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American Scandal is a podcast from Wondery that explores the darker stories that have shaped the United States. From the Unabomber to Bernie Madoff, these are stories that reveal the underbelly of America: ruthless, secretive, and power-hungry. The new season of American Scandal looks at the controversial decision made by a young government official named Daniel Ellsburg to leak the Pentagon Papers, the documents that led Americans to demand an end to the catastrophic Vietnam War. Once Ellsburg realized this terrible truth, he made the bold decision to leak the documents, and the consequences altered the course of American history. This is just a preview of American Scandal, but you can listen to the full episode at wondery.fm/AS_corpusandmugshot

Few things are more devastating than a loved one going missing. On The Vanished podcast from Wondery, host Marissa Jones tells stories of missing persons that have gone overlooked by mainstream media. In a recent episode, Marissa looks into the disappearance of James Foster Chance. The 48-year-old man from Texas went missing in March of 2021. Devastated and without any leads, James’ family began searching for him. But in their search they began uncovering clues that James was not the man they thought he was. And worse -- that he may have disappeared on purpose. Listen to The Vanished at wondery.fm/TV_corpusmugshot

"Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacation house. But one summer, Joe discovered that Ike was gone and everything he’d thought he’d known about his neighbor -- and the house next door -- was wrong. From Wondery, the company behind Dirty John and Dr. Death, and Bloomberg, “The Shrink Next Door” is a story about power, control and turning to the wrong person for help for three decades. Written and hosted by Joe Nocera, a columnist for Bloomberg. The Shrink Next Door is now an Apple Original series, starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. Watch now only on Apple TV+. Listen to the Shrink Next Door now! https://link.chtbl.com/shrink_next_door?sid=Audio-Shrink_Next_Door_2021-Corpus_&_Mugshot

One of the greatest counterfeiters of all time eluded authorities for an entire decade, passing his fake bills across New York. The problem was, he wasn't a great counterfeiter at all. He was pretty terrible, actually. So how did he finally get caught?Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - U.S. Currency (moneyfactory.gov)Education | How much currency is circulating in the economy, and how much of it is counterfeit? Is currency included in the money supply statistics? (frbsf.org)Little Old Moneymaker (nysun.com)Aug 27, 1949 (newyorker.com)Sep 03, 1949 (newyorker.com)Sep 10, 1949 (newyorker.com)Emerich Juettner - WikipediaThe 70-year-old retiree who became America’s worst counterfeiter (thehustle.co)Finding 'Mr. 880': The case of the $1 counterfeit - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)

Five infamous paintings go missing after a high stakes robbery in France. Only someone super skilled could have pulled it off. And this was partially true, as the perpetrator was very good at what he did. But the museum was partially at fault as well. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:The ‘Spiderman’ Art Heist and the Five Missing Masterpieces (thedailybeast.com)The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist | The New YorkeFor Paris ‘Spiderman,’ Stealing 5 Museum Masterpieces Was No Sweat - The New York Times (nytimes.com)'Spiderman' art thief Vjeran Tomic jailed in Paris - BBC Newshttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/20/spider-man-burglar-jailed-musee-dart-moderne-heist-vjeran-tomic-theft-parisDefendent Claims He Threw Out $107 Million in Stolen Art | artnet News

Barry Minkow started working at the young age of 9 which instilled in him a desire for business. At age 16, he started his own carpet cleaning company, which he built up to be an amazing feat for a teenager. He even employed his own parents for a time. All the accolades and awards showed there was something unique about Barry. It just wasn't what anyone thought it was. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:EXPLOITS OF ZZZZ BEST SCAM ARTIST STRANGER THAN FICTION - Chicago Tribunehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-10-08-8901200130-story.htmlBarry Minkow--His Dream Born in a Garage Turns Sour - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)Notorious Conman-Turned-Pastor Barry Minkow Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bilking Congregation of More Than $3 Million — FBIBarry Minkow: All-American con man | Fortunehttps://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/people/m/barry-minkow/

