindlyCost68 ... Show More
53m 19s
Nov 2024
346: Carnegie Deli Murders
In May of 2001, Jennifer Stahl and four friends were in her apartment in New York City when another man was buzzed in. They didn’t know that he had another man with him, and the two were planning on robbing everyone there along with money that Jennifer was supposed to have. Each ... Show More
42m 12s
Jul 2022
Ep 206: What Happened To Tara Grinstead? (Part 1)
In October 2005, 30-year-old Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. For years, the case went unsolved, until the podcast Up and Vanished brought the case back into the headlines. After two arrests and two trials, would we finally get answers as to what happe ... Show More
37m 59s