A Dirty Little Book Thief: John Charles Gilkey
A man loves rare books. A lot. But the man doesn't have any money and those rare books are pricey. So he steals books. A lot. There was one man, though, who couldn't let this happen. One man standing ...
26 Loka 202350min
Dope Floats: The Uncrashable Gary Betzner
Hippie nudist drug dealer in Hawaii. Check. Father of three who faked his death. Check. Crimes done under hypnosis. Check. Pablo Escobar. Check. The CIA and the Iran-Contra Affair. Check? Wait, what. ...
24 Loka 202353min
Sorry About the Drapes: The Dinner Set Gang
The best cat burglar in the world, a guitar player with IBS, the Genovese Crime Family, and a child bride walk into a bar. Actually, they walk into a posh dinner party. Actually, they sneak past a pos...
19 Loka 202347min
The Cocaine Connection: Coca-Cola, Freud, and Sherlock Holmes
How did we get cokeheads? Who would put cocaine in wine? Why do young men feel compelled to hang Scarface posters on their walls? Thanks for asking. We can lay the blame squarely at the feet of a soda...
17 Loka 202353min
Bach in Black: Composer Crimes
Classical music, it's so fancy! Did you know that classical and modern composers were also sort of a crimey bunch? Elizabeth gets loose sharing the antics of these highfalutin geniuses. See omnystudio...
12 Loka 202346min
Senator Joe McCarthy and His Love of Heroin
This one is a trip through midcentury America and all its paranoias, moral panics, and witchhunts. In particular, we focus on two men, Senator Joseph McCarthy and Harry J Anslinger. One was responsibl...
10 Loka 202356min
Plymouth Rock Landed on Us: The Plymouth Mail Heist
It's an excellent idea -- hijack a poorly-guarded mail truck. But what if it's just full of junk mail and postcards? Then it wouldn't merit a mention on Ridiculous Crime, now would it? It was full of ...
5 Loka 202351min
Edwin Rist and the Feather Underground
A story about hundreds of rare birds, some British naturalists, one of the wealthiest families in the world, and the young American musician who planned to steal the rare collection and sell them on t...
3 Loka 202354min
