A renowned sinus surgeon disappears after malpractice allegations surface.
Prelude: Philip and Marcella Gabriele are accused of performing unnecessary eye surgeries.
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2023-11-03 23:53:24 +0000 UTC View Post
A multinational pharmaceutical company with a dark past becomes the central figure of a contaminated blood product crisis.
Prelude: Ryan White is banned from school after contracting HIV.
2023-11-03 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the largest and most recognizable banana companies in the world has an exploitative and bloody history in Central America.
Prelude: An American banana company continues to use a pesticide in Central America after it is banned in the United States.
2023-10-27 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A viral ABC news report destroys the Lean Finely Textured Beef industry.
2023-10-20 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A mistress' 12-year-long affair with a wealthy department store heir ends in violence and conspiracy.
Prelude: The collapse of Bernie Cornfeld's financial empire.
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2023-10-17 22:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post
A towing industry watchdog patrols the streets of Austin, Texas in search of a serial rock thrower.
Prelude: Joe Stack exacts revenge against the Internal Revenue Service.
The original audio version was published on January 19, 2020.
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The lies and crimes of a Kentucky pastor turned politician are revealed in an investigative report. A Louisville city councilman’s career in politics ends following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
The original audio version was published on May 24, 2020.
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A former Shark Tank contestant's fraud spree leaves a trail of destruction.
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2023-10-03 04:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post
A woman’s litigious history and fraudulent acts are revealed after a severed finger is found in a bowl of Wendy’s chili.
The original audio version was published on December 23, 2020.
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2023-09-29 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A Sydney-based financial advisor disappears hours after federal agents raided her house.
Prelude: $60 million is lost as a result of Brad Sherwin's Ponzi scheme.
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2023-09-22 02:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Critics and former volunteers reveal the disturbing details of a Catholic nun’s international mission to help the “poorest of the poor.”
Prelude: A six-year-old boy’s journey to Heaven becomes a best-selling book.
The original audio version was published on October 11, 2020.
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2023-09-22 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A multinational consumer goods corporation finds itself mired in controversy.
Prelude: The Fenholloway River is classified as an “industrial waterway.”
The original audio version was published on June 20, 2021.
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A soda company’s botched promotional game leads to unrest in the Philippines.
The original audio version was published on August 18, 2020.
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2023-09-08 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Rick Singer is exposed as the leader of a widespread college admissions bribery conspiracy.
Prelude: A digital bank and Swiss asset manager work together to conceal dozens of illegal pump-and-dump stock schemes.
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2023-08-31 02:11:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Once envisioned as a model community, the neighborhood of Love Canal in Niagra Falls, New York, became the victim of a massive, man-made environmental disaster.
Prelude: James Denney, a Missouri farmer, makes a deal for a local chemical company to bury its waste on his property.
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2023-08-25 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The State of Illinois' newly appointed Director of Special Investigations is exposed as a lifelong con artist and notorious property squatter.
The original audio version was published on March 7, 2021.
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2023-08-18 01:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Swindled's Valuable News for ValuedListeners™, A Concerned Citizen catches up on the everlasting saga of Nicholas Alahverdian, Razzlekhan and husband pleaded guilty, one of the "weights in fish" guys finds himself in additional trouble, and more!
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2023-08-16 01:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post
A cost-cutting decision to switch municipal water sources leads to a public health crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Prelude: The discovery and response to the lead contamination of Washington, D.C. drinking water.
The original audio version was published on January 26, 2020.
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More than one hundred people are killed when two overhead walkways collapse in the lobby of a Kansas City hotel.
Prelude: The failure of a much-needed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University.
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2023-08-02 17:03:23 +0000 UTC View Post
A United States military legend defames a former governor to boost his book sales.
The original audio version was published on November 22, 2022.
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2023-07-28 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The untimely death of an outspoken advocate for foster children reveals his despicable double life.
The original audio version was published on June 5, 2022.
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2023-07-21 01:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A man in Chicago is poisoned to death the day after cashing in a $1 million lottery ticket.
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2023-07-19 14:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
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.
The original audio version was published on September 28, 2021.
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A nationally-known attorney specializing in lottery winnings rips off those who entrusted him.
Prelude: Winning the lottery ruins Billie Bob Harrell Jr.'s life.
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2023-07-10 20:09:52 +0000 UTC View Post
A popular Australian preacher/songwriter confesses to living a lie.
The original audio version was published on December 16, 2021.
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2023-07-07 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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.
The original audio version was published on April 17, 2022.
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2023-07-02 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A worker (Jose Melena) at a canned tuna factory becomes trapped in an industrial oven and burns to death. A worker (Alan Catterall) at a plastic kayak company becomes trapped in an industrial oven and burns to death. Two workers (Ian Erickson and David Mayes) at a bakery become trapped in an industrial oven and burn to death....
2023-06-30 00:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-06-27 22:22:48 +0000 UTC View Post
A popular Austin, Texas, jeweler is murdered in his home on the same day a serial bomber begins terrorizing the city.
Prelude: Erik Charles Maund reacts to an extortion attempt.
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2023-06-24 16:49:12 +0000 UTC View Post
