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Murder Made Me Famous: Billionaire Boys Club Feb 03, 2022

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Con man Joe Hunt forms an investment club with wealthy young men who trust him with their families’ money. The Ponzi scheme leads to murder when Hunt gets involved with Ron Levin, a notorious con man, himself. Set in Beverly Hills with fancy cars and expensive designer suits, this story about upper class young men with bright futures turns into a bizarre tale of greed, deception, violence, missing bodies and eventually, life in prison. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sex Lies & Murder: The Pastor's Wife Feb 02, 2022

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Pastor Tracy Burleson and his wife Pauletta are pillars of their community. They offer strength and support to the members of the First New Mount Cavalry Church in Houston, Texas. In the wake of devastating hurricane Katrina and hurricane Ike, things begin to fall apart when money goes missing and affairs are brought to light. The chaos takes a deadly turn when a woman is found murdered in May 2010.

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Copycat Killers: Scream Feb 01, 2022

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Inspired by slasher films like Wes Craven's Scream, two deranged teenagers put on the Ghostface masks worn in the movie and then proceed to terrorize and brutally stab a female classmate to death using iconic horror movie tropes learned from Scream.

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Autopsy: The Last Hours of…Steve McQueen Jan 31, 2022

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Steve McQueen was a legendary actor best known for his roles in ‘The Great Escape’, ‘The Magnificent Seven’ and ‘Bullitt’. By the 1970’s, he was known as ‘The King of Cool’ and was the world’s highest paid movie star. But on November 7th, 1980 he died in a hospital bed in Mexico at just 50 years old. He was nearly unrecognizable and his death fueled rumors and allegations of conspiracy. Forensic Pathologist Dr. Michael Hunter examines Steve McQueen’s case and medical records to unravel the truth surrounding his death as he attempts to reveal what really killed this iconic star.

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Murder Made Me Famous: The "Preppy" Killer Jan 27, 2022

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The partially clothed body of pretty, 18-year-old Jennifer Levin is discovered on the Upper East Side of Manhattan’s Central Park. The chief suspect is handsome 19-year-old Robert Chambers, who claims Jennifer wanted “rough sex” and blames her for her own death. The sensational 1986 tabloid story of affluent teens from New York City’s private prep schools becomes known as the “preppie murder.” And even the jury doesn’t believe Chambers is a cold-blooded killer.

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Sex Lies & Murder: Who Killed My Family? Jan 26, 2022

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Erin Caffey and her boyfriend Charlie Wilkinson are young and in love, but Erin’s religious family doesn’t approve of their relationship. Devastated that she is being forced to end her courtship, she not only loses her boyfriend, but then loses her family when a murderer attacks them in their Alba, Texas home while they are sleeping in 2008.

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Copycat Killers: The Matrix Jan 25, 2022

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When the DC Snipers terrorized the Washington, DC area in 2002, few realized that the killers were motivated by a movie. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo watched The Matrix before their shootings. The film inspired their mission to create chaos and change a world that they believed had been overtaken by an oppressive system. To Muhammed and Malvo, everyone was part of that system and had to be eliminated.

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Autopsy: The Last Hours of…Farrah Fawcett Jan 24, 2022

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On June 25, 2009, Farrah Fawcett died of a rare form of cancer in Los Angeles. The death of the actress and 1970’s icon shocked her fans, friends and family as Farrah didn’t smoke, ate healthy food and worked hard to keep fit. In this podcast, expert coroner and Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Michael Hunter examines Farrah’s medical history and hears from some of her closest friends to uncover what caused Farrah’s cancer and if the alternative cancer treatments she received played a part in her death.

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Murder Made Me Famous: Steven Avery Jan 20, 2022

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The 2005 murder of young photographer Teresa Halbach shocks the central Wisconsin community of Manitowoc County. A grisly crime scene of her burned bones is discovered at the family auto salvage business of Steven Avery, recently released from prison after serving 18 years for a rape he didn’t commit. Two years earlier, DNA evidence exonerated him. But now arrested, charged and convicted of the photographer’s murder, Avery’s case becomes the subject of the popular documentary “Making a Murderer,” on Netflix, in which defense attorneys cast doubt on Avery’s guilt once again.

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Sex Lies & Murder: The Sweetheart Killer Jan 19, 2022

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In 1995, a teenage girl is discovered beaten and shot to death in Mansfield, Texas. The pressure is on for police to figure out who she is, who killed her, and why. The investigation takes a turn when they investigate the victim’s schoolmates. Police must unravel a web of lies to find justice for this murdered girl and her family.

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