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The Moscow Murders and More
Hosted by Bobby Capucci · EN
Moscow is a city located in northern Idaho, United States, with a population of approximately 25,000 people. It is the largest city and the county seat of Latah County. The city is situated in the Palouse region, known for its fertile soil and rolling hills, and is surrounded by wheat fields, forests, and mountains.Moscow is home to the University of Idaho, which is the state's flagship institution and a major research university. The university is a significant contributor to the local economy, and many businesses in the city are directly or indirectly tied to the university.
The city also has a thriving arts and culture scene, with several galleries, museums, and performance venues.In terms of recreation, Moscow has several parks and outdoor recreation areas, including the Latah Trail, the Moscow Mountain Trail System, and the Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area. The city also hosts several annual events, including the Moscow Farmers Market, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and the Renaissance Fair.
However, things would change forever after Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were murdered in the early morning hours of November 13th, 2022.
What followed in the wake of the murders captivated not only the nation but the whole world as the authorities scrambled to find the person responsible for the heinous crime.
This podcast will document the Murders In Moscow from right after the murders were committed all the way through the real time evolution of the trial of the person that the authorities say is responsible, Bryan Kohberger.
We will also cover other stories that are based in the world of true crime that are currently in the courts or that are headed that way.
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The city also has a thriving arts and culture scene, with several galleries, museums, and performance venues.In terms of recreation, Moscow has several parks and outdoor recreation areas, including the Latah Trail, the Moscow Mountain Trail System, and the Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area. The city also hosts several annual events, including the Moscow Farmers Market, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and the Renaissance Fair.
However, things would change forever after Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were murdered in the early morning hours of November 13th, 2022.
What followed in the wake of the murders captivated not only the nation but the whole world as the authorities scrambled to find the person responsible for the heinous crime.
This podcast will document the Murders In Moscow from right after the murders were committed all the way through the real time evolution of the trial of the person that the authorities say is responsible, Bryan Kohberger.
We will also cover other stories that are based in the world of true crime that are currently in the courts or that are headed that way.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
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Epstein’s Brokerage Trail: Fidelity and the Millions That Moved Before His Arrest (6/4/26)
2d ago00:12:31Tap to summarizeFidelity opened a brokerage account for a Jeffrey Epstein-owned company in mid-April 2019, just months before Epstein’s July 2019 arrest and at a time when public outrage over his earlier sweetheart deal was already intensifying. The account was opened for Southern Trust Company, Epstein’s Virgin Islands-based entity, and it received more than $5 million before Fidelity apparently moved to restrict it to “closing transactions only” in late May 2019. The account was disclosed in a suspicious activity report filed after Epstein’s arrest, and the details came from a Justice Department file that was briefly released as part of Epstein-related disclosures before later being replaced with a fully redacted version.The timing is the central issue: Fidelity opened the account after the Miami Herald’s major 2018 reporting had renewed scrutiny of Epstein, after a federal judge ruled that DOJ had violated victims’ rights in the 2008 deal, and after more than 100 lawmakers had demanded that DOJ reopen the Epstein investigation. The Fidelity account reportedly moved millions, including funds wired from Deutsche Bank and later large transfers to Puerto Rican banks, before the account appeared to be emptied by the time Fidelity filed its SAR. The revelation adds Fidelity to the list of major financial institutions that handled Epstein-linked money, alongside JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Charles Schwab, and it raises the same core question that has followed the Epstein money trail for years: why did powerful financial institutions continue servicing him even when the public record already made him radioactive?to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Fidelity opened account for Epstein, even as outrage grew - ICIJBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →Mega Edition: The USVI And JP Morgan Trade Allegations During Their Court Battle (6/4/26)
