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SAD OLIGARCH

Cool Zone Media and H11

RICH RUSSIANS KEEP DYING IN MYSTERIOUSCIRCUMSTANCESSince January 2022, dozens of Russia"s wealthiest oligarchs and power brokers have died suddenly. One was poisoned with frog venom. Two killed theirwhole families. Several fell out of high windows. Most of the deaths are suspicious. Russia says they"re coincidental suicides—that the deceased were simply depressed. Wedon"t think so...Sad Oligarch is aninvestigative podcast series that looks into the strange deaths of the Russian elite,

true crime

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25:40

The Death of a Fake Pentagon Analyst

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/08/16

In part two of our look into the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of Latvian born Russian-American businessman Dan Rapoport, we expose his alter-ego. The fake Pentagon analyst Rapoport pretended to be caused so much trouble the Kremlin itself reported on it. Is this linked to Rapoprt’s death?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:40

The Nightclub Owner Who Fell Out a Window in...

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/08/09

What does a Latvian-born nightclub owner have to do with you Russian oil and gas, Mitt Romney, and Donald Trump? More than you’d expect… Sadly we can’t ask him directly, as the man in question fell out the window of his luxury apartment in Washington, DC last year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:38

An Oil Magnate Jumps Out a Hospital Window

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/07/26

A checkup at the hospital seems an unlikely place for a suicide, but when a multil-million dollar Russian oil magnate had to get his heart checked, that's exactly what happened. A man worth half a billion dollars, with awards from Putin himself, decided to jump from a sixth storey window without leaving a note. Russian state media said he was depressed. His family say he wasn't. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:57

A Rich Scientist Falls Down Some Stairs

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/07/19

In September 2022 the former head of the Moscow Aviation Institute fell down some stairs at work and died instantly. Why is this suspicious? To clarify that we have to ask two questions… How does the head of a scientific research institute amass great wealth on a normal salary? What was his role within the Ukraine war? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:49

A Business Assassination with a Non-lethal Firearm

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/07/12

As Gazprom linked businessman Yury Voronov took a break at his cottage mansion, a gunman snuck through the trees and broke into his home. Voronov was shot at several times before a bullet struck him in the head. He was found floating in his swimming pool. So why was this death presented as a possible suicide in the Russian media? And how was Voronov killed with a gun that doesn’t fire live rounds?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:09

Axe Family Murder at the Holiday Villa

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/07/05

On April 19th 2022, a Russian tycoon was found hanging from a railing inside his Spanish holiday villa. His wife and daughter were also found dead. They’d been hacked to death with an axe. The Spanish police ruled the incident a murder-suicide, but the businessman's adult son, who wasn't there, thinks otherwise. He believes someone else murdered his whole family. He might be right.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:00

An Oil Baron’s Frog Venom Heart Attack

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/06/28

In May 2022 a Russian billionaire engaged in a shamanic ritual in a bid to help cure his hangover and spiralling alcoholism. During the ritual, frog venom was injected into his blood stream. He soon died of a heart attack. Was this a case of misadventure, or did his Kremlin linked oil company have something to do with his demise?You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple

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28:23

A Double Suicide at Gazprom's Nest

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/06/21

One day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Russian Gazprom executive hanged himself in the garage of his villa in the affluent village of Leninskoye. As police started to investigate the scene, security from Gazprom arrived and pushed them out. This was the second Gazprom executive suicide in as many months in the same village. Was work at Gazprom really that stressful, or did someone punish these wealthy higher-ups? You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through

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1:46

Introducing: SAD OLIGARCH

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/06/07

Sad Oligarch is a modern true crime style investigative podcast series that looks into the many Russian oligarch deaths of 2022, unravelling a dark tale of Kremlin corruption and Russian political influence across the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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