As a child, you may have dreamt of living at Toys R Us. But one 33 year old man actually did. That is, after he burglarized approximately 40 McDonald's locations by dropping through the roof. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Fugitive hid since June in North Carolina store | The Seattle TimesEscaped robber returns to annals of weird crime / Cops say 'Roofman' lived large in store (sfgate.com)Jeffery Allen Manchester (enacademic.com)The 'Roofman' Regularly Broke Into And Robbed McDonalds -- And It's Actually Kind Of Genius (soyummy.com)Cozy Studio, Very Low Rent | Fox NewsEscapee hides in store for months - News - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC (starnewsonline.comAlleged rooftop robber enters plea - News* - recordnet.com - Stockton, CA22 May 2000, 12 - The Sacramento Bee at Newspapers.com

Vera Krupp wasn't shy about flaunting her 33 carat prized diamond ring, but perhaps she should have been. One evening during dinner, there was a knock on the door. Three men burst in and ripped the ring right from her finger, leaving her tied up and blindfolded. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Krupp Diamond Theft — FBIThe Krupp Diamond: Value, Size, Images & History | Worthy.comThe Krupp Jewel Heist - EraGem PostARREST IN KRUPP THEFT; F. B. I. Accuses Alabaman in $250,000 Diamond Robbery - The New York Times (nytimes.com)The Timeline: Jewellery heists | The Independent | The IndependentTHE THEFT OF KRUPP DIAMOND - Tacet Global

Dr. Sarang Chitale worked in hospitals around Australia and blended in with the rest of the other fresh out of school doctors. He wasn't great, he wasn't terrible. He just... was. Or... was he? After entering the clinical trial field, questions began to rise about his background. Was he truly who he said he was?Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Inquiry relating to Mr Shyam Acharya (aka Dr Sarang Chitale) (nsw.gov.au)'Fake doctor' Shyam Acharya allowed to continue work despite fraud concerns, inquiry told - ABC NewsFake doctor Shyam Acharya fined $30,000 after working in NSW health system (smh.com.au)'Fake doctor' Shyam Acharya 'told his neighbours he went to Singapore' (msn.com)

William and Lyla Young were successful in opening their maternity home. Their goal was to provide a safe space for all pregnant mothers, wed or unwed. They'd provide anonymity and place the babies in good homes, and society would never know the difference. But what started out with good intentions became a greedy money making scheme that ripped apart families in multiple countries for years to come. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Ideal Maternity Home Survivors - The Story'Butterbox babies' maternity home survivors still search for birth families | CBC News"The Ideal Maternity Home: The Story Of The Ideal Maternity Home" (archive.org)Six Decades of Hope for a Daughter Who Disappeared - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)GV woman helps ‘Butterbox Baby’ survivors understand past | Local News | gvnews.com"The Complex Saga of Buried Babies" by Rebecca Wigod - The Vancouver Sun - May 9, 1992"'Butterbox Babies' remain mystery" by Tom McDougall - Calgary Herald - Nov 12, 1988"Butterbox Baby Case unearths guilt, fear in N.S. community" by Julian Beltrame - Edmonton Journal - Dec 11, 1988Plan Your Trip to Nova Scotia | Tourism Nova Scotia

Allen Stanford had a taste of success when he opened health clubs after college. But when the economy tanked and he filed for bankruptcy, he was determined to pull himself up by the bootstraps and try again. Entering the financial sector, Stanford had a knack for Certificates of Deposits, of CDs, on which he built his empire. The problem was, it was all a well-tailored farce. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Closed Criminal Division Cases | CRIMINAL-VNS | Department of JusticeStanford gets 110 years for role in $7B swindle (yahoo.com)Allen Stanford is a 'wreck of man' from prison: Attorneys - InvestmentNewsFederal judges reject convicted Ponzi scheme operator R. Allen Stanford’s appeal, uphold 110-year sentence | News | theadvocate.comViewing Financial Crimes as Economic Homicide - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme victims say they have been short-changed (cnbc.com)https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3MxoTfUdh2SdB3O-mpN_dSY1kO7knPZnYqWFV_j09O7UP6cN0TfXbg75E&v=JtOHPp2Aaj8&feature=youtu.behttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_DeGuerinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoffhttps://www.nasaa.org/2700/how-to-spot-a-con-artist/https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/investment-products/certificates-deposit-cdshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexia,_Texas#:~:text=The%20population%20of%20Mexia%20increased%20from%203%2C482%20to%20nearly%2035%2C000.&text=The%20population%20was%20reported%20as,population%20was%20listed%20as%206%2C563.https://inflationdata.com/articles/inflation-adjusted-prices/historical-crude-oil-prices-table/https://www.offshore-protection.com/offshore-blog/history-of-tax-havens#:~:text=The%20Beginnings%20of%20the%20Modern%20Tax%20Haven&text='Tax%20Haven'%20typically%20referred%20to,their%20post%2Dretirement%20tax%20burdenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_haven#Top_10_tax_havens

