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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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The Shady Politician Who Went To Prison - The Rod Blagojevich Story Feb 06, 2026

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Rod Blagojevich was the Democratic governor of Illinois whose political career collapsed in 2008 when federal prosecutors charged him with corruption, most famously accusing him of trying to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

Remember Her? She Got Rich - The Molly Bloom Story Jan 26, 2026

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Molly Bloom was a former competitive mogul skier whose Olympic dreams ended after a severe injury, pushing her into the world of high-stakes underground poker in Los Angeles, where she eventually ran some of the most exclusive illegal games in Hollywood, attracting A-list actors, professional athletes, and powerful businessmen. As the operation grew, Bloom became deeply entangled with Russian mob figures who helped bankroll and protect the games, dramatically raising the stakes and the risks.

She Killed a Preacher - The Latoshia Daniels Story Jan 24, 2026

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In November 2025, a Tennessee jury found Latoshia Daniels guilty of second-degree murder for the 2019 shooting death of Memphis pastor Brodes Perry, as well as attempted reckless endangerment for wounding his wife, Tabatha Perry Archie. The trial, dubbed the "Broke My Heart" murder trial, centered on a two-year secret affair between Daniels and Perry that ended shortly before the shooting at the couple's Collierville home.

This Famous Actor Lost His Mind - The Johnny Lewis Story Jan 23, 2026

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Johnny Lewis was a troubled actor best known for his role on Sons of Anarchy whose life unraveled amid escalating violence, mental health struggles, and drug abuse. In September 2012, Lewis brutally attacked his 81-year-old landlady, Catherine Davis, inside her Los Angeles home, beating and strangling her to death, and evidence suggested he may have assaulted other residents before fleeing.

He Scammed So Many People - The John Donald Cody Story Jan 22, 2026

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John Donald Cody is a Harvard-educated lawyer and former U.S. Army intelligence officer who spent decades as a fugitive after disappearing from his Arizona law practice in the 1980s amid allegations he stole client funds. Decades later, using the alias Bobby Thompson, he founded the United States Navy Veterans Association, a bogus charity that raised tens of millions of dollars from donors under the pretense of helping Navy veterans, but instead siphoned off funds and even made political donations, all while hiding behind a fake identity and mail-drop addresses.

This Teen Ruined a Model's Life - The Katie Piper Story Jan 21, 2026

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Katie Piper is a British model and television presenter whose life changed dramatically in 2008 when she was the victim of a brutal acid attack orchestrated by her ex-boyfriend, Daniel Lynch, who hired an accomplice to throw sulfuric acid in her face as she stood outside her London apartment. The attack left Piper with severe facial burns, blindness in one eye, and extensive injuries to her esophagus, requiring more than 40 surgeries and years of rehabilitation.

Side-chick Murder's Her Man's Girlfriend - The Marni Yang Story Jan 20, 2026

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Marni Yang was a former girlfriend of NFL safety Shaun Gayle who, in July 2007, murdered Gayle’s pregnant girlfriend, Rhoni Reuter, in her Deerfield, Illinois condo.

Charlie Sheen Sent a Woman to Prison - The Heidi Fleiss Story Jan 19, 2026

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Heidi Fleiss, dubbed the Hollywood Madam in the 1990s, became nationally infamous when federal investigators exposed her high-end prostitution ring catering to wealthy clients in Los Angeles, a scandal that erupted into pop-culture spectacle once actor Charlie Sheen publicly admitted he had been one of her customers.

This Trans Woman Killed For Surgery - The Vonlee Nicole Titlow Story Jan 17, 2026

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Vonlee Nicole Titlow was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2000 death of her uncle, Donald Rogers, in Michigan after prosecutors said she helped her aunt, Billie Jean Rogers, kill him.

The Internet Destroyed Them - The Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal Jan 15, 2026

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During a Coldplay concert when the stadium’s kiss cam landed on two attendees who very clearly did not want to be seen together, triggering an instant internet pile-on. As the camera lingered, the pair awkwardly recoiled, hid their faces, and appeared panicked rather than playful, which viewers quickly interpreted as evidence of an affair. Online sleuths soon identified the man as Andy Byron, the CEO of data company Astronomer, seated beside Kristin Cabot, the company’s head of HR, despite both reportedly being married to other people. What might have been a throwaway crowd gag became a corporate and personal scandal within hours, with memes exploding, workplace ethics questions swirling, and the incident turning into a cautionary tale about public visibility in the age of viral video.

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