A Study in Crime
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29. Mr. Tolbert Goes to Prison for Embezzlement
Bill Tolbert was a successful businessman who donated thousands of dollars to charity and political campaigns. He was also involved in the communitya real up-and-comer.But he was not the man everyon
28. The Great Prison Contraband Adventure
Paul John was a federal correctional officer two years away from retirement. But he had some secrets. For starters, he had a steady gig bringing contraband cell phones into the prison for inmates. He
27. A Scandal in Atlanta at The Gold Club
It started one morning when a man woke up hungover from a night of debauchery at a strip club. The previous night, he had spent 12k dollars, but his credit card was charged 28k dollars. This story has
26. A Death at Calumet Farms
The story I have for you today is about a famous horse. A Thoroughbred named Alydar. It's also a story of murder, of a killing. But not in the traditional sense. As with many crimes, it concerns money
25. A Study in Securities Fraud
After 20 years in the hedge fund and private equity industry, Mark was sent to federal prison for securities fraud. Lost Generation writerF. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, There are no second acts in Ameri
24. The Drug Cartel Kidnapping of Mauricio Gonzalez
Mauricio Gonzalez was selling eggs in Jalisco, Mexico when Francisco "El Blanco" Rivera arrived. He put a gun to Mauricio's head and told him that Mauricio's wife, Catalina, now belonged to Francisco.
23. The Case of the Idaho Student Murders
Much has been written about the tragic murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin in November of 2022.Investigative journalist and Edgar Award-winning author Howard B
22. The Red-Hot Lovers Rob a Bank
FBI Special Agent Frank Montoya, Jr. had only been on the job a few months when a masked gunman dressed as a janitor and waving a pistol made off with $250k in a daring daylight bank robbery of the Te
21. A Home Invasion in Mexico City
On a cool October evening in Mexico City, not far from the central plaza, a respected Spanish merchant and all ten of his servants were massacred by three men wielding machetes. The crime shocked the
20. Arsenic and Old Midwives
Sophocles wrote: Trust dies, but mistrust blossoms. In 1920, in the village of Nagyrv, husbands trusted wives. Children trusted mothers. And everyone trusted the midwife, Zsuzannah Fazekas. No one