Introducing: Persona: The French Deception

Introducing: Persona: The French Deception

Introducing the true crime podcast Persona: The French Deception— the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? Host and award-winning journalist, Evan Ratliff, investigates how Chikli successfully duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away? For all that and more, follow “Persona: The French Deception” wherever you get your podcasts. Or you can listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app: wondery.fm/TCC_PersonaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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For the Love of Money: The Crimes of Randy Roth Pt 2

For the Love of Money: The Crimes of Randy Roth Pt 2

Last week, we introduced you to Randy Roth, and described his early life and his escalation from ridiculous loser and petty criminal, to the chief suspect in the death of his second wife, Jan. Jan plu...

19 Des 202552min

For the Love of Money: The Crimes of Randy Roth Pt 1

For the Love of Money: The Crimes of Randy Roth Pt 1

The story of Bluebeard has a mostly happy ending, with the killer’s newest bride being rescued in the nick of time by her brothers. Good for her, less good for his previous wives, who she’d discovered...

12 Des 202553min

Left Where God Could Find Him: Amish Serial Killer Eli Stutzman, Pt 3 FINALE

Left Where God Could Find Him: Amish Serial Killer Eli Stutzman, Pt 3 FINALE

When we last left you, former Amishman Eli Stutzman was having a little trouble with the law. He’d abandoned the Amish lifestyle after the suspicious death of his wife and was currently going on a tou...

5 Des 202538min

Left Where God Could Find Him: Amish Serial Killer Eli Stutzman Pt 2

Left Where God Could Find Him: Amish Serial Killer Eli Stutzman Pt 2

The thing about serial killers is that it seems so obvious to us after the fact, right? Their behavior is so outrageous and so antisocial that we’re always left wondering why no one noticed. Eli Stutz...

28 Nov 202546min

Left Where God Could Find Him: Amish Serial Killer Eli Stutzman Pt 1

Left Where God Could Find Him: Amish Serial Killer Eli Stutzman Pt 1

Comedian Simon Amstell said, “If you are somebody who is going to at some point be revealed as not like everyone else, then to be in an insular community is a problem.” Here Amstell was discussing how...

21 Nov 202544min

TCC LIVE on the Crimewave Cruise!

TCC LIVE on the Crimewave Cruise!

Last week, we did our first-ever live show on the Crimewave true crime cruise! We covered three cases, a sort of "sampler platter" to give new listeners an idea of what kind of stories we usually tell...

14 Nov 20251h 3min

Crown Fools: Two Notorious Cases from the UK

Crown Fools: Two Notorious Cases from the UK

We tell a lot of wild stories about crimes that happened right here in the States—but it’s worth noting that our cousins across the pond are misbehaving just as badly. Y’know, same crimes, different a...

31 Okt 202549min

Sleeping With the Enemy: The Murder of Bill McLaughlin

Sleeping With the Enemy: The Murder of Bill McLaughlin

It’s hardly a revelation that physical attraction can cloud judgment. It’s one of the oldest traps in human nature—that spark of chemistry that overrides caution, turning common sense into background ...

24 Okt 202546min

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