Swindled

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• S10 Ep140: The Ghost Town (Times Beach, Missouri) 02.06.2026 1t 8min

  A small Missouri town faces a compounded catastrophe as a devastating flood follows the discovery of toxic contamination.
• S10 Ep139: The Abandoned (Paria diving tragedy) 30.04.2026 1t 10min

  An offshore maintenance job in Trinidad & Tobago turns into a deadly catastrophe when divers are violently sucked into an oil pipeline. Prelude: Trinidad's oil industry is scrutinized after fourteen men are killed in an offshore explosion in 1985.
• S10 Ep138: The Lampoon (Tim Durham) 28.03.2026 1t 4min

  Indianapolis' most prominent businessman scrambles to preserve the elaborate financial fraud that funds his lavish lifestyle. Prelude: The CEO of National Lampoon orchestrates a scheme to manipulate the company's stock price.
• S10 Ep137: The Apostle (David E. Taylor) 27.02.2026 1t 14min

  A modern faith healer's scandal-plagued ministry faces accusations of forced labor and money laundering. Prelude: Kathryn Kuhlman's miracle healings are analyzed and imitated.
• S10 Ep136: The Blueprint (Chris & Jeff George) 30.01.2026 1t 12min

  Twin brothers in Florida become pioneers of a pain clinic industry that fuels a nationwide opioid epidemic. Prelude: Purdue Pharma introduces its new, extended-release painkiller called OxyContin.
• Rerun: The Verrückt (Schlitterbahn) 12.01.2026 1t 5min

  The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy. Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida. (Originally published April 17, 2022)
• S9 Ep135: The Panama Papers (Mossack Fonseca) 24.12.2025 1t 18min

  The leaked files of a Panamanian law firm offer a glimpse into the offshore economy used by politicians, criminals, and celebrities to hide wealth, evade taxes, and launder money. Prelude: The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's most feared investigative journalist.
• Free Bonus: The Tic Tac Man (Bob McDonnell) 08.12.2025 32min

  A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman. (Originally published July 9, 2024)
• S9 Ep134: The Motherlode (Bre-X) 24.11.2025 1t 14min

  A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history. Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy.
• S9 Ep133: The Fabulist (George Santos) 09.11.2025 1t 42min

  A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels. Prelude: JP Maroney's inventive "digital marketing arbitrage" is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme.
• Free Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy) 12.10.2025 30min

  A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme. (Originally published February 11, 2025)
• S9 Ep132: The Mix-Up (Velsicol Chemical Company) 28.09.2025 1t 9min

  A catastrophic contamination strikes Michigan when an industrial chemical (PBB) is mistakenly mixed into cattle feed. Prelude: Workers at a Texas chemical plant are turned into “zombies" after exposure to the toxic pesticide Phosvel.
• S9 Ep131: The Utopia (Galt's Gulch Chile) 07.09.2025 1t 33min

  A proposed libertarian paradise in the Chilean countryside devolves into a spectacle of betrayal and broken promises. Prelude: Lazarus Long's Principality of New Utopia.
• Rerun: The Crusader (Nicholas Alahverdian) 24.08.2025 1t 16min

  The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life. Prelude: A tragedy occurs after a woman in Rhode Island adopts eight children with developmental issues. (Originally published June 5, 2022)
• S9 Ep130: The Wunderkind (Ephren Taylor II) 14.08.2025 1t 5min

  A self-proclaimed “socially conscious” entrepreneur uses church seminars and motivational speeches to lure investors into a nationwide Ponzi scheme. Prelude: "King" Perry Santillo and Chris Parris perpetuate a financial fraud to which they had fallen victim.
• S9 Ep129: The Death Trap (Ride the Ducks Intl.) 27.07.2025 1t 7min

  A tourism industry's ugly past is revealed after a "duck boat" sinks on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, during a storm. Prelude: The sinking of Miss Majestic in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
• S9 Ep128: The Charade (Scott W. Rothstein) 08.07.2025 1t 24min

  A Fort Lauderdale lawyer's ostentatious lifestyle is supported by the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida history. Prelude: The body of attorney Melissa Britt Lewis is found in a Florida canal.
• Rerun: The Inferno (The Station nightclub fire) 22.06.2025 1t 13min

  Incompetence and negligence lead to a devastating loss of life at a concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Prelude: A fight in the E2 nightclub in Chicago triggers a deadly stampede. (Originally published September 27, 2021)
• S9 Ep127: The White Knight (eBay) 11.06.2025 1t 14min

  A bizarre and sinister harassment campaign targeting a married couple in Massachusetts is linked to executives at one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies. Prelude: A content creator orchestrates a grievance-driven attack on YouTube's headquarters.
• S9 Ep126: The Baby Heaven (Camp Lejeune) 26.05.2025 1t 14min

  An estimated one million people are exposed to decades of toxic water contamination at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina, leading to serious health issues, cover-ups, and endless legal battles for justice. Prelude: A mysterious leukemia cluster appears in Woburn, Massachusetts.