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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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00:08:12

Everyone LOVES This Criminal - The Jan-Erik Olsson Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/10/01

Jan-Erik Olsson was a Swedish convict who, on August 23, 1973, attempted to rob the Kreditbanken in Stockholm's Norrmalmstorg Square. During the robbery, he took four bank employees hostage and demanded the release of his former cellmate, Clark Olofsson, who was serving a prison sentence at the time. The Swedish authorities agreed to his demand, and Olofsson was brought to the bank to assist in negotiations. The hostage situation lasted for six days, during which the hostages developed an

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00:08:00

He Went Insane and Started Shooting - The Micah...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/10/01

On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Army Reserve veteran, carried out a sniper attack during a protest in Dallas, Texas, resulting in the deaths of five police officers and injuries to nine others.

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00:08:13

This Creepy Doctor Finally Got Caught - The Neil...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/28

Neil Hopper, a 49-year-old former NHS vascular surgeon from Truro, Cornwall, was sentenced to 32 months in prison after admitting to self-inflicting injuries that led to the amputation of both his legs. In 2019 Hopper used dry ice to damage his legs, necessitating their removal. He then falsely claimed to insurers that his amputations were due to sepsis, resulting in fraudulent payouts.

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00:08:13

He Found a Real Life Infinite Money Glitch - The Dan...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/27

In 2011, Dan Saunders, a 29-year-old bartender from Wangaratta, Australia, discovered a glitch in the National Australia Bank's ATM system that allowed him to withdraw money beyond his account balance.

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00:08:31

The Worst Rock Band In History - The Story of The Shaggs

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/26

The Shaggs were a rock band formed in 1965 by sisters Dorothy ("Dot"), Betty, and Helen Wiggin in Fremont, New Hampshire. Their father, Austin Wiggin Jr., believing his mother's palm reading had foretold their musical success, insisted they form a band. Despite lacking musical training or interest, the sisters practiced daily under his strict supervision. In 1969, they recorded their only album, Philosophy of the World, characterized by off-key vocals, erratic rhythms, and

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00:08:06

She Keeps Sleeping With The Prisoners - The Dannemora...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/25

The 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape was a high-profile jailbreak in which two convicted murderers, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escaped from a maximum-security prison in Dannemora, New York. On June 6, 2015, the inmates used power tools to cut through the backs of their cells, accessed a network of tunnels, and emerged through a manhole cover approximately 500 feet outside the prison walls. Their escape was facilitated by Joyce Mitchell, a prison seamstress who smuggled in tools and had

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00:08:00

The Million Dollar Coupon Scam - The Robin Ramirez Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/24

The Robin Ramirez coupon scam was a large-scale counterfeit coupon operation based in Phoenix, Arizona, led by Robin Ramirez and her associates.

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00:08:11

He Went Crazy and Destroyed a Whole City - The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/22

The Killdozer story revolves around Marvin Heemeyer, a welder and small business owner in Granby, Colorado, who in 2004 became enraged over disputes with city officials and local businesses that he felt had wronged him, including zoning decisions and fines. In response, Heemeyer secretly modified a Komatsu bulldozer into an armored vehicle by welding thick steel and concrete plating over it and installing cameras and guns inside, creating what became known as the Killdozer.

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00:08:09

The Real Life Scream Murder

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/21

The Brian Draper “Scream” murder story was the 2006 murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart in Pocatello, Idaho, committed by her classmates Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik. Inspired by the movie Scream

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00:08:09

This Harry Potter Star is Now in Prison - The Jamie...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/20

Jamie Waylett is best known for playing Vincent Crabbe in the first six Harry Potter films, but his life took a sharp turn after the series ended. In 2009, Waylett was arrested for growing illegal plants at his mother’s house. His legal troubles escalated during the 2011 London riots.

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00:08:03

The Underwear Murders - The Colonel Russell Williams...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/17

Russell Williams was a high-ranking Canadian Air Force officer—Colonel Williams—who led a double life of trust and terror. Revered as commander of CFB Trenton and a decorated pilot who flew dignitaries, Williams’s façade hid decades of escalating violence: beginning with sneaking into homes to steal women’s underwear.

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00:08:36

The Most Successful Heist in History - The Albert...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Albert Spaggiari was a French criminal known for masterminding what was called the “heist of the century” — the 1976 break-in of the Société Générale bank in Nice. He and a team dug an eight-meter tunnel from the city sewers to reach the bank vault, breaking into hundreds of safety deposit boxes and stealing millions of francs in money, bonds, and valuables.

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00:08:08

Woody Harrelson's Dad Was a Hitman - The Charles V...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/14

Charles V. Harrelson was an American contract killer and the father of actor Woody Harrelson. A career criminal with a long history of violence, Harrelson was convicted of multiple murders for hire, including the 1979 assassination of federal judge John H. Wood Jr.

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00:08:26

This Fake Psychic Got Exposed - The Gina Marks Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/14

Gina Marks, often dubbed the “Psychic Scam Queen,” was a self-proclaimed psychic who conned multiple clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by claiming she could lift curses, reunite lovers, and cleanse their lives of bad luck.

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00:08:39

When Catfishing Goes Wrong - The Real Story of...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/12

An online love triangle spirals into a deadly obsession. Thomas Montgomery, a married man in his mid-forties, pretends to be a younger Marine named “Tommy” in an internet chat room. He meets “Talhotblond,” an online persona used by an 18-year-old high schooler named Jessi.

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00:08:08

She Robbed a Bank With a Bomb - The Michelle Renee Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/10

The Michelle Renee bank robbery took place in 2000 in Vista, California, when three masked intruders broke into the home of bank manager Michelle Renee. They held her and her daughter hostage overnight, rigging their bodies with fake dynamite and threatening to kill them unless Michelle robbed her own bank the next morning.

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00:08:49

The Art Thief Stole $2 Billion - The Stephane...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/09

Stéphane Breitwieser is a French art thief who, between 1995 and 2001, stole more than 200 artworks and artifacts from small museums across Europe, with an estimated total value of over $2 billion.

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00:08:22

This Crazy Fan Murders a Famous Actress - The Robert...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/08

Robert Bardo is best known as the man who murdered actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989, a crime that shocked Hollywood and led to major changes in stalking laws.

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00:08:46

He's Another FAKE Billionaire - The Christian...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/06

Christian Gerhartsreiter’s story is one of the most bizarre cases of deception in modern history. Born in Germany, he came to the United States in the late 1970s and reinvented himself multiple times, adopting false identities, most famously posing as a Rockefeller, a supposed heir to the wealthy Rockefeller family.

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00:08:18

He Killed 2 of His Wives - The Harold Henthorn Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/09/05

Harold Henthorn’s story is a chilling tale of manipulation, murder, and greed disguised as bad luck. Henthorn’s first wife Lynn Henthorn, died in 1995 when their car mysteriously fell off a jack during a roadside tire change, a death initially ruled accidental. In 2012, his second wife, Toni Henthorn, fell to her death during a hike in Rocky Mountain National Park under suspicious circumstances—after Harold had taken her to a remote, dangerous trail despite her fear of heights. Investigators later

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