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Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
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The Official Podcast of Ray William Johnson, storyteller and comedian. Tune in for the best stories of True Crime and Pop Culture.
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He Was Destroyed By Pokemon // The Anthony Curcio Scandal
Yesterday00:08:28Tap to summarizeAnthony Curcio pulled off one of the most elaborately planned armored car heists in American history in 2008 by using Craigslist to orchestrate his getaway. Months before the robbery, the former college football star placed a fake advertisement on the website offering high-paying landscaping work, instructing applicants to wear a specific uniform consisting of a blue shirt, yellow vest, safety goggles, and a respirator mask. On the day of the heist in Monroe, Washington, Curcio dressed in the exact same outfit, pepper-sprayed a Brink's armored car guard, and fled with over $400,000.
Transcribe →This Hardcore Rapper is in BIG Trouble // The Cool C Murder Story
2d ago00:08:02Tap to summarizeChristopher "Cool C" Roney was a rising Philadelphia rapper in the late 1980s known for his hit song "Glamorous Life". His music career faded, and on January 2, 1996, he joined fellow rapper Steady B in a botched bank robbery. During the heist, Cool C shot and killed Philadelphia Police Officer Lauretha Vaird
Transcribe →Dimebag Darrell Was Murdered by His Own Fan // The Nathan Gale Story
4d ago00:08:19Tap to summarizeNathan Gale was a 25-year-old former U.S. Marine who suffered from severe mental illness and fatally shot legendary guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott along with three other people.
Transcribe →She Deserves to be in Prison // The Ashley McArthur Murder Story
5d ago00:08:04Tap to summarizeAshley McArthur, a former Florida crime scene technician, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in 2019 for the 2017 slaying of her close friend, Taylor Wright.
Transcribe →He Hates Rich People // The Stephen Jackley Story
6d ago00:08:17Tap to summarizeStephen Jackley is a British former geography student who became known as a "modern-day Robin Hood" after executing a series of armed bank robberies in the UK between 2007 and 2008.
Transcribe →He's Supposed To Be Dead // The Ryan Borgwardt Story
1w ago00:08:21Tap to summarizeWisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled overseas says plan was a 'crazy, emotional dream' Ryan Borgwardt left his family behind in an attempt to meet a Ukrainian woman he had secretly been courting online in the country of Georgia.
Transcribe →He Committed Treason to Get Rich // The Jonathan Toebbe Story
1w ago00:08:06Summary readyJonathan Toebbe was a U.S. Navy nuclear engineer who conspired with his wife, Diana, to sell highly restricted military secrets regarding Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign government.
SummaryThis Entitled Teen is in BIG Trouble // The Isabelle Valdez Murder Plot
1w ago00:08:01Tap to summarizeIsabelle Valdez is a student from Altamonte Springs, Florida, who was arrested in January 2026 for plotting to murder a classmate at Lake Brantley along with her accomplis Lois Lippert.
Transcribe →Britney Spears Has a Dangerous Stalker // The Jason Alexander Story
2w ago00:08:33Tap to summarizeIn 2004, Britney Spears impulsively married her childhood friend, Jason Alexander, in Las Vegas while heavily intoxicated. Though they were not in love, the pair tied the knot at 3:30 a.m. at A Little White Chapel. The spontaneous union was annulled just 55 hours later. Years later, Alexander re-entered the spotlight by attempting to crash her 2022 wedding to Sam Asghari.
Transcribe →This Entitled Rich Kid Got What He Deserved // The Dana Ewell Murder Story
2w ago00:08:18Tap to summarizeDana Ewell masterminded the 1992 ambush murders of his parents, Dale and Glee, and his sister, Tiffany, inside their Fresno, California home to inherit an estimated $8 million family fortune. Driven by greed, the 21-year-old college student hired his roommate, Joel Radovcich, to carry out the executions on Easter Sunday.
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