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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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00:08:03

The Man Who Murdered Jeffrey Dahmer - The Christopher...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/08/06

The story of Christopher Scarver, the man who murdered Jeffrey Dahmer.

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00:08:04

He's Faking His Cancer - The Glenn Rycroft story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/08/04

Glenn Rycroft—a former British Airways steward from Salford and a prolific con artist—spent years fooling family, friends, and co-workers into donating money by fabricating a terminal brain tumor, shaving his head, faking seizures, and even using fake medical documents to support his lies

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00:08:35

He Was Kidnapped and Forced To Make North Korean...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/08/02

Shin Sang‑ok, once hailed as the “Prince of Korean Cinema” for directing nearly 80 films in South Korea’s golden age, was kidnapped in 1978—along with his actress ex-wife Choi Eun‑hee—on the personal orders of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il, who sought to elevate the country’s movie industry by forcing them to create internationally acclaimed propaganda films

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00:07:55

The Megan Thee Stallion / Tory Lanez Shooting Explained

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/08/01

In July 2020, rapper Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the foot after leaving a Hollywood Hills party, later accusing fellow artist Tory Lanez (real name Daystar Peterson) of firing the shots from inside their SUV following an argument.

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00:08:19

This Funeral Director Lost 190 Bodies - The Jon...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/31

Jon Hallford, co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, was sentenced in June 2025 to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for misusing COVID-19 relief funds and defrauding grieving families

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00:08:24

She Sent Him 65,000 Texts After One Date - The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/30

Jacqueline Ades, a 31-year-old woman, became infamous after a seemingly innocuous date spiraled into months of obsession. After just one date, she allegedly sent her romantic interest over 65,000 text messages—many threatening and bizarre—averaging nearly 500 a day . Following her demand to stop contact, she escalated to stalking behavior, appearing at his home multiple times and even breaking in while he was abroad.

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00:08:04

This Dumb Youtuber is Trying To Vlog North Sentinel...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/29

In March 2025, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, a 24-year-old American YouTuber, was arrested by Indian authorities after illegally landing on North Sentinel Island, home to one of the world’s most isolated tribes, the Sentinelese.

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00:08:35

Pepsi Caused a Riot That Killed 5 People

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/28

In 1992, Pepsi Philippines launched a popular promotional campaign called Number Fever, in which bottle caps carried random three‑digit numbers—announced nightly on TV—with winnings ranging from ₱100 to a grand prize of ₱1 million. But on May 25, the winning number 349 was mistakenly printed on between 600,000 and 800,000 caps instead of just two, triggering a frenzy when the announcement aired and thousands presented winning caps at Pepsi plants expecting life‑changing payouts . Pepsi offered a

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00:07:50

This UFC Fighter is Now in Prison For Life - The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/26

Former MMA fighter Jonathan Paul “War Machine” Koppenhaver launched a violent home invasion in August 2014 at the Las Vegas residence of his ex-girlfriend, adult film star Christy Mack.

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00:08:04

This Youtuber Had Her Husband Murdered - The Samantha...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/25

In February 2015, Samantha Wohlford staged an elaborate home invasion in Titus County, Texas—claiming masked intruders tied her up, beat her husband Ernie Ibarra, and kidnapped him while their children slept .

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00:07:55

This Nickelodeon Rapper Is In Prison For Murder - The...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/24

Rapper Richard Lamar "Ricky" Hawk, known professionally as Silento (famous for his 2015 hit "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"), was sentenced in June 2025 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter

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00:08:18

She Died For a Nintendo Wii - The Jennifer Strange Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/23

On January 2007, 28‑year‑old Jennifer Strange, a mother of three, tragically died after participating in a KDND radio station contest dubbed “Hold Your Wee for a Wii,” in which contestants consumed excessive amounts of water—up to around two gallons—without relieving themselves. Her death was caused by acute water intoxication.

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00:08:16

The Killer Who Couldn't Get a Boner - The Stanwood...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/22

In January 2013, 75-year-old retired barber Stanwood Elkus walked into Newport Beach urologist Dr. Ronald Gilbert’s office under a false identity and fatally shot him ten times in an ambush—purportedly stemming from a decades-old grudge

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00:08:00

This Teen TikToker Allegedly Murdered To Get Famous -...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/21

Sarah Grace Patrick allegedly shot and unalived her mother, Kristin Brock, and stepfather, James Brock, while they slept in their Carrollton, Georgia home.

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00:08:36

This Superman Actor is Dead - The George Reeves Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/20

George Reeves, the star of Adventures of Superman (1952–58), died in his Los Angeles home, from a single gunshot wound to the head. With the official ruling being suicide, his death sparked controversy fueled by inconsistencies such as missing fingerprints on the gun, no powder residue on his hands, a spent cartridge found beneath his body despite witnesses reporting only one shot, and accounts of multiple shots heard that night . At the time, Reeves had recently been engaged to Leonore Lemmon, and

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00:08:00

He's a Real Psychopath - The Bryan Kohberger Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/18

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, a 28‑year‑old former criminology PhD student, brutally stabbed four students in their off‑campus home near the University of Idaho

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00:08:32

The Jerry Springer Show Murder - The Nancy...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/17

Nancy Campbell‑Panitz appeared on a May 2000 episode of The Jerry Springer Show alongside her ex-husband Ralf Panitz and his new wife, aiming for reconciliation—but was met with audience jeers and emotional humiliation. Just hours after the episode aired and shortly after she secured a restraining order against him, Ralf murdered Nancy in her home.

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00:08:03

The Insane True Story of Cocaine Bear

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/16

In December 1985, authorities in Georgia discovered the carcass of a 175‑lb black bear in the Chattahoochee National Forest after it had ingested cocaine—estimated between 40 plastic containers of the drug—dropped earlier that year by smuggler Andrew C. Thornton II from his plane during a failed smuggling run.

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00:08:15

This Christian Singer Hired An Assassin - The Tim...

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/15

In May 2013, Tim Lambesis, frontman of the Christian metal band As I Lay Dying, was arrested in Oceanside, California for attempting to hire a hitman to murder his estranged wife Meggan, allegedly motivated by disputes over custody and financial settlement

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00:07:48

The Mushroom Murders - The Erin Patterson Story

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast ·

2025/07/13

Erin Patterson, a 50‑year‑old Australian mother of two, was convicted in July 2025 for murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives—his parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his sister Heather Wilkinson—by serving them beef Wellington laced with lethal death cap mushrooms at her home in Leongatha, Victoria

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