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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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00:29:03

Case 041: Eva Zamecnikova

Fugitive Files ·

2025/08/06

She arranged flowers for a living. Then she tried to arrange a murder.In this chilling episode of Fugitive Files, we examine the case of Eva Zámečníková, a Czech businesswoman and florist convicted of attempted murder in Slovakia. According to prosecutors, Zámečníková offered €50,000 to a contract killer—hoping to eliminate her husband in exchange for his life insurance payout.Her plan was precise, calculated, and disturbingly violent. She allegedly instructed the hitman to use an electric shock and

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00:36:02

Case 040: Rashawd Lamar Tulloch

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2025/08/05

They promised dream cars. What victims got was a nightmare.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we uncover the story of Rashawd Lamar Tulloch, a key figure in a sweeping international fraud ring that tricked thousands of Americans into sending money for vehicles that never existed.According to federal investigators, Tulloch worked with an organized crime network operating out of Romania. Together, they posted fake ads for cars, motorcycles, and boats on sites like eBay and Craigslist—complete with

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00:29:21

Case 039: Radchenko & Leremenko

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2025/08/04

They didn’t rob a bank — they robbed the stock market before the bell even rang.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we expose a high-stakes cybercrime operation led by Artem Radchenko and Oleksandr Ieremenko, two Ukrainian nationals indicted for hacking into one of the most sensitive systems in U.S. financial infrastructure: the SEC’s EDGAR database.According to the U.S. Department of Justice and Secret Service, Radchenko and Ieremenko used phishing campaigns and sophisticated directory traversal

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00:30:01

Fugitive Files: After Hours – Diddy Part 2 | Raids,...

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2025/08/02

He built a music empire.Now it’s unraveling—one lawsuit, one headline, and one unanswered question at a time.In this Fugitive Files: After Hours Part 2 update, we return to the unfolding case of Sean “Diddy” Combs, where allegations of sexual assault, trafficking, and organized abuse have exploded across legal filings and public discourse.Since our first episode, the situation has intensified:Federal raids on Diddy’s homes in Miami and Los AngelesNew lawsuits from accusers alleging decades of

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00:39:21

Case 038: The Karner Family

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2025/08/01

They built an empire on strength—but not their own.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Mihael Karner, the alleged mastermind behind one of the world’s most prolific illegal steroid trafficking networks. Alongside his wife Alenka and brother Matevz, Karner is accused of orchestrating a $50 million criminal enterprise that spanned the globe, involving over 200 websites, secret labs in Southeast Asia, and complex laundering schemes through shell companies and tax havens.Despite being

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00:40:44

Case 037: Egbe Tony Iyamu

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2025/07/31

He wasn’t just part of the scam—he enforced it.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Egbe Tony Iyamu, the alleged "Chief Butcher" of the Cape Town chapter of Black Axe—a dangerous transnational criminal network linked to romance scams, wire fraud, and intimidation tactics that targeted U.S. victims for over a decade.According to U.S. federal prosecutors, Iyamu and his co-conspirators used fake identities on dating sites and social media to manipulate victims into sending

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00:43:13

Case 036: Szabo & Radovanovic

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2025/07/30

They turned the emergency system into a weapon.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate the chilling digital crime spree led by Thomasz Szabo of Romania and Nemanja Radovanovic of Serbia. From late 2020 through early 2024, these two foreign nationals allegedly orchestrated a series of “swatting” and bomb threat incidents designed to terrorize and confuse.According to federal indictments, Szabo and Radovanovic targeted a wide array of victims—from private citizens to U.S. government

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00:36:32

Case 035: Allan Esteban Hidalgo Jimenez

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2025/07/29

He helped build one of the world’s most notorious digital money laundering machines—then watched it crumble under the weight of U.S. federal charges.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we explore the case of Allan Esteban Hidalgo Jimenez, the former manager of Liberty Reserve, a Costa Rica–based digital currency platform that operated in the shadows of the global financial system from 2006 to 2013. Liberty Reserve became a magnet for cybercriminals and dark web transactions, thanks to its complete

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00:35:24

Case 034: Denis Gennadievich Kulkov

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2025/07/28

He didn’t steal the cards — he built the machine that made it possible.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we unravel the story of Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, the alleged mastermind behind Try2Check, a dark web empire that helped cybercriminals verify stolen credit card numbers for nearly two decades.Since 2005, Kulkov is accused of operating the notorious platform that enabled fraudsters to check the validity of millions of stolen credit cards — charging a fee per query and raking in an estimated $18

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00:47:00

Fugitive Files: After Hours – Jeffrey Epstein |...

