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Fugitive Files

Every weekday, Fugitive Files uncovers the chilling real-life stories of fugitives still on the run — from the FBI’s Most Wanted list and beyond. Each episode dives into official court indictments, arrest warrants, and federal documents to reveal exactly why these individuals are wanted — and how they’ve managed to vanish. We explore the crimes they’ve been accused of, the trails they left behind, and the global manhunts still underway. From arms traffickers to white-collar masterminds, rogue

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00:23:11

Case 079: Maria Anatolyevna Bovda | The Translator of...

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2025/09/29

Maria Anatolyevna Bovda isn’t just another name on the FBI’s Most Wanted list—she’s accused of being one of the masterminds behind Russia’s infamous online disinformation campaign. As head of the “Translator Project” within the Internet Research Agency, Bovda allegedly oversaw teams of operatives who created fake personas, stole American identities, and pushed divisive content across social media—all in a coordinated attempt to disrupt the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.Federal indictments charge

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00:38:04

Case 078: Elaine Escoe | Pandemic Payday

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2025/09/25

When the U.S. government rolled out billions in relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn’t take long for scammers to circle. Federal prosecutors say Elaine Escoe and five co-defendants—Alfred Davis, Cher Davis, Gino Jourdan, Latoya Clark, and James McGhow—saw an opportunity, and they pounced.According to a federal indictment, the group conspired to defraud COVID-relief programs meant to keep businesses afloat, pocketing funds for themselves and then laundering the proceeds through a maze

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00:31:15

Case 077: Ronald Watson | Aliases, Arson, and a $10K...

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2025/09/24

Ronald Watson had many names—Emily Smith among them—but no fixed address. What he did have, according to federal prosecutors, was a violent streak and a trail of evidence. In July 2020, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Atlanta went up in flames, leaving more than $78,000 in damages. Investigators say Watson was at the center of it all.The break in the case came two years later, when DNA from blood found on a lighter fluid bottle at the scene matched Watson after an unrelated

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00:28:14

Case 076: Gregorian Bivolaru | Tantra, Lies, and...

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2025/09/23

Gregorian Bivolaru called himself a spiritual teacher—a tantric yoga master promising enlightenment. But behind the incense and mantras lay a far darker story. Accused of sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and psychological manipulation, Bivolaru allegedly used his Atman Yoga Federation—also known as MISA—as a front to control, exploit, and abuse followers across Europe.From Romania to France, Finland to Denmark, investigators uncovered disturbing accounts of coercion, indoctrination, and

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00:43:21

Case 075: Adam Emery | The Vanishing Verdict: The...

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2025/09/22

In 1993, Adam Emery stood in a Rhode Island courtroom as a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder. His victim, 20-year-old Jason Bass, was stabbed to death in a case of mistaken identity—Emery had believed Bass was the driver who sideswiped his car. He was wrong.But Emery never returned to face justice. Hours after the verdict, he disappeared with his wife, Elena. Her remains were later discovered near the Newport Bridge, sparking theories of a suicide pact gone wrong—or a carefully

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00:23:18

Case 074: Poh Yuan Nie | The Cheat Sheet Queen of...

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2025/09/19

In the high-stakes world of Singapore’s education system, one woman decided the O Levels weren’t about studying—they were about scheming. Poh Yuan Nie, a tuition center principal with a plan, masterminded one of the most elaborate cheating scandals in modern history. Hidden devices. Live-streamed answers. Students wired up like secret agents in a classroom.But the perfect plan didn’t stay hidden for long. When the scheme unraveled, it shocked an entire nation obsessed with academic integrity. Poh

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00:44:29

Case 073: Jho Low | Catch Me if You Cannes

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2025/09/18

He wasn’t a Hollywood producer, a Wall Street titan, or a Silicon Valley wunderkind—he was something far more audacious. Jho Low, the elusive Malaysian financier, masterminded one of the largest financial scandals in history, looting billions from the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. With the stolen fortune, he bribed officials, charmed bankers, and rewrote the playbook for global corruption.Low’s billions bought more than superyachts and luxury penthouses. They funded Hollywood blockbusters like The

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00:39:45

Case 072: Edward L. Montoro | Gone With the Mockbuster

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2025/09/17

In the wild world of 1970s and 80s cinema, Edward L. Montoro wasn’t aiming for Oscars—he was chasing blockbusters with knockoffs. As the founder of Film Ventures International, Montoro carved out a profitable niche by flooding theaters with “mockbusters,” movies that looked suspiciously like Hollywood hits. If Jaws terrified audiences, FVI served up Great White. If The Exorcist chilled spines, FVI brought its own possession story to the screen.But imitation wasn’t just the sincerest form of

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00:26:14

Case 071: Albert Nussbaum | The Bandit Who Picked Up...

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2025/09/16

In the early 1960s, Albert Nussbaum and Bobby Wilcoxson weren’t just robbing banks—they were redefining what it meant to be outlaws. Nussbaum, the calculating “brains” of the operation, masterminded a string of daring heists with an engineer’s precision, while Wilcoxson brought the muscle. But their paths would diverge in ways no one expected.After prison, Nussbaum reinvented himself, swapping getaways for typewriters and becoming a respected crime writer, even forging a unique friendship with

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00:26:27

Case 070: Victor Gerena | Seven Million Reasons to Run

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2025/09/15

It was one of the largest armored car robberies in U.S. history—an inside job that shook Wells Fargo and launched a manhunt spanning decades. In September 1983, Wells Fargo guard Victor Manuel Gerena betrayed his post in West Hartford, Connecticut, drugged and tied up his co-workers, and vanished with nearly $7 million in cash.But this was no simple heist. Investigators soon discovered that Gerena’s theft was linked to Los Macheteros, a Puerto Rican independence group accused of financing their

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00:22:29

Case 069: Semion Mogilevich | The Brainy Don and the...

