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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Nov 13, 2026 · 8:18
José Vigoa is a Cuban-born, former Soviet-trained commando who orchestrated one of the most violent and audacious crime sprees in Las Vegas history.After arriving in Sin City in…
Nov 12, 2026 · 8:27
In 2005, Tanya Jaime Nelson traveled from North Carolina to Westminster, California, with her accomplice, Phillipe Zamora, to murder her longtime psychic and friend, Ha "Jade"…
Nov 11, 2026 · 8:53
In 2014, Heather Cho (Cho Hyun-ah), a vice president of Korean Air and daughter of the airline's chairman, sparked an international scandal known as the "nut rage" incident…
Nov 10, 2026 · 8:06
Hannah Sabata is a Nebraska woman who gained internet notoriety in late 2012 after robbing a bank, stealing a car, and immediately uploading a YouTube video bragging about the…
Nov 9, 2026 · 8:11
Susan Lorincz is a Florida woman currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for the June 2, 2023, fatal shooting of her neighbor, Ajike "A.J."Owens. The incident, which took…
Nov 8, 2026 · 1:06:19
A True Story compilation of the craziest survival stories
Nov 7, 2026 · 8:49
Mahek Bukhari is a high-profile British TikTok influencer who, alongside her mother Ansreen Bukhari, orchestrated a fatal ambush that resulted in a double murder.
Nov 6, 2026 · 8:42
Suge Knight, the notorious co-founder of Death Row Records, is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility following a fatal 2015…
Nov 4, 2026 · 9:06
In 2005, Washington, D.C. administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson Jr. dropped off a pair of suit trousers for alteration at Custom Cleaners, a small neighborhood business owned…
Nov 3, 2026 · 8:43
Mark Redwine was convicted of second degree murder after the November 2012 disappearance and murder of his son, Dylan Redwine, during a court-ordered Thanksgiving custody visit…
Nov 2, 2026 · 8:58
In 1933, a homeless man named Michael Malloy became the target of a deadly $3,500 life insurance fraud scheme orchestrated by a five-man gang. Assuming Malloy's severe alcoholism…
Nov 1, 2026 · 1:05:00
A compilation of True Stories about celebrities who were robbed and scammed, including Dane Cook, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, David Letterman, and more
Oct 31, 2026 · 8:19
In 2003, 18-year-old Devin Moore shot and killed two police officers and a radio dispatcher inside a Fayette, Alabama police precinct after being brought in on a suspected car…
Oct 30, 2026 · 8:42
In 1986, just days after walking away from his own minimum-security assignment, Ronald McIntosh- a Vietnam War veteran and skilled pilot- chartered a helicopter under a false…
Oct 29, 2026 · 8:24
Thomas J. Mascia is a former New York State Trooper who was sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation on October 22, 2025, after pleading guilty to staging his…
Oct 28, 2026 · 11:08
In 2023, former Bachelor star Clayton Echard became the target of a multi-year pregnancy fraud scheme when Laura Owens falsely claimed she was pregnant with his twins following a…
Oct 27, 2026 · 9:01
Sean "Diddy" Combs was reportedly hospitalized with a severe head injury following a prison fight at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey with notorious Jamaican drug lord Christopher…
Oct 26, 2026 · 8:33
Duane "Keffe D" Davis is a former South Side Compton Crips gang leader who was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon…
Oct 25, 2026 · 1:05:32
A True Story compilation of celebrities that have crazy and dangerous stalkers, including Eminem, Britney Spears, Post Malone, Bjork, and more
Oct 24, 2026 · 8:28
Uloma Curry-Walker is an Ohio woman currently serving life in prison without parole for orchestrating the 2013 murder-for-hire plot of her newlywed husband, Cleveland Fire…
Oct 23, 2026 · 9:29
The Alex Malarkey story centers on a high-profile evangelical hoax surrounding the 2010 bestselling memoir, The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven. Following a 2004 car accident that…
Oct 22, 2026 · 8:32
Laren Sims utilized at least 38 aliases to execute various fraud and grand theft schemes. She met and married wealthy personal injury attorney Larry McNabney, later embezzling…
Oct 21, 2026 · 8:17
In 2007, 19-year-old former college tennis player Heather Johnston gained international notoriety alongside her roommate, Ashley Miller, when they were dubbed the "Barbie…
Oct 20, 2026 · 9:03
Sharee Miller was convicted of second-degree murder and conspiracy in 2000 for orchestrating what became known as the internet’s first highly publicized murder trial. Living in…
Oct 19, 2026 · 8:44
Dieter Dengler was a German-born U.S. Navy pilot who became one of the few American servicemen to successfully escape enemy captivity during the Vietnam War. After fulfilling his…
Oct 18, 2026 · 1:08:36
A True Story compilation of women who killed their partners
Oct 17, 2026 · 9:06
The Laverne Pavlinac story is a bizarre case of a false confession that derailed a murder investigation and allowed a serial killer to remain free. In 1990, following the murder…
Oct 16, 2026 · 8:33
The 2004 Transylvania University book heist was an audacious, movie-inspired plot orchestrated by four affluent Kentucky college students- Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric…
Oct 15, 2026 · 8:49
Hamish McLaren (born Hamish Watson) is a notorious Australian serial fraudster and con artist often dubbed the "Bondi Swindler" or "Australia's King Con". Over a deceptive career…
Oct 14, 2026 · 8:55
Brittany Norwood is a former Lululemon employee convicted of the brutal 2011 murder of her coworker, Jayna Murray, inside a Bethesda, Maryland retail store.
