Ridiculous Crime
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Ridiculous Crime
True Crime is more than blood, guts, mayhem, and murder. Zaron Burnett and Elizabeth Dutton share outlandish tales of capers, heists, and cons that shine a light on the absurd and outrageous side of criminality. Always 99% murder-free and 100% ridiculous, this is Ridiculous Crime, a podcast by iHear...
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How To Free Your Man With a Helicopter: Nadine Vaujour
Single mom Nadine Vaujour was something of a romantic. Which helps explain why it pained her heart so to be separated from her lover. It also helps ex...
Playin' Possum: Crimes around George Jones
Country star George Jones was a real character, to be certain, often on the edge of the law. But the most ridiculous crimes were the ones that surroun...
The Last Temptation of Aubrey Lee Price
He was a husband, a father, a pastor, a financial planner and broker, that is until he decided he'd had enough of that life. So he threw it all away a...
That's Showbiz, Baby: Steven Kunes
To make it in Hollywood, you sometimes have to tell some half-truths and fudge your resume. People play a little fast and loose. But not so loose as t...
"That's My Motorboat!" :The National Museum Art Heist
It's considered one of the more sophisticated art heists of the 21st Century. Three masked men with guns strolled into the National Museum in Stockhol...
Cheech Would Never: "Lucky" Luke Brugnara
As Social Distortion once sang, “Some people like to gamble/But you, you always lose/Some people like to rock 'n' roll/You're always singin' the blues...
"This Once Belonged to Jack Nicholson": the Tod Michael Volpe Story
He was a charming art dealer, a man who climbed to the highest heights of the Hollywood elite. Once there, he conned 'em all for fun and profit. That...
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The Olympic Prison [from Very Special Episodes]
In the winter of 1980, the world turned its eyes to Lake Placid, New York, host of the Winter Olympics. But behind the pageantry, another structure lo...
Welcome to America, Suckers: Selling the Brooklyn Bridge
It's become shorthand for someone being gullible, thinking they can buy the Brooklyn Bridge (and at a discount!). But the idea had to start somewhere....
To Russia With Love: The Robert Hanssen Story
Inspired by boyhood dreams of wanting to be James Bond, real life FBI guy Robert Hanssen joined the bureau to become a secret agent. But when no one l...
Your Dead Grandma Says Hi: Sylvia Browne
Some people believe in psychics, others are skeptics who doubt their skills. If you think you're in the camp somewhere in between, not caring one way...
I Wanna Be A Cowgirl: Cora Hubbard, Lady Bandit
She was a legend of the Wild West, a self-made outlaw, iron hard as her six-shooter, yet delicate as a prairie butterfly. Cora Hubbard, Lady Bandit wa...
It's the Swiss Sugar Baron's Fault: The Knoedler & Company Art Forgery Scandal
A storied and respected New York art gallery thought they'd stumbled on a treasure trove of undiscovered Abstract Expressionist art. It was, of course...
Life After Pro Football: Have You Considered Getting Into Crime?
After his playing days were done, former pro football player Devin Aguilar decided his next move at securing the bag could come from a robbery. He enl...
I'll Buy That for a Dollar: Antiques Roadshow
This week on Antiques Roadshow, we're coming to you from historic Ridiculous Crime Headquarters. Zaron Burnett, a crime authenticator, and Elizabeth D...
It's Just a Family Tradition: The Newton Gang
Imagine some brothers. No, like a lot of them. Now imagine they love robbing banks and trains. But they also love fast cards and high living. Now imag...
Hey You Kids, Get Off My Feed: Influencer Fights
For those who live their lives online, follower numbers, likes, and ad collabs are essential. The bread and butter in such a new and fleeting industry...
Fred Durst vs. The World
The front man for Limp Bizkit is known to be a bit of an ass. However, he claims the role of Fred Durst is actually a monster of his own making. But a...
Go On, Take the Music and Run: Master Tape Theft
Original studio recordings are the purest form of a song; they are also incredibly valuable. Theft of master tapes are a musician's worst nightmare. B...