2d ago00:48:13Tap to summarizeThe battle between JP Morgan and the U.S. Virgin Islands over Jeffrey Epstein became one of the ugliest institutional fights to come out of the Epstein scandal because both sides were effectively accusing the other of enabling him. The USVI sued JP Morgan by arguing that the bank was not merely a passive financial institution but a crucial piece of Epstein’s machinery, claiming it processed huge sums of money for him, ignored glaring red flags, allowed cash withdrawals and payments tied to his abuse network, and continued servicing him long after his sex-crime history was public. The territory’s theory was that Epstein’s operation depended on respectable financial plumbing, and that JP Morgan supplied it while collecting fees, protecting a wealthy client, and looking away from the obvious. JP Morgan denied knowingly helping Epstein’s crimes and fired back by pointing the finger at the USVI itself, arguing that territorial officials gave Epstein tax benefits, political access, licenses, permits, and room to operate on Little St. James while accepting his money and influence.That is what made the litigation so brutal: it was not just about Epstein, but about which institution wanted the court to believe the other side had dirtier hands. The USVI tried to frame JP Morgan as the bank that kept Epstein financially alive; JP Morgan tried to frame the USVI as the jurisdiction that let him build his island kingdom in plain sight. Discovery dragged major names into the fight, including former JP Morgan executive Jes Staley, whose relationship with Epstein became a central part of the bank’s internal blame game. In the end, JP Morgan agreed in September 2023 to pay $75 million to settle the USVI case, while admitting no wrongdoing, after separately agreeing to a $290 million settlement with Epstein victims. The settlement did not answer every question, but it did confirm the larger reality: Epstein’s operation was not just protected by private secrecy, but by a whole ecosystem of banks, lawyers, officials, enablers, and institutions that later tried to shove the blame onto each other once the paper trail became impossible to bury.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →Mega Edition: The Florida Court Documents Are Unsealed (6/4/26)
2d ago00:55:39Tap to summarizeThe released Florida grand jury documents gave the public a rare look at the machinery that helped produce Jeffrey Epstein’s so-called sweetheart deal, and what they showed only made the original handling of the case look worse. The transcripts revealed that the 2006 Palm Beach grand jury heard from only two alleged underage victims, along with law enforcement witnesses, in a proceeding that lasted less than four hours, even though Palm Beach police had identified far more potential victims and had built a broader case involving allegations of sexual abuse, cash payments, and recruitment of other girls. Instead of the full weight of the investigation being presented in a way that reflected the seriousness of the allegations, the testimony showed the girls being questioned in ways that put their conduct, credibility, and supposed “prostitution” at the center of the discussion. That glimpse matters because it helps explain how a case that could have been treated as a sweeping sex-crimes investigation was narrowed into charges that allowed Epstein to plead guilty in 2008 to state prostitution-related offenses, serve a limited sentence with work release, and avoid the full force of federal prosecution at that time.But the documents did not answer the central question; they sharpened it. Why were so few victims presented? Why was the grand jury shown such a limited version of the case? What charging options were actually put in front of jurors? Why did prosecutors frame teenage victims in a way that seemed to weaken the case instead of strengthen it? And how did that state process connect to the later federal non-prosecution agreement that protected Epstein and possible co-conspirators while keeping victims in the dark? The release gave the public a window into the early failure, but it did not fully explain who made each decision, what pressure was applied behind the scenes, or why a wealthy, connected offender received treatment so wildly different from what ordinary defendants would have faced. In that sense, the grand jury documents are not the end of the Epstein Florida story; they are evidence of how much of it was buried, narrowed, softened, and left unresolved.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →Mega Edition: The Battle To Unseal The Epstein Court Documents In Florida (6/3/26)
2d ago01:01:00Tap to summarizeThe release of the Florida grand jury documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein took years because the records were locked behind Florida’s traditional grand jury secrecy rules, even though the 2006 Palm Beach proceedings had become one of the most controversial points in the entire Epstein saga. Those transcripts mattered because the grand jury process helped produce the weak state-level charges that allowed Epstein to avoid the much more serious sex-trafficking and rape allegations that Palm Beach police had been investigating. For years, journalists, survivors, and transparency advocates argued that the public had a right to know what prosecutors actually presented to the grand jury, why only limited charges emerged, and whether the system had been tilted in Epstein’s favor from the start. But courts repeatedly ran into the same wall: grand jury material is normally secret, and Florida law did not clearly allow release just because the case was