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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 Internet Destroyed His Life // The Star Wars Kid Story Oct 02, 2026

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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 his consent.

She Got Famous By Stalking a Guy // The Joyce McKinney Story Oct 01, 2026

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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.

He Was Lying The Whole Time // The Clifford Irving Scandal Sep 30, 2026

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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 notoriously reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes.

He Was Stealing From a Celebrity... UNTIL // The Ippei Mizuhara Scandal Sep 29, 2026

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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 scandal.

This Gold Digger is in Prison Now // The Juan Baron Murder Story Sep 28, 2026

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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.

They Went Viral, Then Went to Prison - A Ray William Johnson Compilation Sep 27, 2026

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A Ray William Johnson True Story compilation of people who went viral getting in trouble with the law.

He Stole Another Man's Entire Life // The Darryl Kuehl Murder Story Sep 26, 2026

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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.

The Satisfying Downfall of OJ Simpson Sep 25, 2026

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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 and Bruce Fromong. Simpson claimed he was merely reclaiming personal mementos, family photos, and sports artifacts that had been stolen from him years prior. However, because members of his group carried firearms and used force to take the items, Simpson was arrested and later convicted in 2008 of multiple felonies.

This Boy Scout Leader is Creepy // The John Getrue Murder Story Sep 24, 2026

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John Arthur Getreu was an American serial killer whose decades-long evasion of justice finally ended through modern investigative genetic genealogy.

He Wanted Internet Fame... UNTIL Sep 23, 2026

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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 innocent man.

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