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2025/09/12

He’s been called “the most dangerous mobster in the world”—a man whose empire spans continents, governments, and billions of dollars. This episode dives into the shadowy world of Semion Mogilevich, the so-called “Brainy Don,” and the schemes that made him one of the FBI’s most notorious fugitives.From his indictment in the United States for wire fraud, mail fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering through the company YBM Magnex International, Mogilevich masterminded a financial web that

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00:28:20

Case 068: Colton Harris-Moore | The Barefoot Bandit's...

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2025/09/11

He broke into homes, stole boats, jacked cars—and even flew stolen planes—often without shoes. To some, Colton Harris-Moore was a criminal mastermind; to others, he was a modern-day folk hero, outsmarting authorities again and again.Dubbed the “Barefoot Bandit,” Harris-Moore’s spree began in Washington State and escalated into a multi-year crime wave that crossed state lines and ended in the Bahamas with a dramatic high-speed boat chase and capture. Along the way, he became an internet sensation,

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00:25:58

Case 067: Brenda Delgado | Jealousy, Murder, and the...

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2025/09/10

When Dallas dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher was gunned down in the parking garage of her upscale apartment building, investigators quickly uncovered a chilling truth: this was no random act of violence. At the center of it all was Brenda Delgado, a woman consumed by jealousy and determined to eliminate her romantic rival.Delgado orchestrated the murder-for-hire plot, recruiting Kristopher Love as the gunman and Crystal Cortes as the getaway driver. The brazen crime shocked the community and launched a

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00:34:53

Case 066: John Joe Soto | The Cartel’s Ghost in...

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2025/09/09

At the heart of Operation Dead Hand—a sweeping international takedown of a drug and money laundering empire—stands one fugitive who continues to evade justice: John Joe Soto.Federal indictments unsealed in January 2024 charged Soto and 18 others with trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin across North America, linking Mexican suppliers with organized crime figures in the U.S. and Canada. While many were arrested, Soto slipped away, becoming one of the FBI’s Most Wanted

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00:33:27

Case 065: Gordon Hunter Pedersen | Doctor of...

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2025/09/08

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Gordon Hunter Pedersen seized the fear gripping the nation — not to help, but to profit. Posing as a medical doctor, Pedersen marketed “structured alkaline silver” as a miracle cure, making wild claims about its ability to fight the virus. His slick sales pitch and false credentials drove sales through the roof, but federal investigators soon exposed the scheme. Indicted in 2020 for mail fraud, wire fraud, and introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce,

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00:23:53

Case 063: The Pan AM Flight 73 Bandits

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2025/09/05

It was supposed to be a routine flight.Instead, it became one of the deadliest hijackings in aviation history.In this powerful episode of Fugitive Files, we go back to September 5, 1986, when Pan Am Flight 73, en route from Bombay to New York, was stormed by four heavily armed terrorists on the tarmac in Karachi, Pakistan. What followed was a 16-hour hostage crisis that would leave 22 dead, more than 150 injured, and a world shaken by the brutality of a group known as the Abu Nidal Organization

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00:31:32

Case 062: Naji Sharifi Zindashti | Iran's Global...

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2025/09/04

In this gripping episode of Fugitive Files, we uncover the chilling story of Naji Sharifi Zindashti — an Iranian national accused of turning political assassination into an international business. Indicted alongside Canadian nationals Damion Ryan, a Hells Angels member, and Adam Pearson, Zindashti is alleged to have orchestrated a $370,000 murder-for-hire plot targeting Iranian defectors in Maryland. Working under the shadow of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, the team allegedly

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00:27:46

Case 061: William Bradford Bishop Jr.

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2025/09/03

He was a Yale-educated diplomat.A father. A husband. A murderer.Then—he vanished.In this haunting episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate the baffling and brutal case of William Bradford Bishop Jr., the former U.S. Foreign Service officer accused of bludgeoning his wife, mother, and three sons to death in 1976 before lighting their bodies on fire in a North Carolina forest.The scene was shocking.The motive? A cocktail of depression, insomnia, and simmering rage masked by a carefully curated life

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00:31:21

Case 060: Noori, Farahani, Sadeghi & Khazein

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2025/09/02

They tracked her in New York.They planned her escape route by boat.Their mission? Bring her back to Iran—alive or dead.In this chilling episode of Fugitive Files, we uncover a bold and disturbing operation allegedly carried out by four Iranian intelligence operatives: Omid Noori, Alireza Shahvaroghi Farahani, Kiya Sadeghi, and Mahmoud Khazein.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, these men were part of a state-sponsored plot to kidnap a U.S.-based journalist and human rights activist who had

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00:31:19

Case 059: Osman, Purgariu, Vasilescu & Spiridon |...

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2025/09/01

They weren’t hacking Wall Street.They were skimming welfare cards — one pinhole camera at a time.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we expose the alleged scheme behind a federal indictment involving Birdal Osman, Bogdan Adrian Purgariu, Ilie-Sebastian-Laur Vasilescu, and Silviu-Florin Spiridon — four individuals accused of carrying out a coordinated bank fraud and identity theft ring in California.Between November 2021 and October 2022, the group allegedly installed skimming devices and pinhole

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