Oct 13, 2026 · 8:57
Christa Pike is an American convicted murderer who became one of the youngest women in modern U.S. history to be sentenced to death. In 1995, Pike, her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp,…
Oct 12, 2026 · 9:03
Caleb Flynn, a 40-year-old former American Idol contestant and Ohio worship pastor, was sentenced to life in prison on October 5, 2026, for the aggravated murder of his…
Oct 11, 2026 · 1:06:32
A True Story Compilation of entitled teens who think they can get away with murder
Oct 10, 2026 · 8:07
Joel Guy Jr. committed the gruesome premeditated murders of his parents, Joel Guy Sr. and Lisa Guy, at their home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Motivated by financial greed after his…
Oct 9, 2026 · 8:37
Sabrina Limon and her firefighter lover, Jonathan Hearn, conspired to murder her husband, railroad worker Robert Limon. Although Sabrina and Robert had been in an open marriage,…
Oct 8, 2026 · 8:32
Carl Gugasian is known as "The Friday Night Bank Robber" and is widely considered the most prolific bank robber in U.S. history. Over a 30-year criminal career, he meticulously…
Oct 7, 2026 · 8:29
In 2018, Jake Thomas Patterson committed a highly publicized double murder and abduction when he broke into a home in Barron, Wisconsin, and fatally shot James and Denise Closs.…
Oct 6, 2026 · 9:02
Anthony David Flores , a former Fresno hair salon owner and grifter, orchestrating a malicious fraud scheme alongside his then-girlfriend, actress Anna Rene Moore, that targeted…
Oct 5, 2026 · 8:13
In 2010, debt-ridden California community theater actor Daniel Wozniak executed a gruesome double-murder plot to steal $62,000 in combat savings from his neighbor, 26-year-old…
Oct 4, 2026 · 1:02:25
A Compilation of the creepiest true stories we've covered
Oct 3, 2026 · 8:58
Diane Staudte is a Springfield, Missouri woman who was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally poisoning her husband and son with antifreeze . Alongside her favorite…
Oct 2, 2026 · 8:52
Ghyslain Raza , famously known as the Star Wars Kid , became one of the internet's very first viral phenomena after a private video he recorded in 2002 was leaked online without…
Oct 1, 2026 · 9:11
Joyce McKinney is a former Miss Wyoming who became an international media sensation in 1977 after allegedly abducting Kirk Anderson, an American Mormon missionary, in England.
Sep 30, 2026 · 8:56
In 1972, American novelist Clifford Irving orchestrated one of the most audacious literary frauds of the 20th century by concocting a completely fabricated autobiography of the…
Sep 29, 2026 · 9:00
Ippei Mizuhara, the longtime personal interpreter and close friend of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, was at the center of a massive sports gambling and theft…
Sep 28, 2026 · 8:22
In 2022, 23-year-old Juan Baron strangled his 73-year-old lover, Gary Ruby, inside Ruby's multimillion-dollar mansion in Honolulu's exclusive Hawaii Loa Ridge neighborhood.
Sep 27, 2026 · 1:00:36
A Ray William Johnson True Story compilation of people who went viral getting in trouble with the law.
Sep 26, 2026 · 8:12
In 1994, part-time handyman Darryl Kuehl shot and killed 53-year-old retired schoolteacher Paul Gruber at his home near Muskrat Lake in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Sep 25, 2026 · 8:34
In 2007, former NFL star O.J. Simpson led a group of armed men into a room at the Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas to confront sports memorabilia dealers Alfred Beardsley…
Sep 24, 2026 · 8:49
John Arthur Getreu was an American serial killer whose decades-long evasion of justice finally ended through modern investigative genetic genealogy .
