Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

00:08:16

Bjork Has a Stalker // The Ricardo Lopez Stalker Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/06/02

Ricardo Lopez was an obsessed, delusional fan of singer Björk who documented his downward spiral in a video diary culminating in his 1996 incident.

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00:08:12

He's a Dangerous LIAR // The Jean-Claude Romand...

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2026/06/01

Jean-Claude Romand was a French impostor who spent 18 years pretending to be a successful medical doctor and researcher for the World Health Organization. In reality, he never finished medical school, spending his days hiding in cars or highway rest areas. When his colossal web of deceit and financial fraud began to unravel in January 1993, Romand committed murder to avoid the shame of exposure.

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00:08:01

She Finally Got Caught // The Jennifer Faith Murder...

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2026/05/30

Jennifer Faith pleaded guilty in February 2022 to orchestrating the October 2020 murder of her husband, American Airlines technology director Jamie Faith, outside their Dallas home. She was sentenced to life in prison in June 2022. She manipulated her high school boyfriend, Darl Niemann, into shooting her husband by using fake email accounts to pose as her husband and a colleague, fabricating vivid stories that she was being abused.

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00:08:21

Her Boyfriend Destroyed Her // The Berfin Ozek Story

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2026/05/29

In 2019, 18-year-old Berfin Ozek from Turkey was brutally attacked with sulfuric acid by her ex-boyfriend, Casim Ozan Celtik, who told her "if I can't have you, no one can". The assault left her permanently disfigured and partially blind.

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00:08:09

Charlize Theron Was Almost Murdered

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/28

Charlize Theron’s father, Charles Theron, was legally shot and killed by her mother, Gerda, in self-defense on June 21, 1991, after he violently attacked his family. Charles, a chronic alcoholic, returned to the family’s South Africa home in a drunken rage.

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00:08:11

He Got Murdered For This // The Andres Escobar Murder...

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2026/05/27

Andrés Escobar was a Colombian national team defender tragically murdered in Medellín on July 2, 1994, just days after accidentally scoring an own goal against the United States at the FIFA World Cup. The own goal contributed to Colombia's shocking early elimination from the tournament and sparked widespread outrage, deeply compounding the tension already driven by the nation's political chaos and cartel violence.

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00:08:16

This Rich Guy is in BIG Trouble // The James Farthing...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/26

The story of James Farthing centers on a dramatic turn of fortune where a historic lottery win was immediately followed by a cascade of serious legal troubles. In April 2025, Farthing, a Kentucky resident with a prior criminal record, made history by winning a massive $167.3 million Powerball jackpot, the largest ever in the state. However, just days after claiming the prize and publicly promising to turn his life around, he was arrested at a hotel bar in Florida for battery on a law enforcement

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00:08:13

He Crashed Out Over This Cartoon // The Kenneth Noid...

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2026/05/25

The Kenneth Noid story is a bizarre and tragic piece of fast-food history involving a 1989 hostage situation fueled by extreme paranoia. Domino's Pizza was running a highly successful advertising campaign featuring "The Noid," a claymation character who tried to ruin pizzas, alongside the slogan "Avoid the Noid." Kenneth Lamar Noid, a 22-year-old man from Georgia who suffered from severe mental illness, became convinced that the commercial campaign was a personal attack

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00:08:16

The Boston Marathon Bombing Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/23

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, along with his older brother Tamerlan, perpetrated the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013, detonating two pressure-cooker bombs near the race's finish line.

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00:08:30

This Famous Actress Got SCAMMED // The Jenifer Lewis...

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2026/05/22

That’s disrespectful to Jurassic Park--Actress Jenifer Lewis was scammed out of $50,000 by her then-boyfriend Antonio Mariot Wilson, a serial con artist who orchestrated a multi-year romance scam targeting several women.

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00:08:08

This Executive is in BIG Trouble // The Chris Latham...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/20

Chris Latham, a former wealthy bank executive from Charleston, South Carolina, was convicted in 2014 for his involvement in a failed 2013 murder-for-hire plot against his estranged wife, Nancy Cannon. Motivated by a bitter divorce and a desire to avoid substantial alimony payments, Latham collaborated with his mistress and assistant, Wendy Moore, who orchestrated the scheme by hiring her ex-husband, Samuel Yenawine, and another accomplice, Aaron Wilkinson, to execute the hit.