A teenage girl established a strong online presence as she journaled her experience with leukemia. When she passed away, her supporters were grieving. Another blogger published a post questioning Kaycee's legitimacy, sending many into an outrage. But as time went on, more and more questions were being raised. What was actually going on with Kaycee Nicole?This episode of Mugshot was co-created by Wendy Scripps. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factitious_disorder_imposed_on_self#Munchausen_by_Internethttps://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Entertainment/manti-teos-fake-girlfriend-bizarre-online-cons/story?id=18239232https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaFilterhttps://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/31/technology/a-beautiful-life-an-early-death-a-fraud-exposed.htmlhttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kaycee-nicole/https://books.google.com/books?id=c5BEJ0nug7QC&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=kaycee+nicole&source=bl&ots=2huSUNWJKS&sig=ACfU3U1uKxnzevqlyPsPIQqjFBMbR8NKyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz8du0mZTuAhWSjlkKHf1yBYQ4ChDoATAHegQICRAC#v=onepage&q=kaycee%20nicole&f=falseThe short life of Kaycee Nicole | Media | The GuardianWired Women: Beautiful Cancer Victim a Hoax - ABC News (go.com)Is it possible that Kaycee did not exist? | MetaFilterhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/paeegy/mnchausen-by-internet-on-lying-onlinehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2016-07-15/munchausen-by-internet-what-drives-people-to-fake-an-illness/7631990https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Cybermuncherhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3510683/

Gerianne Jensen went on a date with a man from her church group. For unknown reasons, she decided a second date wasn't in their best interest, and the two continued to be acquaintances. At least, until Craig Niedbalski's rage boiled up inside from being rejected, and he was determined to make Gerianne see the error of her ways. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/omaha-man-sentenced-50-months-transporting-explosive-intent-injure-and-interstateStalker haunted Omaha woman for 25 years with death threats, bombs, sexual obscenities (ketv.com)Omaha man gets prison after 20 years of stalking woman (apnews.com)Omaha man who stalked woman, sent her improvised explosive sentenced to federal prison | Latest Headlines | omaha.com

David Friedland was a successful lawyer known for supporting the little man. This suited him well when he ran for the Senate and won. However, eventually his reputation dwindled and landed him in legal trouble. Unsure of what to do, Friedland decided that he needed to start over. Wipe the slate clean. He needed to fake his death. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://www.cnbc.com/2013/10/17/playing-dead-for-big-bucks.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-06-22-8801090676-story.htmlhttps://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/1531/586200/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Friedlandhttps://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/10/nyregion/ex-senator-in-halfway-house.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/06/nyregion/ex-senator-enters-plea-in-fraud-case-in-jersey.html

David Greenglass was thoroughly vetted before he started working on the secret military operation that was creating the atomic bomb. At least, that's what they thought. Unfortunately Greenglass had friends on the other side, and used his position to divulge some of the U.S.'s deepest secrets. This episode was co-created by Wendy Scripps who assisted with research and writing. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/us/david-greenglass-spy-who-helped-seal-the-rosenbergs-doom-dies-at-92.htmlhttps://www.archives.gov/files/research/court-records/rosenberg-greenglass.pdfhttps://youtu.be/JvrOyVtGCw8https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/david-greenglasshttps://spartacus-educational.com/USAgreenglass.htmhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/atom-spy-caserosenbergshttps://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-david-greenglass-20141014-story.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_East_Sidehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Engineer_Workshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos_National_Laboratoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Projecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917

