471: Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout

SEX! DRUGS! EXOTIC BIRDS? You all know Heidi Fleiss, right? The 'madam' of the 90s with the infamous black book who got busted for selling sex but never, like, named names, so took the fall for all the people who used her services? WE SEE YOU CHARLIE SHEEN, YOU PILE OF HUMAN GARBAGE. Anyway, after an encounter with ROSEANNE-GARBAGE-BARR she decides to move to Nevada to open a stud farm....WHAT'S A STUD FARM, YOU ASK? It's, apparently, a brothel full of heterosexual men who are hired to have sex with women. To which we say, if everyone is consenting, GREAT! But....it's not gonna happen. You know it, I know it, the people of Nevada know it, but Heidi Fleiss doesn't know it. BUT THIS FILM CREW IS GONNA FOLLOW HER AROUND FOR 10 MONTHS ANYWAY! Ugh, this one is a mess! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! FAM!! WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST!! Check out the trailer for "Unjust and Unsolved" with investigative journalist Maggie Freleng. "Unjust and Unsolved" is a podcast about wrongful convictions. Each episode tells the story of a wrongfully convicted person who was convicted of a very serious crime despite substantial evidence pointing away from their guilt. The stories are told through Maggie's original interviews with the convicted, their loved ones and lawyers, exhaustive investigative work, and news footage. Maggie also tells the story of the crime, details how the person was convicted, and lays out all the evidence. FIND AND SUBSCRIBE TO "UNJUST AND UNSOLVED WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS!

14 Sep 202055min

It's been two and a half years of terror. 28 young black children have vanished and later been found dead in and Around Atlanta. When a man is pulled over at 3 am, after tossing something that sounded like a body off the side of a bridge, the police finally have a suspect. Who is this man? Is he the real killer? A scapegoat? Are Atlanta's children finally safe again?  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! FAM!! WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST!! Check out the trailer for "Unjust and Unsolved" with investigative journalist Maggie Freleng. "Unjust and Unsolved" is a podcast about wrongful convictions. Each episode tells the story of a wrongfully convicted person who was convicted of a very serious crime despite substantial evidence pointing away from their guilt. The stories are told through Maggie's original interviews with the convicted, their loved ones and lawyers, exhaustive investigative work, and news footage. Maggie also tells the story of the crime, details how the person was convicted, and lays out all the evidence. FIND AND SUBSCRIBE TO "UNJUST AND UNSOLVED WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS!

8 Sep 202051min

From 1979 - 1981, a string of murder of black children terrorized the city of Atlanta, igniting terror and frustration from a community that increasingly feels neglected. Is it the work of the KKK or a cold blooded serial killer? After years of dead ends, the police get creative and stop a man on a bridge just after 3 am. Did he just dump a body? Could he be their guy? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! AM!! WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST!! Check out the trailer for "Unjust and Unsolved" with investigative journalist Maggie Freleng. "Unjust and Unsolved" is a podcast about wrongful convictions. Each episode tells the story of a wrongfully convicted person who was convicted of a very serious crime despite substantial evidence pointing away from their guilt. The stories are told through Maggie's original interviews with the convicted, their loved ones and lawyers, exhaustive investigative work, and news footage. Maggie also tells the story of the crime, details how the person was convicted, and lays out all the evidence. FIND AND SUBSCRIBE TO "UNJUST AND UNSOLVED WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS!

1 Sep 202045min

When Stacy Peterson, a 23-year-old mother of 4, vanishes without a trace, authorities look to her husband Drew, a man 30 YEARS HER SENIOR! Peterson, a cop, claims--we swear to Goddess, you guys--that Stacy grabbed $25,000, the deed to the house, AND HER BIKINI-- and took off with another man. AND GUESS WHAT, THERE'S MORE! Turns out, Drew's third wife, Kathy, died under very mysterious circumstances. And so, as the search for Stacy continues, Kathy's body is exhumed....and all hell breaks loose. FAM!! WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST!! Check out the trailer for "Unjust and Unsolved" with investigative journalist Maggie Freleng. "Unjust and Unsolved" is a podcast about wrongful convictions. Each episode tells the story of a wrongfully convicted person who was convicted of a very serious crime despite substantial evidence pointing away from their guilt. The stories are told through Maggie's original interviews with the convicted, their loved ones and lawyers, exhaustive investigative work, and news footage. Maggie also tells the story of the crime, details how the person was convicted, and lays out all the evidence. FIND AND SUBSCRIBE TO "UNJUST AND UNSOLVED WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

