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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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00:38:05

Case 058: John William Hagenson | Gunpoint, Glamour,...

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2025/08/29

It was one of the most famous diamonds in the world.He took it at gunpoint.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we revisit the glittering and violent saga of the 1959 Krupp Diamond theft — a heist that stunned high society and launched a nationwide manhunt.At the center of it all: John William Hagenson, a career criminal and alleged mastermind behind the armed robbery of Vera Krupp, the wealthy German heiress and ex-wife of steel magnate Alfried Krupp. The thieves stormed her Nevada ranch, held her at

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00:25:53

Case 057: Elizabeth Anna Duke | The Radical Who...

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2025/08/28

She started as a campus activist.She ended up on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we trace the unlikely path of Elizabeth Anna Duke — from outspoken academic to alleged domestic terrorist.In 1973, Duke made headlines for suing North Texas State University after her job offer was rescinded due to her public, profanity-filled criticism of university leadership. While she claimed First Amendment protection, the court sided with the university, citing her role as a teaching

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00:31:00

Case 056: Josephine Overaker | Flames, Forests, and...

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2025/08/27

She burned down a ski resort in the name of nature.Then she disappeared into the wild.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we dig into one of the most destructive acts of eco-terrorism in U.S. history — the 1998 arson attack on Vail Ski Resort — and the woman still on the run because of it: Josephine Sunshine Overaker.A former wilderness firefighter and alleged member of The Family, a radical environmentalist cell aligned with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and Animal Liberation Front (ALF),

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00:27:20

Case 055: Alexander Kalinin | The Hacker Who Cracked...

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2025/08/26

He didn’t just hack a few accounts.He cracked the walls of corporate America — and left hundreds of millions in losses behind.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we expose the story of Alexander Sergeevich Kalinin, a Russian national and alleged cybercriminal accused of leading one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.According to the U.S. Department of Justice and Secret Service, Kalinin was part of a sophisticated hacking ring that infiltrated the systems of major corporations, stealing

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00:30:09

Case 054: Ismael Mario Zambada García | The Ghost Who...

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2025/08/25

His name is whispered in courtrooms, border towns, and cartel strongholds.But Ismael Mario Zambada García — better known as El Mayo — has never spent a single day behind bars.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we dive into the life and legacy of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the elusive mastermind behind the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world.While his former partner Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serves a life sentence in U.S. federal prison, El

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00:30:54

Fugitive Files: After Hours – Jen Shah | Reality,...

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2025/08/23

On reality TV, she played the queen of glam.Behind the scenes, she was running a nationwide telemarketing scheme.In this Fugitive Files: After Hours episode, we pull back the curtain on Jen Shah, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star whose lavish lifestyle, designer labels, and larger-than-life attitude were funded by something far darker than Bravo fans imagined.According to the Department of Justice, Shah helped orchestrate a years-long fraud targeting the elderly and vulnerable — selling

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00:34:02

Case 053: Baoxia Liu | Bypassing Sanctions, Fueling...

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2025/08/22

She wasn’t moving weapons.She was moving the parts that make them deadly.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we follow the case of Baoxia Liu, also known as Emily Liu — a Chinese national and alleged architect of a global tech smuggling conspiracy designed to secretly arm Iran’s military.According to a sweeping federal indictment and official statements from the Department of Justice, Liu and her co-conspirators allegedly used shell companies in China and Hong Kong to illegally acquire sensitive,

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00:33:29

Case 052: Rim Jong Hyok | Cyber Espionage,...

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2025/08/21

He hacked hospitals.He targeted NASA.And he did it all for the regime.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we uncover the digital warfare campaign led by Rim Jong Hyok, a North Korean national and alleged member of the elite, state-sponsored hacking unit known as “Andariel”, also referred to as APT45 or Onyx Sleet.According to U.S. federal prosecutors, Rim orchestrated ransomware attacks on American hospitals, including a devastating strike on a Kansas facility that crippled critical systems and put

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00:28:35

Case 051: Raymond Abbott | Prison Escape, Arms...

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2025/08/20

He was a soldier. A smuggler. A prisoner in a maximum-security facility.And then—he was gone.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we track the astonishing case of Raymond Abbott, a former U.S. Army infantryman turned federal fugitive. Nicknamed "RoboCop" for his discipline, training, and intimidating presence, Abbott managed to do the impossible: escape from a maximum-security prison in Puerto Rico while awaiting sentencing on federal firearms violations and threats against a federal agent.But Abbott

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00:24:48

Case 050: Eugene Palmer | Father in Law? No. Fugitive...

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2025/08/19

He was a grandfather. A hunter. A man who vanished after a single, deadly act.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we examine the case of Eugene Palmer, a New York man wanted for the 2012 murder of his daughter-in-law, Tammy Palmer. The dispute was domestic—but it turned deadly. According to law enforcement, Eugene waited near Tammy’s home with a shotgun, ambushed her, and disappeared into the woods behind his rural property.What followed was a massive manhunt. Search dogs. Drones. Thermal imaging

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00:24:20

Case 049: Alejandro Castillo | Trust Betrayed, Life...