Lance!!! A Curious Tale of Blood Doping for Fun and Profit
He was the most famous cyclist in the world. Then it all came crashing down when it was revealed that he was a huge cheater. What went so wrong for La...
Philip the Tub: John Spano, Jr.
A con man flim flam artist who loved hockey wanted nothing more than to own a professional hockey team. The problem is that he wasn't a billionaire, w...
Baby, I Was Born to Run: the Grover Cleveland Bergdoll Story
When the first World War kicked off, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a notorious daredevil and rich kid playboy, decided armed combat wasn't for him. And s...
Brother, Can You Spare Half a Dime: The Hollow Nickel Case
The best part of espionage is the spycraft, the cool gadgets and codes often disguised as everyday objects. Some look like lipstick, others like umbre...
"I Go For You Ma": The Love Triangle of Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, and Adolf Hitler
When World War II broke out, the biggest star in the world planned to sit it out. But as Fate would have it, events conspired to motivate Clark Gable...
The Phisher King: Filippo Bernardini
Filippo Bernardini felt like an outsider in the publishing world, so he decided to fix that. Did he dazzle executives with his intellect and insight?...
Ho, Ho, Hold It Right There: A Collection of Christmas Crimes
T'was the night before the Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring... except for a mouse stealing some Christmas cookies. No,...
A Con So Nice, He Named Himself Twice: Lord Gordon Gordon
A man who called himself Lord Gordon Gordon sure knew how to con 'em. He scammed jewelers, land owners, and railroad magnates with great alacrity on b...
The Love Triangle of Frank Sinatra, Howard Hughes and Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner had one of the great love affairs of the last century. But it was actually a love triangle that included the famously-re...
The Napoleon of Crime: Adam Worth
Using his logistical and felonious prowess, Adam Worth developed a sophisticated criminal network stealing money, art, and jewelry from high-value tar...
The Johnny Cash Jamaican Christmastime Miracle
Who would possibly think it's a good idea to rob Johnny Cash...at Christmastime... in Jamaica? If this sounds like some sort of Mad Lib, trust us, it'...
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The Fundamental Magical Element [from Very Special Episodes]
Two Jamaican musicians are making a bold claim. They say they invented the now-ubiquitous reggaeton beat on a specific track in 1989. They're suing so...
You Better Listen to the Radio: Operation Ostrich
During WWII, there were lots of ways to contribute to the war effort. One involved sitting at a radio station on Long Island, feeding lies to the Nazi...
The Zambian Plot
Let's say you're a German industrialist who needs to drive up the price of copper on the commodities market, would you hire a midcentury adventurer/bo...
Don't Mess with the Big Dog: Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is more than a food and entertaining icon; she's a brand. Literally. But a brand can't lie to the feds and a brand can't go to jail. Ma...
The King of Counterfeiters: Jeff Turner
If you were in a bad place, hard up financially, looking for work, and some sorta lifeline... how far down your list of options would be the idea: sho...
There Ain't No Cure for the Varsity Blues: Rick Singer
Applying to college. Oh, what a busy time that is for high school students. There are stressors like posing for a fake rowing photo or making sure you...
The Flapper Bandit: Rebecca Bradley Rogers
The 1920s was an era of radical change in the culture. One of the major indicators was the advent of The Flapper –- young women who rejected the previ...
Someday We'll Find It: The Pizza Connection
What's your favorite pizza topping? Pepperoni? Anchovies? A kilo of heroin? If it's the drugs, the Sicilian mob had a pizza parlor for you! They creat...
America's First Great Bank Robber: George Leonidas Leslie
When people speak of the first American bank robber, typically, they think of Jesse James. While he may have been the first world famous bandit and ba...
Welcome to the Dollhouse: Velvalee Dickinson
In wartime, codes and puzzles become a language of warfare. But if you can make a code, someone can break the code. Enter Velvalee Dickinson. She was...