Ridiculous Crime Podcast
1) Introducing: Ridiculous Crime
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2) 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/You gotta nasty disposition/No one really k...Show More
3) "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 is, until it all came crashing down. Come for the ...Show More
4) 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 loomed in the Adirondack woods. Built to house 1,800...Show More
5) 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. Turns out selling the bridge and other landmarks ...Show More
6) 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 liked him and bosses overlooked him, Hanssen decide...Show More
7) 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 or another, we dare you to have no opinion once yo...Show More
8) 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 was a compelling mix of contradictions. And at one t...Show More
9) 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, too good to be true. And anyone savvy enough to ...Show More
10) 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 enlisted his girlfriend and together the two planned ...Show More