"Say Hello to My Amish Friend": Drugs in Pennsylvania Dutch Country
No one expects to hear stories of beard-loving, barn-raising, technology-avoiding Amish and Mennonites being involved in street crime. Let alone that they have secret pot-growing empires. And outlaw b...
1 Aug 202355min
Once, Twice, Three Times an Art Crime: Theft of "Two Laughing Boys"
The Dutch are famous for a lot of things: tulips, cheese, fine art, double jump rope. They are also pretty good at both stealing and having a paintings stolen, apparently. What happens when the same p...
27 Jul 202344min
"Honey, Will You Fake Marry Me?" : Runaway Brides and Abducted Grooms
Your wedding day is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life –– but this cadre of criminal wedding parties, abducted grooms and runaway brides put that to the test. Meet the folks hosting ...
25 Jul 202349min
Anarchy! I Don’t Know What It Means But I Love It!: William Buwalda
Alcatraz. The Rock. Home to some of the most notorious criminals in modern American history. Murderers. Vicious thieves. Al Capone! And a guy who got put away for something truly heinous: shaking a wo...
20 Jul 202353min
The Mystery of the Disappearing Sri Lankan National Handball Team
In 2004, 23 Sri Lankan men traveled to Germany as the Sri Lankan National Handball Team to take part in an international tournament. But there was one catch, there was no Sri Lankan National Handball ...
18 Jul 202349min
The Biggest Little Confidence Queen in Texas (and New York, Montana, and San Francisco): Bertha Heyman
A tale as old as crime. Phony wealthy widow seeks dupe to front her cash until her non-existent inheritance comes through. The queen of the hill, top of the heap when it came to these cons? Bertha Hey...
13 Jul 202352min
They Call Me MacGyver: Gerald Blanchard
He said “no” to Oprah, but he said “yes” to Ridiculous Crime. In a rare twist, Zaron surprises Elizabeth with his own mash-up — an interview with actual international jewel thief, Gerald Blanchard, th...
11 Jul 202352min
Barb and Star Would Never: Judy Amar
A thief breaks into luxury homes in tony Boca del Mar. the cops are flummoxed by this brazen burglar. Even more so when they find out it’s a lady thief! How could the Bandit of Boca del Mar be a woman...
6 Jul 202344min