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00:08:20

This IDIOT Finally Got Busted // The George Trepal...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/19

George Trepal, a chemist and Mensa member, was convicted in 1991 for the murder of his neighbor, Peggy Carr, and the attempted murder of her family in Alturas, Florida.

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00:08:26

He's a DANGEROUS Man // The Colleen Stan Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/18

Colleen Stan, famously known as the "Girl in the Box," was abducted at knifepoint in May 1977 by Cameron and Janice Hooker while hitchhiking. Held captive in a remote Red Bluff, CA home for seven years, she was often confined to a coffin-like wooden box beneath a waterbed.

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00:08:04

He's FINALLY in Prison Now // The Jeffrey Stenner...

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2026/05/17

Jeffrey Stenner, a former Connecticut bank vice president and restaurant owner, infamously orchestrated two high-profile armored car robberies in West Hartford, including a 1988 heist where he wore a Santa Claus. Fearing that his accomplice and getaway driver, Robert Schmidt, was talking too much and would expose their crimes to federal investigators, Stenner hired several men to murder him.

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00:08:24

He Got Caught AGAIN // The Maximilian Schmidt Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/16

Maximilian Schmidt is a German cybercriminal who, at age 18, single-handedly ran a multi-million-euro international drug empire named "Shiny Flakes" from his childhood bedroom. Over 14 months, he sold roughly one ton of illegal narcotics worldwide using his website and standard postal services.

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00:08:27

This Entitled Teen is in BIG Trouble // The Suzane...

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2026/05/12

Suzane von Richthofen is the mastermind behind the murder of her wealthy parents on October 31, 2002. Then an 18-year-old law student, Suzane conspired with her boyfriend, Daniel Cravinhos, and his brother, Christian, to bludgeon Manfred and Marísia von Richthofen to death in their São Paulo home while they slept.

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00:08:59

He Really Loves Prostitutes // The Joe Conforte...

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2026/05/11

Joe Conforte operated several illicit brothels before successfully lobbying for the state's first legal brothel license at his famous Mustang Ranch in 1971. His career was defined by high-stakes battles with the government, including a stint in prison for extortion and a scandalous association with the shooting death of boxer Oscar Bonavena on his property. Facing mounting federal indictments for tax evasion and racketeering, Conforte fled to Brazil in 1991, where he lived as a fugitive until

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00:09:05

They Got DESTROYED // The eBay Stalking Scandal

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2026/05/09

The eBay stalking scandal was a bizarre and criminal harassment campaign orchestrated in 2019 by company employees against Ina and David Steiner, authors of the newsletter EcommerceBytes, in retaliation for their critical reporting. Led by eBay’s security team, the harassment included sending terrifying packages—such as a bloody pig mask, live insects, and a funeral wreath—to the couple’s home, alongside physical surveillance and public Craigslist posts inviting strangers to their property.

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00:08:43

This Side Chick is in BIG Trouble // The Juliana...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/08

Juliana Peres Magalhães, a Brazilian former au pair, was a central figure in a sensational 2023 double-murder case in Northern Virginia, where she participated in a plot with her employer and lover, Brendan Banfield, to kill his wife, Christine Banfield. The pair orchestrated an elaborate scheme using a fetish website to lure a stranger, Joseph Ryan, to the family's home, where they fatally shot and stabbed him and Christine while attempting to stage the scene as a home invasion.

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00:08:53

She Runs a Sex Cult - The OneTaste Sex Cult Scandal

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2026/05/07

Founded in 2004 by Nicole Daedone, OneTaste marketed itself as a revolutionary wellness company focused on OM to foster female empowerment and healing. While it initially gained mainstream acclaim through high-profile endorsements and a popular TED Talk, investigative reports in 2018 exposed a dark side, with former members alleging cult-like manipulation, financial exploitation, and psychological abuse.

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