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Not Another True Crime Podcast
Hosted by Betches Media · EN
Betches Media's Not Another True Crime Podcast is your partner in wine, crime, and time as they recap the buzziest true crime documentaries and travel back in history to discuss little-known crimes from the past.
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Watch Where They Hide Ft. Tamron Hall
Feb 1000:39:21Tap to summarizeDanny is joined by Emmy Award–winning television host, veteran journalist, and bestselling author Tamron Hall to discuss the latest book in her Jordan Manning series, Watch Where They Hide. Tamron shares the real-life cases that inspired the novel, how she identifies with the character of Jordan, and the emotional process of writing the book. They also dive into the media phenomenon of Missing White Woman Syndrome and how crime reporting has evolved since the start of Tamron’s career, particularly when it comes to the racial profiling of suspects. https://www.tamronhall.tv/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Steve Comisar: Serial Scammer
Feb 1000:48:48Tap to summarizeDanny is back to cover the self-proclaimed “Jeffrey Dahmer of fraud,” Steve Comisar. First, there’s a personal scam story involving a recent Uber Pool trip that went completely off the rails. Then, the episode dives into the extensive grifting résumé of Beverly Hills conman Steve Comisar, who shilled everything from solar-powered clothes dryers to diet pills to oil wells—and even scammed an 84-year-old man out of $500,000. After several prison stints and failed attempts at becoming a Hollywood actor, Comisar is now pursuing the most noble profession of all: true crime podcasting. SOURCES: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-24-me-59160-story.html https://www.sabrinaerdely.com/docs/TheCreepWithTheGoldenTongue.pdf https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/613431696/on-the-road-to-redemption-with-former-con-man-steve-comisar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Samantha Azzopardi: Serial Conwoman
Feb 1000:36:00Tap to summarizeDanny is back this week with another con artist from Down Under: Samantha Azzopardi. The episode digs into her innumerable fake identities—including a 14-year-old girl and the actress Dakota Johnson—and traces her path from the Sydney suburbs to Dublin, Calgary, and prison, before returning to Australia, where she once again ran into trouble with the law. SOURCES: https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/samantha-azzopardi-true-story/ https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/international-con-artist-arrested-on-fraud-charges-in-northcote-20231026-p5effh.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57284621 https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-news-alleged-con-artist-samantha-azzopardi-withdraws-bail-application/1aa9adac-602d-4d36-a8f0-495c133720e7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Colorado Crypto Pastor
Feb 1000:38:00Tap to summarizeThis week, Danny covers the civil fraud case of Denver pastor Eli Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn, who claimed they were directed by God to sell millions in fake cryptocurrency through the Kingdom Wealth Exchange. The couple is accused of pocketing $1.3 million to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included a Range Rover, vacations, luxury handbags, and more—in what a Denver District Court judge called “a case of just unmitigated greed.” SOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/23/crypto-pastor-colorado-god-eli-regalado/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68072665 https://people.com/denver-pastor-says-the-lord-told-us-to-steal-from-christians-8548486 https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/30/eli-kaitlyn-regalado-cryptocurrency-scam-accounts-frozen-indxcoin/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →How The Cut's Financial Advice Columnist Was Scammed Out Of $50K
Feb 1000:44:27Tap to summarizeThis week, Danny covers the viral story from The Cut’s financial advice columnist Charlotte Cowles, who became the unlikely victim of a scam that cost her $50,000. The episode breaks down Cowles’s article, which details how, over the course of a single day, scammers posing as Amazon employees and FTC agents convinced her she was the victim of extensive identity theft, with multiple warrants out for her arrest for cybercrimes, money laundering, and drug trafficking. Cowles ultimately withdrew and handed over $50,000 from her bank account before realizing it had all been a lie. SOURCES: https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Truth About Jim Ft. Skye Borgman
Feb 1000:27:32Tap to summarizeDanny is joined by Sky Borgman, director and producer of the new documentary series The Truth About Jim, now streaming on MAX. The documentary follows 32-year old Sierra Barter, as she investigates whether or not her step grandfather, Jim Mordecai, was a serial killer. Skye shares her storytelling approach, how Jim might have flown under the radar for so long, and why there was such a serial killing spike in the Bay Area at that time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Willy's Chocolate Experience - AKA The Fyre Fest Of Chocolate Factories
Feb 1000:29:35Tap to summarizeDanny is back for the final time to cover Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow—an event organized by a company called House of Illuminati that gave more Fyre Fest than Pure Imagination. Danny gets into it all, from the AI-generated, spelling-error-riddled poster to the off-brand character of The Unknown (a terrifying masked figure who “lives in the walls”), and an Oompa Loompa who looked like she wished she were literally anywhere else. Event attendees complained that they didn’t quite get what they paid £35 for and even called the police, though whether anything illegal actually occurred remains to be seen. Thank you to all the listeners who’ve been with us along the way—from our first episode (fittingly about the actual Fyre Fest) to now. Follow Danny @kashmeredanny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Ft. Josh Gondelman
Feb 1000:44:58Tap to summarizeThis week, writer and comedian Josh Gondelman joins the show to cover a story from his hometown of Boston: the still-unsolved Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. In 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers entered the museum in the middle of the night and carried out what remains the largest property theft in history, stealing 13 paintings valued at approximately $500 million. Despite several mob-affiliated suspects over the years, the stolen works were never recovered, and the case eventually went cold. https://www.gardnermuseum.org/organization/theft https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-clue-emerges-in-the-gardner-museum-art-heist-saga-180979651/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-about-isabella-stewart-gardner-art-heist-180977448/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/28/metro/whodunit-gardner-museum-heist-remains-unsolved-decades-later-with-long-list-suspects-most-them-dead/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Re-release: The Curious Case of Natalia Grace Docuseries Recap
Feb 1000:48:08Tap to summarizeAhead of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks, dropping tonight on MAX, here’s a look back at Danny’s recap of the previous six-part series from 2023. The Curious Case of Natalia Grace explores the Barnett family and the unusual events that unfolded—from Natalia’s adoption and suspicions about her age, to police involvement, her birth family in Ukraine, and the child abandonment trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Vanishing Of Fraudster Melissa Caddick
Feb 1000:39:36Tap to summarizeThis week, Danny covers the mysterious story of Australian conwoman Melissa Caddick. After falling victim to a romance scam in her early 20s, she pivoted to becoming a scammer herself, cheating friends and family out of millions. As the law began to catch up with her, Melissa mysteriously disappeared, only for a disembodied foot matching her DNA to wash up on the beach months later. Danny gets into the ins and outs of Melissa's scams and disappearance, as well as the theories about whether or not she faked her own death.SOURCES:https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/australia/australia-melissa-caddick-fraud-coroner-death-intl-hnk/index.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/26/the-lady-vanishes-fraudster-melissa-caddick-is-dead-but-the-intrigue-lives-onhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/the-forever-friend-the-former-boss-the-ex-husband-the-early-victims-of-fraudster-melissa-caddick-20210304-p577wo.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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