25 Aug 202050min

FAM!!! We are SO excited to share episode 1 of our Patreon coverage of "The Jinx." This might be our most beloved of ALL the Patreon episodes! You can get our other 5 episodes covering "The Jinx" plus over 140 FULL BONUS episodes at the $5 level on Patreon RIGHT NOW BY CLICKING HERE! All patreon episodes are Ad-Free! And we've covered all the great series like "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "McMillions" "Serial" "The Staircase" "Making a Murderer" "Tiger King" "The Murder of Laci Peterson" "The Menendez Murders" and SO MUCH MORE! Click here to join the party!

20 Aug 202039min

Rod "Blago" Blagojevich had a charmed path to the Governor's Mansion in Illinois: He married Patty Mell, the daughter of a powerful Democratic Alderman who helped him jump from state legislator to Governor in just 10 years. And then he F***ED it all up. When Obama (COME BACK, GIRL!) was elected President, and it was up to Blago to appoint a replacement, he went all over Chicago trying to SELL. THAT. SEAT. And the FBI has the tapes to prove it! OH OH OH!! And when he got caught and knew he was headed for trial, HE WENT ON THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE to try to get too famous to send to jail. Thaaaaaaaaat didn't go as planned.  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! FAM! WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST! "Obsessed With: Disappeared." It's a true crime / comedy podcast hosted by Patrick Hinds and Ellyn Marsh--best friends of 20 years. Going in order, Patrick and Ellyn recap episodes of ID's "Disappeared."  Episodes are live now! Be sure to check out our episode covering the disappearance of Maura Murray AND PATRICK'S IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH MAURA'S SISTER, JULIE MURRAY!

18 Aug 202051min

In 1983, a 21 year-old woman walked into a bar in New Bedford, Massachusetts. When she tried to leave a little later, the door was locked and 4 men raped her over the course of 2 hours on the bar's pool table while a group of other men cheered them on. Nobody helped her. When the case went to court, it would be the nation's first televised rape case. And the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, would be unmasked on live TV. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! FAM! WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST! "Obsessed With: Disappeared." It's a true crime / comedy podcast hosted by Patrick Hinds and Ellyn Marsh--best friends of 20 years. Going in order, Patrick and Ellyn recap episodes of ID's "Disappeared."  Episodes are live now! Be sure to check out our episode covering the disappearance of Maura Murray AND PATRICK'S IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH MAURA'S SISTER, JULIE MURRAY!

11 Aug 202051min

THIS ONE IS ALL ABOUT THE PIZZAZZ FACTOR, YOU GUY! CUE. THOSE. JAZZ. HANDS. Richard Scrushy (a name you can't say without sounding hammered) is a mediocre, yet very rich, white dude. He runs a huge company! AND GUESS WHAT? HE'S BEEN STEALING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM IT! Or, so says the government.....and the 5 CFOs who worked for him. But who cares! Scrushy is rich and totally the victim here...or so says his attorney Donald Watkins. So what is a mediocre super rich white guy to do when he get's indicted? GRAB HIS WIFE AND START A RELIGIOUS TALK SHOW, OF COURSE! This one is bananas, you guys, Kirk Cameron makes an appearance and God(dess) makes herself known in Gillian's apartment during the recording. Let's get to it, shall we? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 140 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! FAM! WE LAUNCHED A NEW PODCAST! "Obsessed With: Disappeared." It's a true crime / comedy podcast hosted by Patrick Hinds and Ellyn Marsh--best friends of 20 years. Going in order, Patrick and Ellyn recap episodes of ID's "Disappeared."  Episodes are live now! Be sure to check out our episode covering the disappearance of Maura Murray AND PATRICK'S IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH MAURA'S SISTER, JULIE MURRAY!

4 Aug 202049min