Full of (John) Bull: Horatio Bottomley
A prototype for generations of crooked politicians and media figures to come, Horatio Bottomley knew how to work the public. Whether defraud...
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True Crime is more than blood, guts, mayhem, and murder. Zaron Burnett and Elizabeth Dutton share outlandish tales of capers, heists, and cons that shine a light on the absurd and outrageous...
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20 of 475 episodesThe Rebel With A Cause: Rodney Wilkinson
In the days of apartheid South Africa, no one expected a young white man who was a former South African soldier to turn rebel and to then he...
Terrible, But Charming: Arthur Barry
If you're going to break the law, you might as well do it in style. And be polite, too! Arthur Barry robbed from the rich while pretending t...
To Thine Own Self Do Crime
Sometimes in this world you're confronted with a choice. One that, years later, you'll look back at and recognize that choice was a key mome...
We Didn't Start the Fyre: Fabulous Festival Failures
We all need escapes from this crazy world, and one way to do that is to meet up with like-minded folks and enjoy your shared, niche interest...
Introducing: DISGRACELAND
Hello, Ridiculous Crime Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, it's DISGRACELAND !!! About the Show: You know the myths. Yo...
Shonk This Way: The 1935 Croydon Aerodrome Robbery
Once upon a time, some British hard men decided to steal some gold. They went out to an airport, worked their way into a bullion room, and l...
The Good Bootlegger: Roy Olmstead
Using the nooks and crannies of Puget Sound as cover, Roy Olmstead ran a massive bootlegging empire during Prohibition. He was nonviolent, c...
You Get an "A" For Effort: Beautiful Plans, Become Ridiculous Crimes
Often times the crimers on this show come up with audacious plans for their capers, heists and cons. But far too often they forget the other...
Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect: LEGO theft
LEGO sets. Everybody loves them, crimers love to steal them. They're light, valuable, in demand, and untraceable. Perfect for illicit maneuv...
Sebastian Marset: the Cocaine Kingpin and Professional Footballer
When he was a kid in Uruguay, playing football in the streets he always dreamed that one day he would grow up to be a professional soccer st...
Strong Like Iron: Sophie Lyons
Sophie Lyons was an iconic criminal. From shoplifting to pickpocketing to scams to bank robbery, she could do it all. She knew what it was t...
I'm Gonna Steal Your Bird: the Strange World of Pigeon Theft
Have you ever wanted to race a pigeon? No? Well, have you ever wanted to steal a pigeon? Still, no? Well, that doesn't matter! You'll still...
The Likker King of Appalachia: Popcorn Sutton
To borrow from the late, great Waylon Jennings, Popcorn Sutton was just'a good ol' boy, never meanin' no harm. A modern day moonshiner, he w...
The Billion Dollar 1MDB Heist: Jho Low Meets Leo and Marty
Jho Low was a well-connected money man for the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, created to foster green energy investment and better jobs for the...
The White Death [from Very Special Episodes]
In the winter of 1939, Finland faced overwhelming odds. The Soviet Union was invading with hundreds of thousands of troops. Standing in thei...
The Moment You've Been Waiting For: 2025 Louvre Museum Heist
Hot diggity dog, we love a good heist. And an art heist? Get outta here! And in the Louvre Museum? In Paris? Pinch us because we've got to b...
Julie D'Aubigny: the Opera-Singing, Sword-Swinging, Gender-Bending Badass of 17th Century France
Julie D'Aubigny was truly a rare one. She could sword fight with the best of them. She could sing opera like a song bird. She wore men's clo...
Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Charles Ponzi
It's the American Dream to reach these golden shores, work hard, make your fortune, and see your name go down in history. Charles Ponzi did...
True Crime by A True Crimer: Mary Carole McDonnell, the Fake Aerospace Heiress
She made a name for herself in the world of True Crime TV. But it was not a good name. Mary Carole McDonnell was known to run a fly-by-night...