Sep 23, 2026 · 8:53
Tyler Barriss is a California man who was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after orchestrating a deadly December 2017 swatting hoax that resulted in police killing an…
Sep 22, 2026 · 8:37
Monica Sementilli masterminded the 2017 murder of her husband, Fabio Sementilli, a prominent Los Angeles celebrity hairstylist and beauty company executive. Monica conspired with…
Sep 21, 2026 · 8:53
Hossein Nayeri and Kyle Handley orchestrated a 2012 plot to abduct and extort a Newport Beach medical marijuana dispensary owner, mistakenly believing the victim had buried 1…
Sep 20, 2026 · 1:01:32
A Ray William Johnson True Story compilation of people committing murder for petty and ridiculous reasons
Sep 19, 2026 · 8:43
Fetty Wap rocketed to global superstardom in 2015 when his breakout melodic hip-hop anthem "Trap Queen" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved diamond…
Sep 18, 2026 · 8:28
Mary Anne Oliver-Snow, a popular TikTok cosplay influencer known online as "Yandere Freak," accidentally shot and killed her friend Helen Hastings on in 2021, in Houston, Texas.
Sep 17, 2026 · 8:27
Grant Hardin is former police officer and convicted felon whose criminal history spans multiple decades. He was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2017…
Sep 16, 2026 · 8:49
Erik Maund is a wealthy former Texas auto dealer executive who orchestrated a brutal double murder-for-hire plot after becoming the target of an extortion scheme. In early 2020,…
Sep 15, 2026 · 9:34
Lisa McVey was abducted by serial killer Bobby Joe Long in Tampa, Florida, in 1984. She outwitted him to escape.
Sep 14, 2026 · 8:29
Larry Rudolph, a wealthy and prominent Pennsylvania dentist, was convicted of murdering his wife of 34 years, Bianca Rudolph, during a 2016 big-game hunting safari in Zambia.
Sep 13, 2026 · 1:02:57
A True Story Compilation of Pro Athletes turning to crime
Sep 12, 2026 · 8:26
In 2011, Tyler Hadley murdered his parents, Blake and Mary Jo Hadley, inside their Port St. Lucie, Florida home. After spending hours cleaning up the crime scene and locking…
Sep 11, 2026 · 8:44
The story of Dr. Anthony Garcia is a tragic case of a disgraced medical resident who launched a deadly, years-long revenge campaign against those he blamed for ruining his career.
Sep 10, 2026 · 8:29
Eric Rudolph is an American criminal who carried out a series of bombings across the American South between 1996 and 1998.
Sep 9, 2026 · 8:18
In the early morning hours of September 14, 2019, a bizarre art heist took place at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, when a gang of thieves stole a fully functional,…
Sep 8, 2026 · 8:31
John Birges Sr. was a landscaping contractor who masterminded the 1980 Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing in Stateline, Nevada, after racking up massive debts from a severe gambling…
Sep 7, 2026 · 8:47
Jocelyn Kirsch was a Drexel University student who, alongside her University of Pennsylvania graduate boyfriend Edward Anderton, became infamously dubbed Philadelphia's "Bonnie…
Sep 6, 2026 · 1:06:11
A Ray William Johnson True Story compilation of crimes so shocking they became world famous.
Sep 5, 2026 · 8:39
In 1988, 24-year-old David Jackson vanished from Pembroke Pines, Florida, amidst a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Barbara Britton. The case remained a cold case for…
Sep 4, 2026 · 8:30
Ashpia Natasha posted viral dashcam footage in October 2024 exposing a staged insurance fraud scheme on the Belt Parkway in Queens, where a vehicle intentionally reversed into…
Sep 3, 2026 · 8:35
Roberto Succo was an infamous Italian serial killer who terrorized France and Italy during the 1980s.
