Not Another True Crime Podcast

This week, Sara and Danny are going back to the 1800s to cover C.L. Blood, a con man who posed as a doctor, and claimed that oxygenized air (aka nitrous oxide) could cure a whole slew of medical ailments. They get into all of Blood's shady associates, his trouble with the law, and how it all led to a botched blackmailing and a gruesome murder. RESOURCES: “A Wily Doctor: The Career of Charles L. Blood, Once of Boston” - The Boston Weekly Guide “A Man of Ominous Name”: The Inter Ocean “The Crime of Cain” San Francisco Call Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are joined by broadcast journalist and producer Charlie Webster, to talk all about her true crime podcast Scamanda. The 8 episode series details the story of Amanda Riley, who made headlines in 2022 for faking her cancer diagnosis and swindling donors out of more than $100k. Charlie shares how she got involved with this story, some of the wildest things that have come up in her investigation, and how Amanda managed to convince so many people of her lie. To close out the episode, they check in on the latest Anna Delvey update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sara and Danny give their recap and thoughts on the new Max docuseries The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace, which takes a closer look at a bizarre story that NATCP covered back in 2019! They get into the Barnett family and the strange events that unfolded starting from Natalia's adoption, to the suspicions about her age, police involvement, Natalia's birth family in Ukraine, and the child abandonment trial. The six available episodes show the Barnett's POV, with Natalia's side of the story dropping later this summer, so watch this space for NATCP's coverage! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny and Sara are joined by UK radio host, podcaster, and true crime aficionado Daisy Maskell! They get into Daisy's documentary Cheat Detectives which investigates the TikTok "loyalty test" trend, find out her latest true crime obsessions, and share their favorite cases from across the pond that don't get the same level of attention in their home countries. Then, some current events updates, including Armie Hammer's charges being dropped, 73 year old Manson girl Leslie Van Houten's appeal, and Anna Delvey's new podcast! Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back this week with a rundown of the Netflix documentary Big Mäck: Gangsters and Gold, which tells the story of Donald Stellwag - a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for a robbery he did not commit, based on little more than a misidentified ear. After nine years, he finally went free... but the story doesn't end there. They get into his post-prison life as a local celeb and low key influencer, and another robbery that he may actually have been involved in and gotten away with. RESOURCES: https://dmtalkies.com/big-mack-gangsters-and-gold-explained-2023-documentary-donald-stellwag/ Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sara and Danny cover a recent news story about Katie Sorensen - an "aspiring" Bay Area momfluencer who falsely accused a couple of attempting to kidnap her children in a Michaels store. They get into her QAnon past, her racist profiling of the innocent couple, and the way her lies were unwoven in court. To wrap up the show, Sara and Danny play a round of Can You Buy This Thing At Michaels? RESOURCES: https://www.yahoo.com/news/mom-influencer-convicted-lying-kids-103428492.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/29/instagram-katie-sorensen-convicted-false-crime-reporting/11766191002/ https://da.sonomacounty.ca.gov/woman-convicted-of-knowingly-making-a-false-report-of-attempted-kidnap https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23792239/sorensen-peoples-motion-in-opposition.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back with some stories from recent headlines. First up is Utah mother and wife Kouri Richins, who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband died... only to then be revealed as her husband's killer. Next, from Sara's own home town, it's the House of Representative's most absurd scammer, George Santos. And finally, checking in yet again on Elizabeth "Liz" Holmes. RESOURCES: https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-wrote-book-grief-husbands-death-accused-murder/story?id=99199204 https://www.amazon.com/Are-you-me-Kouri-Richins/dp/B0BYBNCZ2K https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/congressman-george-santos-charged-fraud-money-laundering-theft-public-funds-and-false https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/05/the-everything-guide-to-george-santoss-lies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-interview.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sara and Danny delve into the world of fitness and Christianity influencers, with scammer and self-proclaimed "eating disorder solider" Brittany Dawn. They break down how her shady business swindled vulnerable customers and landed her in legal trouble with the state of Texas. To wrap up the show, Sara and Danny play a round of Guess The Apology, where they figure out which quotes belong to which shamed YouTuber apology videos. And an update to the story: Brittany's trial was scheduled for mid-May, but since the time of recording, she has reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount. There will be an additional hearing to finalize the settlement, at an as of yet undisclosed date. RESOURCES: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/brittany-dawn-davis-influencer-lawsuit-fitness https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/ag-ken-paxton-files-lawsuit-against-dfw-influencer-brittany-dawn/2882241/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diWTplfRYE4 https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/video/fitness-influencer-apologizes-flood-customers-call-programs-scam-61042772 https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2023/05/03/texas-fitness-influencer-brittany-dawn-reaches-settlement-with-state/ Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back with a round-up of some current and ongoing stories from the past week's headlines. First up is the ever-present Elizabeth Holmes, who is once again doing whatever it takes to avoid serving her sentence. Next, there are some harrowing updates from the Lori Vallow trial. Then, a viral video reveals that a wanted serial sex offender who faked his own death in the US, has been found in Scotland using a fake name, accent, and potentially several medical ailments. And finally, a woman claiming the identity of missing child Madeline McCann, was exposed (with the help of a psychic PI) as a Polish woman named Julia Wendell. RESOURCES: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elizabeth-holmes-delays-going-prison-165222939.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/lori-vallow-trial-pathologist-reveals-how-son-jj-vallow-died https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-fugitive-nicholas-alahverdian-claims-irish-orphan/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11986433/Polish-Madeleine-McCann-faker-Julia-Wendell-reported-police-explicit-images-children.html https://nypost.com/2023/04/18/cell-phone-seized-related-to-woman-claiming-to-be-madeleine-mccann-police/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sara and Danny kick off the show with some updates on Billy McFarland and Elizabeth Holmes. Then, they dive into the unsolved murder of Serge Rubenstein - draft dodging, café society denizen who made his millions through currency manipulation and stock fraud, and was so unlikable that even the Rabbi read him for filth at his own funeral. RESOURCES: https://eastsidefeed.com/odds-and-ends/death-of-a-scoundrel-and-the-unsolved-murder-of-serge-rubenstein/ https://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-true-crime-justice-story-serge-rubinstein-20200726-wxzwqblxzzactn62jhwtshe7xa-story.html New York Times divorce announcements, 1949 Rubinstein Case Yielding No Clue - NYT “Fingerprints Studied — Was Rubinstein Murder Mob Killing?” The Florence Times Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices