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Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

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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Bryan Cranston Almost Lost Everything Apr 17, 2026

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Bryan Cranston was once wanted for murder. And this could have ended his acting career before it had a chance to start.

This Youtuber is in BIG Trouble // The Matthew Cox Fraud Story Apr 16, 2026

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Matthew Cox is a former Tampa, Florida-based mortgage broker who became one of the most prolific mortgage fraud con artists of the early 2000s, stealing an estimated $55 million by crafting elaborate synthetic identities and forging extensive loan documents. After his initial mortgage company collapsed in 2002, Cox escalated his crimes, leading to a three-year multi-state fugitive spree while on the U.S. Secret Service's Most Wanted list.

He Robbed The Zoo // The Davion Irvin Animal Theft Story Apr 15, 2026

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Davion Irvin is the man who was arrested in 2023 for a series of high-profile incidents at the Dallas Zoo, including the theft of two monkeys.

This Famous Soccer Player is in BIG Trouble // Bruno Fernandes de Souza Apr 14, 2026

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Bruno Fernandes de Souza, a prominent Brazilian soccer goalkeeper and captain for Flamengo, had his career abruptly ended in 2010 when he was arrested for orchestrating the abduction and brutal murder of his former girlfriend, Eliza Samudio.

She Actually Hooked Up With a Dolphin // The Margaret Howe Lovatt Story Apr 13, 2026

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In the 1960s, naturalist Margaret Howe Lovatt took part in a NASA-funded experiment on the island of St. Thomas aimed at teaching a bottlenose dolphin named Peter to understand and speak English. To facilitate constant interaction, Lovatt lived in a partially flooded house called the Dolphin House, where she spent nearly every waking moment with Peter. The study gained notoriety not just for its ambitious goals, but for the controversial turn it took when Lovatt began a physical relationship with the dolphin.

This Youtuber Killed 3 People // The Randy Stair Murder Story Apr 11, 2026

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The Randy Stair case refers to a tragic incident that occurred on June 8, 2017, at a supermarket in Eaton Township, Pennsylvania. Stair, an employee at the store, opened fire during an overnight shift, killing three of his coworkers.

This Cop is in BIG Trouble // The Valerie Cincinelli Murder Plot Apr 10, 2026

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Valerie Cincinelli, a former 12-year veteran of the NYPD, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2021 after being caught in a murder-for-hire plot targeting her estranged husband, Isaiah Carvalho, and her boyfriend’s daughter. Cincinelli reportedly paid her then-boyfriend, John DiRubba, to hire a hitman to kill Carvalho as well as DiRubba’s daughter whom she viewed with sheer jealousy.

This Holy Prophet Got Busted // The Suzan Carson and Michael Bear Murder Story Apr 09, 2026

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Suzan Carson, along with her husband James "Bear" Carson, became known as the "San Francisco Witch Killers" during a notorious murder spree in the early 1980s. Driven by a shared paranoid schizophrenia and a radicalized religious delusion, the couple believed they were "holy warriors" tasked with eliminating "witches" who threatened their spiritual survival. Their trail of violence claimed the lives of three people: their roommate Keryn Barnes in San Francisco, farmworker Clark Stephens in Humboldt County, and hitchhiker Jon Hellyer in Sonoma County.