I Was Just the Weed Guy: George Martorano
Born into a mob family, "Cowboy" George Martorano was pretty much destined to run afoul of the law. A non-violent guy in a roiling sea of brutality, he sold a whole lotta weed (and an even greater qua...
28 Mai 52min
The Last True Outlaw of the Lonesome West: Roddy Dean Pippin
He always wanted to be a cowboy, ever since he first read about 'em in Louis L'Amour novels and watched them in John Wayne westerns. The only trouble was: he wanted to be the outlaw. And when he grew ...
26 Mai 57min
Thus Spoke the Lady Bandit: Pearl Hart
A woman with a muddled biography and a life of clever and not so clever endeavors, Pearl Hart was dubbed by the press as the Girl Bandit, the Last Stagecoach Robber, the Bandit Queen. Except she reall...
21 Mai 44min
A Bit of a Sticky Wicket: the Crimes of Allen Stanford
He was the man at the heart of a Texas-sized Ponzi scheme that amassed billions in fraudulent profits via offshore banking. Despite his huge donations in Antigua and US politics and his investment in ...
19 Mai 1h 4min
Too Mean to Swab Hell's Kitchen: The Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club
When you find yourself in a real pickle, a tight spot, a dangerous proposition in 1800s Hell's Kitchen, just ask yourself: what would Stumpy Malarkey do? What would Battle Annie do? What would Mallet ...
14 Mai 55min
The Great Chinese Lottery Heist
Ren Xiaofeng thought he had a good life –– married, blessed with two twins, a good job at a bank. But it wasn't enough. He needed more. So he came up with a plan: what if he robbed the bank where he w...
12 Mai 1h 4min
You Dirty Fish-peddlin' Bums: Celia Cooney, the Bobbed Hair Bandit
When a young feisty gal with nothing to lose met a young tough fella with nothing to lose, the only thing they could possibly lose was the spark between them. And there was no stopping that. They made...
7 Mai 49min
Competition Crimes II: A Slight Return
Wherever you find people competing for a prize, if the number of them grows large enough, eventually, you will have cheaters. In the niche worlds of competitive stone-skippers, hog hunters, and Britis...
5 Mai 58min
