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S2 Ep24: The Mogul (Lou Pearlman) Jan 06, 2019

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An aviation entrepreneur creates the boyband craze of the nineties and one of the longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history.

Prelude: In Australia, Alan Bond is remembered as both a national hero and a national disgrace.

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S2 Ep23: The Deputy (Frankie Bybee) Dec 16, 2018

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A law enforcement officer goes beyond the call of duty in order to steal money from an elderly woman.

Prelude: A fallen hero's criminal nature is exposed after he is killed in the line of duty.

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S2 Ep22: The Psychic (Sylvia Browne) Dec 02, 2018

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A self-proclaimed psychic makes a fortune by using her supernatural powers to help solve missing person cases.

Prelude: The rise-and-fall of Miss Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network telephone hotline.

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S2 Ep21: The Contestant (Charles Ingram) Nov 18, 2018

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A British Army major and his wife devise a plan to cheat the popular television game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Prelude: Michael Larson's record-breaking performance on Press Your Luck.

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S2 Ep20: The Hostage (Tony Kiritsis) Nov 04, 2018

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The president of a mortgage company is taken hostage by a paranoid loan customer after allegations of mistreatment.

Prelude: Clay Allen Duke seeks vengeance on a superintendent of a Florida school district.

Special thanks to Alan Berry & Mark Enochs, the directors of Dead Man's Line. Visit DeadMansLine.com for more information.

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S2 Ep19: The Fyre Festival (Billy McFarland) Oct 21, 2018

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A technology entrepreneur defrauds investors in order to build a luxury music festival in the Bahamas.

Prelude: The Lapland New Forest Christmas Festival delivers an underwhelming experience.

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S2 Ep18: The Tycoon (Allen Stanford) Oct 07, 2018

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The financial empire built by Allen Stanford, a mysterious man from Texas, is revealed to be a massive Ponzi scheme.

Prelude: The highs-and-lows of American financier, Michael Marin.

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S2 Ep17: The Lawsuit (McDonald's Hot Coffee) Sep 23, 2018

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An elderly woman suffers severe burns after spilling McDonald's coffee into her lap.

Prelude: A California janitor's case against the owners of a phone booth is labeled as a "frivolous" lawsuit by President Ronald Reagan.

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S2 Ep16: The Canoe Man (John Darwin) Sep 09, 2018

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An English man is presumed dead after he disappears while canoeing in the North Sea.

Prelude: A New Jersey State Senator starts a new life on the Maldives Islands.

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S1 Ep15: The Gigolo (Richard Bailey) Jul 01, 2018

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A smooth-talking con man becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of Helen Brach, a multimillionaire candy heiress.

Prelude: Horse owners summon "The Sandman" to assist in recovering a portion of their investments.

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