Sep 2, 2026 · 8:12
In 2016, media personality Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint inside her luxury residence at the Hôtel de Pourtalès in Paris, France. The heist was masterminded by Aomar Aït…
Sep 1, 2026 · 9:00
Serhat Gumrukcu is a California-based biotech executive who was sentenced to life in prison in November 2025 for orchestrating a cross-country murder-for-hire plot. Gumrukcu, a…
Aug 31, 2026 · 8:15
Olivia Henderson, a 23-year-old former DoorDash driver known online as the DoorDash girl is facing criminal charges after recording and posting a viral TikTok video of an…
Aug 30, 2026 · 1:07:10
A Ray William Johnson Compilation of actors committing crimes
Aug 29, 2026 · 8:26
In 2009, CBS News producer Robert "Joe" Halderman attempted to extort $2 million from late-night talk show host David Letterman by threatening to expose Letterman’s extramarital…
Aug 28, 2026 · 8:05
Donthe Lucas was convicted of first-degree murder in 2021 and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2013 disappearance and death of his 21-year-old pregnant…
Aug 26, 2026 · 8:37
Marco Mariolini was an Italian criminal driven by anoressofilia, an extreme obsession with severely thin women. Mariolini published an autobiographical warning explicitly stating…
Aug 25, 2026 · 8:16
Aquinas Kasbar broke into the Santa Ana Zoo after hours using bolt cutters to steal an endangered animal to keep as a pet. While his actions inadvertently allowed several lemurs…
Aug 24, 2026 · 9:09
Charles Van Doren was a brilliant, charismatic Columbia University instructor who became a national celebrity in 1956 by winning on the popular television quiz show Twenty-One.…
Aug 22, 2026 · 9:01
Collier Landry began a lifelong pursuit of justice following the December 1989 murder of his mother, Noreen Boyle, in Mansfield, Ohio. At just eleven years old, Collier heard the…
Aug 21, 2026 · 8:35
In 2011, Elliot Turner murdered his girlfriend, aspiring New Zealand model Emily Longley, by smothering and strangling her at his parents' home in Bournemouth, England. Driven by…
Aug 20, 2026 · 8:44
Carlos Rafael, known as "The Codfather," built a massive, vertically integrated commercial fishing empire in New Bedford, Massachusetts, eventually controlling over 25 percent of…
Aug 19, 2026 · 8:44
In 2022, Julie Harding, a veteran California Highway Patrol captain, orchestrated a multi-state murder-for-hire plot against her estranged husband, Michael Harding, amidst a…
Aug 18, 2026 · 8:31
David Vander Meer was a former Las Vegas youth pastor who was arrested in June 2026 and charged with murder and insurance fraud following the reopening of a 20-year-old cold…
Aug 17, 2026 · 8:59
Sanal Edamaruku is a prominent Indian author and president of the Indian Rationalist Association who spent decades debunking superstitious claims, famously making headlines in…
Aug 15, 2026 · 8:33
Jennifer Mee, known as the "Hiccup Girl" gained national fame in 2007 for a continuous, multi-week bout of hiccups. Years later in 2010, she orchestrated a robbery by luring an…
Aug 14, 2026 · 8:06
Mother-and-daughter duo Marsha Allen and Ashley Jones orchestrated the "Root Beer Float Murder" in Freetown, Indiana, poisoning Marsha’s 52-year-old husband, Harold "Peanut"…
Aug 12, 2026 · 8:30
Jamison Bachman, who became widely known as the "Worst Roommate Ever," was a serial squatter and con artist who terrorized roommates across the United States for over a decade. A…
Aug 11, 2026 · 8:27
Cheung Tze-keung, nicknamed "Big Spender," was a notorious 1990s Hong Kong gangster who orchestrated massive heists and high-profile abductions, most famously kidnapping Victor…
Aug 10, 2026 · 8:32
Aurora Phelps is a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen who orchestrated a deadly, international romance scam by luring, drugging, and robbing older men she met on online dating applications.
Aug 8, 2026 · 8:24
Pastor David Love, the married pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Independence, Missouri, engaged in a decade-long affair with a parishioner, Teresa Stone. In 2010, he Love…
Aug 7, 2026 · 8:42
Jorge Landeros was a yoga and Spanish instructor who spun a web of romantic and financial manipulation around Sue Ann Marcum, a beloved accounting professor at American…
Aug 6, 2026 · 8:00
In 2026, in Citrus Heights, California, three girls were arrested and charged with felonies including aggravated arson and burglary after security cameras captured them throwing…
Aug 4, 2026 · 8:12
Samantha Jo Petersen was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and operation for a September 2023 crash in Minnesota where she…
Aug 3, 2026 · 8:01
Brad Lee Davis is an Oklahoma man who gained national attention when he was convicted of killing his 58-year-old stepfather, Denver Lee St. Clair, during a drunken physical…
Aug 1, 2026 · 8:25
Haleigh Morgan Knight is a Henderson, Nevada influencer and mother who defrauded close friends and family out of nearly 20 grand. Between June 2023 and April 2024, Knight posed…
Jul 31, 2026 · 8:34
Walter Moody was an American man who carried out a deadly mail-bomb campaign in December 1989, killing federal appeals court Judge Robert S. Vance and civil rights attorney…
Jul 29, 2026 · 8:19
Natalie Cochran , a former West Virginia pharmacist, is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of first-degree murder . Between 2017 and…
Jul 28, 2026 · 8:28
Anthony 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…
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