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2025/07/26

He had money. He had power. He had secrets.And now, he's dead — but the story is far from over.In this Fugitive Files: After Hours episode, we revisit the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of orchestrating a global sex trafficking network that preyed on underage girls for years. With ties to celebrities, politicians, and royalty, Epstein’s web of influence extended far beyond his private island and Manhattan townhouse.But the headlines only scratched the surface.We break

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00:29:47

Case 033: Vanessa O'Rourke

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2025/07/25

She said she was dying. Her friends gave everything to save her.But the truth was more devastating than the diagnosis.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Vanessa O'Rourke, a woman accused of faking terminal brain cancer to con loved ones out of thousands of dollars. According to the FBI, O’Rourke allegedly spun an elaborate web of lies, convincing friends and family she needed money for life-saving treatments and experimental therapy overseas.But instead of hospital visits, she

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00:41:34

Case 032: Larry Chism

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2025/07/24

He escaped prison — and vanished without a trace.A convicted bank robber, parole violator, and drug trafficker, Larry Chism pulled off one of the most daring escapes in U.S. criminal history. And more than four decades later, he's still on the run.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Larry Porter Chism, a former lawyer turned criminal who was serving a 40-year sentence for drug smuggling when he broke out of jail in 1978. According to the FBI, Chism used an armed assault during a

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00:30:42

Case 031: Shakur & Borup

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2025/07/23

Two women. Two radical paths. One shared legacy of resistance—and flight.In this Fugitive Files double feature, we examine the lives and crimes of Assata Shakur and Donna Joan Borup, two women still wanted by the FBI for their alleged roles in violent acts tied to political extremism.Assata Shakur, formerly Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper in 1973. A former member of the Black Liberation Army, she escaped from prison in 1979 and is believed to be living in

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00:28:55

Case 030: Mosquera Serrano & Patel

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2025/07/22

He vanished after a brutal murder.He rose through the ranks of a violent transnational gang.Two men. Two continents. One double episode.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we go global—tracking the stories of two fugitives whose crimes shook communities and triggered international manhunts.Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel is one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. In 2015, Patel was working the night shift with his wife at a Maryland donut shop when, according to authorities, he brutally murdered

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00:29:11

Case 029: Ahmad Al-Tamimi & Francesconi

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2025/07/21

She planned a bombing that shocked the world.She vanished with her child and never looked back.Two women. Two lives on the run. One episode.In this Fugitive Files double feature, we examine the case of Ahlam Ahmad al-Tamimi, a Jordanian woman who helped mastermind the deadly 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem that killed 15 people, including two Americans. After serving time in Israel and being released in a prisoner exchange, al-Tamimi became a media figure—and remains on the FBI’s Most

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00:15:58

Case 027: John Ruffo

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2025/07/16

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we uncover the mysterious disappearance of John Ruffo — a man behind one of the most elaborate bank fraud schemes in U.S. history.Ruffo was a Brooklyn-born computer executive who orchestrated a $350 million bank fraud scam in the 1990s. With a web of lies and forged documents, he convinced banks to fund a fictitious project supposedly backed by Philip Morris. The scam was so convincing, it fooled some of the biggest financial institutions in the country.In 1998,

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00:13:49

Case 026: Yulan Carias

Fugitive Files ·

2025/07/16

He ran Honduras’s most violent gang like a paramilitary force.Drugs. Guns. Murder. Terror.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we dig into the chilling case of Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias, better known by his alias “Porky” — the alleged leader of MS-13 in Honduras, and one of the most dangerous fugitives on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.According to federal authorities, Archaga Carias directed a sprawling criminal enterprise from Honduras, coordinating drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, violent

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00:13:26

Case 025: Terry Matthews

Fugitive Files ·

2025/07/15

He wasn’t just pushing pills—he was helping fuel an epidemic.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we examine the case of Terry Matthews, one of 22 individuals charged in a sweeping federal indictment tied to a multi-agency investigation under Operation Take Back America.According to prosecutors, Matthews played a central role in a drug trafficking network that funneled methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other deadly substances into communities across Kentucky. The operation, which also involved firearms

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00:13:45

Case 024: Renal Destina

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2025/07/15

They held Americans at gunpoint — and vanished into the shadows.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate a chilling international case involving seven Haitian gang leaders accused of kidnapping U.S. citizens — including 17 Christian missionaries, five of them children, in 2021. The victims were allegedly held captive for 61 days, their lives hanging in the balance as ransom demands were made.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, these leaders are at the center of a brutal network

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00:39:50

Case 023: Hassan & Mahmoud

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2025/07/14

They ran a prison of horror—hidden in plain sight.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, two senior Syrian intelligence officials accused of orchestrating a brutal campaign of torture during the Syrian civil war.According to a U.S. indictment, Hassan and Mahmoud oversaw the systematic abuse of detainees—many of them civilians—inside the notorious Mezzeh Military Airport prison in Damascus. Victims, including American citizens, were allegedly subjected

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