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134. The Motherlode (Bre-X Minerals)

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:38:00 -0000

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.

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133. The Fabulist (George Santos)

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:49:00 -0000

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.

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Bonus: The Foundation (New Era Philanthropy)

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0000

A prominent Christian businessman operates a massive, "too-good-to-be-true," charity-based Ponzi scheme.

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132. The Mix-Up (Velsicol Chemical Company)

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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.

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131. The Utopia (Galt's Gulch Chile)

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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.

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Rerun: The Crusader (Nicholas Alahverdian)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Originally published June 5, 2022.

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.

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130. The Wunderkind (Ephren Taylor II)

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:31:00 -0000

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.

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129. The Death Trap (Ride the Ducks Intl.)

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:44:00 -0000

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.

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128. The Charade (Scott W. Rothstein)

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:52:00 -0000

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.

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Rerun: The Inferno (The Station nightclub fire)

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:18:00 -0000

Originally published September 27, 2021.

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.

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127. The White Knight (eBay)

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:27:00 -0000

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.

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126. The Baby Heaven (Camp Lejeune)

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:39:00 -0000

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.

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