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Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

Ray William Johnson

The Official Podcast of Ray William Johnson, storyteller and comedian. Tune in for the best stories of True Crime and Pop Culture.

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00:09:06

She Lied To Put Her Boyfriend in Prison // The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/17

The Laverne Pavlinac story is a bizarre case of a false confession that derailed a murder investigation and allowed a serial killer to remain free. In 1990, following the murder of 23-year-old Taunja Bennett in Portland, Oregon, 57-year-old Pavlinac concocted a detailed lie to frame her abusive boyfriend, John Sosnovske, as a desperate way to get him out of her life. She eventually implicated herself as an accomplice, leading to both of them being convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1991,

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00:08:33

WTF? He Tased a Librarian For $12,000,000 Dollars //...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/16

The 2004 Transylvania University book heist was an audacious, movie-inspired plot orchestrated by four affluent Kentucky college students- Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, and Chas Allen- who attempted to steal over $5 million worth of rare books from the university's Special Collections Library.

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00:08:49

He's Cheating on His Wife With a Teen // The Hamish...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/15

Hamish McLaren (born Hamish Watson) is a notorious Australian serial fraudster and con artist often dubbed the "Bondi Swindler" or "Australia's King Con". Over a deceptive career spanning three decades and four continents, he is estimated to have scammed between $60 million and $70 million globally from victims in Australia, the US, Canada, Britain, and Hong Kong.

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00:08:55

This Woman is a Liar // The Brittany Norwood Murder...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/14

Brittany Norwood is a former Lululemon employee convicted of the brutal 2011 murder of her coworker, Jayna Murray, inside a Bethesda, Maryland retail store.

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00:08:57

She Should Be Dead // The Christa Pike Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/13

Christa Pike is an American convicted murderer who became one of the youngest women in modern U.S. history to be sentenced to death. In 1995, Pike, her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp, and an accomplice lured their classmate Colleen Slemmer into a secluded wooded area in Knoxville, Tennessee, where they murdered her.

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00:09:03

This American Idol Singer is in BIG Trouble // The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/12

Caleb Flynn, a 40-year-old former American Idol contestant and Ohio worship pastor, was sentenced to life in prison on October 5, 2026, for the aggravated murder of his 37-year-old wife, Ashley Flynn.

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01:06:32

These Entitled Teen Killers are going to Jail - A Ray...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/11

A True Story Compilation of entitled teens who think they can get away with murder

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00:08:07

He is a SICK Man For Doing This // The Joel Guy Jr....

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/10

Joel Guy Jr. committed the gruesome premeditated murders of his parents, Joel Guy Sr. and Lisa Guy, at their home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Motivated by financial greed after his parents planned to cut off his lifelong financial support

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00:08:37

They Were Swingers, Now They're in Prison // The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/09

Sabrina Limon and her firefighter lover, Jonathan Hearn, conspired to murder her husband, railroad worker Robert Limon. Although Sabrina and Robert had been in an open marriage, Sabrina kept her intense relationship with the younger Hearn a secret.

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00:08:32

No One Can Stop Him // The Carl Gugasian Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/08

Carl Gugasian is known as "The Friday Night Bank Robber" and is widely considered the most prolific bank robber in U.S. history. Over a 30-year criminal career, he meticulously planned and executed more than 50 bank robberies, stealing more than $2 million.

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00:08:29

He is a Sick, Dangerous Man // The Jake Patterson...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/07

In 2018, Jake Thomas Patterson committed a highly publicized double murder and abduction when he broke into a home in Barron, Wisconsin, and fatally shot James and Denise Closs. And then kidnapped Jayme Closs.

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00:09:02

This Fake Influencer is in BIG Trouble // The Anthony...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/06

Anthony David Flores, a former Fresno hair salon owner and grifter, orchestrating a malicious fraud scheme alongside his then-girlfriend, actress Anna Rene Moore, that targeted Dr. Mark Sawusch, a wealthy Malibu ophthalmologist suffering from severe bipolar disorder.

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00:08:13

He Was an Actor, Now He's in Prison // The Daniel...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/05

In 2010, debt-ridden California community theater actor Daniel Wozniak executed a gruesome double-murder plot to steal $62,000 in combat savings from his neighbor, 26-year-old Army veteran Samuel Herr, to finance his own upcoming wedding and honeymoon.

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01:02:25

These are the CREEPIEST True Stories I've told - A...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/04

A Compilation of the creepiest true stories we've covered

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00:08:58

She's Going To Kill Them All // The Diane Staudte...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/03

Diane Staudte is a Springfield, Missouri woman who was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally poisoning her husband and son with antifreeze. Alongside her favorite daughter, Rachel Staudte, she orchestrated what became widely known as the "Antifreeze Murders," a series of planned family poisonings carried out between 2012 and 2013.

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00:08:52

The Internet Destroyed His Life // The Star Wars Kid...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/02

Ghyslain Raza, famously known as the Star Wars Kid, became one of the internet's very first viral phenomena after a private video he recorded in 2002 was leaked online without his consent.

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00:09:11

She Got Famous By Stalking a Guy // The Joyce...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/10/01

Joyce McKinney is a former Miss Wyoming who became an international media sensation in 1977 after allegedly abducting Kirk Anderson, an American Mormon missionary, in England.

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00:08:56

He Was Lying The Whole Time // The Clifford Irving...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/09/30

In 1972, American novelist Clifford Irving orchestrated one of the most audacious literary frauds of the 20th century by concocting a completely fabricated autobiography of the notoriously reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes.

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00:09:00

He Was Stealing From a Celebrity... UNTIL // The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/09/29

Ippei Mizuhara, the longtime personal interpreter and close friend of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, was at the center of a massive sports gambling and theft scandal.

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00:08:22

This Gold Digger is in Prison Now // The Juan Baron...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/09/28

In 2022, 23-year-old Juan Baron strangled his 73-year-old lover, Gary Ruby, inside Ruby's multimillion-dollar mansion in Honolulu's exclusive Hawaii Loa Ridge neighborhood.

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