historically important, politically explosive, or publicly outrageous.It ultimately took sustained litigation, including efforts by the Palm Beach Post’s parent company, along with a change in Florida law, to pry the records loose. In 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation allowing the release of old grand jury materials in cases where the subject was dead and the records involved conduct such as sexual abuse of minors. Once that law was in place, a Palm Beach County judge released the 2006 transcripts, which showed that the grand jury heard from only two alleged victims and that the proceeding lasted less than four hours, despite police having identified many more potential victims. The released material intensified criticism of the original handling of the case because it showed how limited the presentation was and how the girls’ credibility and conduct were scrutinized while Epstein escaped with the infamous sweetheart deal that defined the Florida chapter of the scandal. In other words, the public did not get those records because the system suddenly became transparent; it took years of lawsuits, public pressure, and a legislative carveout to force daylight into a process that had helped bury the scale of Epstein’s crimes.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsourcve:Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →Newly Surfaced Video Undermines Timeline of Guard Activity on Night of Epstein’s Death
2d ago00:14:41Tap to summarizeNewly released surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death shows correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas failing to carry out required security checks while stationed just feet from his cell. Instead of performing mandatory 30-minute rounds—particularly a critical 3 a.m. check—the guards were seen walking around, writing, and using a phone in the Special Housing Unit, despite clear instructions that Epstein required close monitoring after being taken off suicide watch.The footage adds to a broader pattern of failures that night. Epstein had been left alone after his cellmate was removed, despite orders that he should always have one, and additional bedding materials were left in his cell, which he later used in his death. Investigators previously found the guards falsified records to make it appear they conducted checks they actually skipped. While both were fired and charged, the case against them was later dropped, and the newly surfaced video is now intensifying scrutiny over what happened inside the facility that night.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Exclusive | New video shows guards milling about while Epstein a few feet away in his cell, possibly deadBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →Peggy Siegal and Jeffrey Epstein: The Publicist Who Helped Rebuild a Predator’s Social Network
2d ago00:13:36Tap to summarizeA longtime Hollywood publicist, Peggy Siegal, revealed that she maintained a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein for years, even acknowledging she knew he was “morally compromised” and a “con man,” yet continued helping him regain access to elite social circles after his 2008 conviction. She admitted facilitating invitations to high-profile events, dinners, and gatherings with A-list figures, effectively acting as a gatekeeper who helped rehabilitate his image among powerful and influential people. Siegal also disclosed that Epstein gave her a $100,000 gift for her 70th birthday, underscoring the financial ties and personal benefits that existed alongside their social relationship.Emails between the two further revealed disturbing discussions, including Epstein’s expressed desire to find a “baby mama” with specific traits, with Siegal actively engaging in the conversation and suggesting potential candidates. She later characterized her behavior as being “in denial,” admitting she understood he had done something wrong but avoided confronting the severity of his conduct. The revelations add to the broader picture of how Epstein was able to reintegrate into elite circles with the assistance of well-connected figures who, despite recognizing red flags, continued to associate with and enable him.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Hollywood publicist admits knowing Jeffrey Epstein was 'morally compromised' | Fox NewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →Virginia Robert's Repsonds To Ghislaine Maxwell's "Undisputed Facts" (Part 9)
2d ago00:12:43Tap to summarizeIn response to Ghislaine Maxwell's Rule 56.1 Statement of Undisputed Material Facts, Virginia Giuffre (formerly known as Virginia Roberts) submitted a detailed counterstatement challenging Maxwell's assertions. Giuffre disputed Maxwell's denials of involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sexual abuse and trafficking operations, providing specific instances and evidence to support her claims. She contended that Maxwell's public statements dismissing her allegations as false were themselves defamatory and aimed at discrediting her experiences as a victim. Giuffre's response emphasized the existence of genuine disputes over material facts, arguing that these issues necessitated a trial to resolve the conflicting accounts.Giuffre's counterstatement also highlighted inconsistencies and omissions in Maxwell's narrative, aiming to demonstrate that Maxwell's involvement with Epstein was more extensive than acknowledged. By presenting corroborative testimonies and documentary evidence, Giuffre sought to undermine Maxwell's credibility and reinforce the legitimacy of her own allegationsto contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →Virginia Robert's Repsonds To Ghislaine Maxwell's "Undisputed Facts" (Part 8)
2d ago00:13:44Tap to summarizeIn response to Ghislaine Maxwell's Rule 56.1 Statement of Undisputed Material Facts, Virginia Giuffre (formerly known as Virginia Roberts) submitted a detailed counterstatement challenging Maxwell's assertions. Giuffre disputed Maxwell's denials of involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sexual abuse and trafficking operations, providing specific instances and evidence to support her claims. She contended that Maxwell's public statements dismissing her allegations as false were themselves defamatory and aimed at discrediting her experiences as a victim. Giuffre's response emphasized the existence of genuine disputes over material facts, arguing that these issues necessitated a trial to resolve the conflicting accounts.Giuffre's counterstatement also highlighted inconsistencies and omissions in Maxwell's narrative, aiming to demonstrate that Maxwell's involvement with Epstein was more extensive than acknowledged. By presenting corroborative testimonies and documentary evidence, Giuffre sought to undermine Maxwell's credibility and reinforce the legitimacy of her own allegationsto contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →The Deleted Tape: Amanda Ungaro, Jeffrey Epstein, and Melania Trump (6/3/26)
2d ago00:11:06Tap to summarizeAmanda Ungaro, a former Brazilian model and former partner of Paolo Zampolli, claimed in a deleted online recording that Melania Trump knew Jeffrey Epstein before she met Donald Trump and that Epstein, not Zampolli, was the person who introduced the couple. The allegations also point to a reported 2019 FBI proffer interview in which a former Epstein assistant allegedly said Epstein introduced Melania to Trump. The same material describes Epstein as being familiar with Zampolli’s modeling-agency world, including claims that Epstein visited the agency during casting activity and discussed acquiring Elite Models with Zampolli.The article also lays out the competing denials and credibility issues surrounding the allegation. Melania Trump has said she met Donald Trump by chance at a New York party in 1998, while Zampolli has denied Ungaro’s claims and maintained that he was the one who introduced them. Ungaro and Zampolli had documented connections to Trump’s orbit, including attendance at inauguration-related events and time at Mar-a-Lago, but Ungaro’s claims are presented alongside disputes over her credibility, including a custody battle, deportation to Brazil, and fraud-related legal problems. The result is a contested set of claims about the Epstein-Zampolli-Melania-Trump timeline, with the central allegations still unresolved.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Former Brazilian Model Claims Melania Trump Was an 'Escort' for Jeffrey Epstein Before She Met Donald Trump | IBTimes UKBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Transcribe →The Truth Commission Moves In: Epstein’s New Mexico Network Faces Subpoenas (6/3/26)
2d ago00:13:24Tap to summarizeNew Mexico’s Epstein Survivors Truth Commission has issued its first major round of subpoenas as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch, the sprawling property outside Santa Fe that has long been tied to allegations of abuse, trafficking, and institutional failure. The commission, created by New Mexico lawmakers in early 2026, is seeking records from more than a dozen entities, including federal agencies, state officials, law enforcement bodies, Deutsche Bank, the FBI, the governor’s office, and the Santa Fe Institute. The goal is to determine what happened at the ranch, who knew about it, what institutions enabled Epstein’s presence in New Mexico for decades, and why the property was never subjected to the same level of federal scrutiny as Epstein’s Manhattan mansion or his island in the Virgin Islands.The subpoenas mark a significant escalation because the New Mexico inquiry is not simply looking at Epstein as an isolated predator, but at the broader network around him: financial institutions, scientific circles, government offices, law enforcement agencies, and any public or private actors who may have helped create the conditions that allowed him to operate. The commission has heard testimony from survivors and relatives of victims, including testimony connected to Virginia Giuffre, and it is encouraging additional victims to come forward. The investigation also follows renewed searches of Zorro Ranch by New Mexico authorities earlier this year, using tools such as drones and cadaver dogs, after previously released Epstein records revived questions about possible crimes and overlooked allegations connected to the property. In plain terms: New Mexico is now trying to do what federal authorities never fully did—put Zorro Ranch under a microscope.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:New Mexico ‘Truth Commission’ begins investigation into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, will issue subpoenas | CNN PoliticsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
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