Norby Walters was a very successful promoter of musical talent in Hollywood and eventually in the sports world. The problem was, he used an ethically grey area to recruit his talent, enticing them to break rules that could ruin their careers to commit to him. Not only that, if they tried to back out, he involved members of the mob to keep them put. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/913/388/341823/ https://www.law.du.edu/documents/sports-and-entertainment-law-journal/case-summaries/1993-usa-v-norby-walters.pdf https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-15-sp-670-story.html https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/09/05/the-deal-went-sour-sports-agents-norby-walters-and-lloyd-bloom-were-indicted-for-racketeering-and-extortion https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/the-fbi-also-probed-payments-to-college-athletes-in-the-80s-it-didnt-end-well/2018/03/30/b0da0f98-339b-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/fashion/night-of-100-stars-norby-walters.html https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/sports/crime-figure-testifies-to-link-with-sports-agent.html

Heather Tallchief was an ex-nurse who worked with AIDS patients. Then she went on to be a well respected worker who moved up quickly within her company where she was an armored truck driver. So how exactly did she end up on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list? And how was she caught? Or... was she? Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Heather_Tallchief_and_Roberto_Solis https://crimereads.com/the-most-wanted-woman-in-america/ https://www.wistv.com/story/3855196/one-of-fbis-most-wanted-fugitives-turns-herself-in/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1UROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6662,1531828&dq=roberto-solis+poet&hl=en http://www.nbcnews.com/id/9766179/ns/dateline_nbc/t/fugitive-turns-herself-after-years/#.X0xeSO-SlPY

Admit it, you'd love to win big at a slot machine. Even $100 would be exciting. This episode of Mugshot tells the story of a man who also held this dream, to the point of counterfeiting slot machine tokens so he could play until he won. Podcast promo: One Strange Thing Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources: https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190821/77-year-old-worlds-greatest-counterfeiter-is-heading-back-to-prison https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/us/louis-colavecchio-dead.html https://www.gamblingsites.com/info/famous-gamblers/louis-colavecchio/ https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20200709/legendary-ri-counterfeiter-louis-coinrsquo-colavecchio-dies-at-78 "Quiet man at center of fake tokens case" - Jan 15, 1997 - The Philadelphia InquirerCover photo from the New York Times

Leona Helmsley was a force to be reckoned with. Not only did she take whatever she wanted in life by any means necessary, including her husband, she seemed to thrive on belittling those around her. This came back to bite her when, after an $8 million renovation on her "weekend" mansion, she tried to dispute charges by citing shoddy work. Little did she know, her contractors noticed that the Helmsley's company had been billed - not the couple themselves. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7912042.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20080201171136/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/leona-helmsley-is-dead-at-87/index.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-02-16-9002152937-story.html https://law.jrank.org/pages/3446/U-S-v-Helmsley-1989--We-Don-t-Pay-Taxes-Only-Little-People-Pay-Taxes.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-19-mn-5943-story.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/30/queen-of-mean-the-rise-and-fall-of-leona-helmsley https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/09/29/rich-bitch Cover photo from The New Yorker

What makes the perfect crime? Creativity? As few participants as possible? Technology? The Great Brinks Robbery in 1950 was considered the perfect crime for a while... until it was finally solved just five days before the statute of limitations expired. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/brinks-robberyhttps://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/great-brinks-robbery-1950-not-quite-perfect-crime/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brinks-armored-car-depot-robbery-boston-1950https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/01/16/metro/great-brinks-robbery-70-year-old-question-what-happened-money/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/01/16/metro/great-brinks-robbery-70-year-old-question-what-happened-money/https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/crime-century-70-years-since-great-brinks-robbery/XBVGXARG3NEF3LSB2GKZ5BRXBY/https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/17-january/the-daring-great-brinks-robbery-is-carried-out-in-boston