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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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This Teen TikToker Allegedly Murdered To Get Famous - The Sarah Grace Patrick Story Jul 21, 2025

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Sarah Grace Patrick allegedly shot and unalived her mother, Kristin Brock, and stepfather, James Brock, while they slept in their Carrollton, Georgia home.

This Superman Actor is Dead - The George Reeves Story Jul 20, 2025

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George Reeves, the star of Adventures of Superman (1952–58), died in his Los Angeles home, from a single gunshot wound to the head. With the official ruling being suicide, his death sparked controversy fueled by inconsistencies such as missing fingerprints on the gun, no powder residue on his hands, a spent cartridge found beneath his body despite witnesses reporting only one shot, and accounts of multiple shots heard that night . At the time, Reeves had recently been engaged to Leonore Lemmon, and rumors linked him to affairs—most notably with Toni Mannix, whose husband Eddie Mannix was a powerful MGM executive rumored to have ties to organized crime 

He's a Real Psychopath - The Bryan Kohberger Story Jul 18, 2025

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Bryan Christopher Kohberger, a 28‑year‑old former criminology PhD student, brutally stabbed four students in their off‑campus home near the University of Idaho

The Jerry Springer Show Murder - The Nancy Campbell‑Panitz Story Jul 17, 2025

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Nancy Campbell‑Panitz appeared on a May 2000 episode of The Jerry Springer Show alongside her ex-husband Ralf Panitz and his new wife, aiming for reconciliation—but was met with audience jeers and emotional humiliation. Just hours after the episode aired and shortly after she secured a restraining order against him, Ralf murdered Nancy in her home.

The Insane True Story of Cocaine Bear Jul 16, 2025

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In December 1985, authorities in Georgia discovered the carcass of a 175‑lb black bear in the Chattahoochee National Forest after it had ingested cocaine—estimated between 40 plastic containers of the drug—dropped earlier that year by smuggler Andrew C. Thornton II from his plane during a failed smuggling run.

This Christian Singer Hired An Assassin - The Tim Lambesis / As I Lay Dying Story Jul 15, 2025

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In May 2013, Tim Lambesis, frontman of the Christian metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested in Oceanside, California for attempting to hire a hitman to murder his estranged wife Meggan, allegedly motivated by disputes over custody and financial settlement

The Mushroom Murders - The Erin Patterson Story Jul 13, 2025

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Erin Patterson, a 50‑year‑old Australian mother of two, was convicted in July 2025 for murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives—his parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his sister Heather Wilkinson—by serving them beef Wellington laced with lethal death cap mushrooms at her home in Leongatha, Victoria

This Police Officer Is Facing 22 Years In Prison - The Nicole Brown story Jul 12, 2025

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In California, former Westminster police officer Nicole Brown, 39, is accused of faking a severe concussion from a 2022 on-duty incident and collecting over $600,000 in full disability payments while publicly enjoying an active lifestyle—ski trips, Disneyland visits, 5K races, and partying at the Stagecoach music festival

This Is The Worst Disaster In Cruise Ship History - The Costa Concordia Story Jul 11, 2025

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The Costa Concordia disaster occurred on January 13, 2012, when the Italian cruise ship struck a rock off the coast of Isola del Giglio and partially capsized, resulting in the deaths of 32 people. The ship, carrying over 4,200 passengers and crew, deviated from its planned course in a maneuver known as a “salute,” allegedly to impress people onshore. Captain Francesco Schettino was heavily criticized for abandoning ship during the evacuation and was later convicted of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck, and abandoning his post, receiving a 16-year prison sentence.

The Worst Road Rage I've Ever Seen - The Nathaniel Radimak story Jul 10, 2025

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Nathaniel Walter Radimak, infamously dubbed the “Tesla road rage guy,” launched a series of violent attacks across Southern California between 2022 and 2023—smashing cars with a metal pipe, stalking drivers, making criminal threats, and assaulting vulnerable targets including an elderly woman and multiple motorists

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