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2025/08/18

She thought she was helping a friend.Instead, it was a setup—and she never came home.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we unravel the tragic case of Alejandro Rosales Castillo, a young man accused of luring his ex-girlfriend, Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le, to her death over a debt he didn’t want to repay.According to the FBI and court documents, Castillo allegedly arranged to meet Sandy in Charlotte, North Carolina, under the pretense of repaying money he owed her. Instead, authorities say he forced her

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00:24:00

Fugitive Files: After Hours- Bryan Kohberger: The...

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2025/08/16

In this special After Hours installment of Fugitive Files, we revisit one of the most haunting criminal cases in recent memory — the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students in the small town of Moscow. Through meticulous investigation, surveillance, and forensic breakthroughs, authorities identified and arrested Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology PhD student, in connection with the killings. This episode examines the timeline from the night of the murders to the

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00:42:53

Case 048: Saif Al-Adel | The Terrorist Who Trained...

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2025/08/15

He trained the terrorists.He plotted the bombings.And decades later — he’s still free.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Saif al-Adel, a former Egyptian military officer turned al Qaeda strategist, indicted for his role in one of the deadliest terror attacks of the 20th century: the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed over 200 people and injured thousands.According to a sweeping federal indictment filed by the U.S. District Court, al-Adel was a senior member

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00:21:19

Case 047: Natalia & Victor Wolf | The American Dream,...

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2025/08/14

They promised the American Dream.They sold a fantasy built on lies—and vanished with millions.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Natalia and Victor Wolf, the elusive husband-and-wife duo behind Sky Development Group, a now-notorious real estate company at the center of one of the largest real estate frauds in U.S. history.From 2004 to 2006, the Wolfs allegedly scammed retirees, immigrants, and first-time homebuyers, collecting deposits for homes that were never built, selling

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00:45:51

Case 046: Marcelle Guimaraes | A Mother’s Desperate...

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2025/08/13

She said she was protecting her child.The court says she broke the law.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we examine the international custody battle turned federal case surrounding Marcelle Guimaraes, a Texas mother who allegedly fled to Brazil with her young son, Nicolas Scott Brann, in violation of a U.S. court order.Federal prosecutors say Guimaraes defied a legal custody agreement and took her son out of the United States without permission, sparking a years-long legal standoff between two

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00:30:07

Case 045: Shahram Poursafi | Revenge at Any Cost

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2025/08/12

He wasn’t after money.He was after revenge.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we uncover the chilling case of Shahram Poursafi, an alleged member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot on American soil.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Poursafi attempted to hire a hitman for $300,000 to assassinate former National Security Advisor John Bolton — in what prosecutors believe was retaliation for the 2020 killing of Iranian General

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00:35:24

Case 044: Travis Decker | Vanishing Into the...

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2025/08/11

In one of the most harrowing cases to shake Washington state, former Army soldier Travis Decker is accused of murdering his three young daughters — ages 5, 8, and 9 — during a scheduled visitation. The girls were found near Decker’s abandoned truck, their wrists zip-tied and bags over their heads, with his DNA linking him to the crime. Investigators later uncovered evidence that Decker had researched fleeing to Canada before the killings, prompting a massive manhunt across rugged wilderness areas

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00:28:50

Fugitive Files: After Hours – Blake Lively vs. Justin...

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2025/08/09

It started as a film adaptation. It spiraled into one of Hollywood’s most explosive legal battles.In this episode of Fugitive Files: After Hours, we break down the bitter courtroom clash between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, co-stars and producers of It Ends With Us. What began as creative differences quickly erupted into public scandal, legal warfare, and a tangled web of high-profile names — including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane, and even a brief subpoena involving Taylor Swift.Lively accuses

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00:43:43

Case 043: Jesse James Hollywood | A Kidnapping, A...

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2025/08/08

He was 20 years old. A drug dealer. A runaway. A fugitive.And the mastermind behind one of the most senseless murders in Southern California history.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we examine the case of Jesse James Hollywood, the young man at the center of the 2000 kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz, a 15-year-old boy caught in the crossfire of a drug debt and revenge plot gone deadly.Hollywood, a mid-level marijuana dealer, allegedly ordered the kidnapping of Nicholas over a dispute

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00:27:06

Case 042: Andrei Tarasov

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2025/08/07

He hijacked ads, infected computers, and helped hold data hostage — all from behind a screen.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we delve into the cybercriminal world of Andrei Tarasov, the Russian national better known in underground forums as “Aels” or “Lavander.” Alongside co-conspirators Maksim Silnikau and Volodymyr Kadariya, Tarasov is accused of running a sophisticated malvertising and malware operation that infected thousands of computers across the globe.Authorities say Tarasov helped deploy

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