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Red Collar

Catherine Townsend

A weekly series about con artists who kill, money and murder hosted by Catherine Townsend.

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00:31:42

Body in the Basement: Brian Walshe Part II

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2025/10/31

SOURCES:A timeline of major events in the Ana Walshe caseKaren Read evidence to trickle into 4 other murder cases — including Brian Walshe - masslive.comJudge Cannone taken off Brian Walshe murder case. Walshe is accused of killing wife, AnaDistrict of Massachusetts | Brian Walshe Sentenced for Scheme to Sell Counterfeit Warhol Paintings | United States Department of JusticeArt fraud conviction may have motivated Brian Walshe in wife's murder case | Fox News7 Shocking Details Revealed in Ana Walshe

00:35:07

Did Kouri Richins Poison Her Husband With a Moscow Mule?

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2025/10/17

SOURCES: New owner of Kouri Richins’ Midway mansion will finish the homeEric Richins’ family, not Kouri, gets insurance money from Eric’s business, court saysA Utah mom is charged in her husband's death. Did she poison him with a cocktail? - CBS NewsState v. Richins - Utah Case Law.https://www.courttv.com/news/kouri-richins-asks-for-bail-claims-prosecutors-hid-key-evidence/

00:39:34

Menendez Brothers Update: Red Collar Killers?

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2025/10/03

SOURCES: https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/RETURN-TO-PETITION-FOR-WRIT-OF-HABEAS-CORPUS.pdfNIGHTMARE ON ELM DRIVE | Vanity Fair | October 1990Here's What the Menendez Brothers Said After Judge Gave Them a Potential Path to FreedomWhat Erik Menendez said in his hearing before being denied parole | PBS News

00:34:50

Supermom and The Sociopath: The Blind Faith Murder

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2025/09/19

SOURCES: Blind Faith: McGinniss, Joe: 9780451418135: Amazon.com: BooksState v. Marshall :: 1991 :: Supreme Court of New Jersey Decisions

00:34:59

The Female Family Annihilator: TikTok "Brain Cancer...

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2025/09/11

SOURCES: The Female Family Annihilator - Hannah Scott, Katie Fleming, 2014Why did this TikTok influencer kill her husband and two children? | The IndependentAutopsy Results in Madbury, New Hampshire Deaths Investigation

00:34:26

The Faux Latina Con Woman

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2025/09/04

SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH8fdJWZ2Ds

00:43:48

The "Black Swan Ballerina Murder"

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2025/04/11

SOURCES: 'Black Swan' Ashley Benefield sentenced for killing her estranged husband | FOX 13 Tampa Bay'Natalie Cochran is the Face of Evil': Victim Impact StatementsThe Case of the Black Swan (Part 2) | Full Episode - 911 call https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/09/when-doug-and-ashley-benefield-started-a-ballet-company-it-wasnt-supposed-to-end-in-death?srsltid=AfmBOoqo4GReC-Hdw4l6knCDhmeby2j3USf_hCIA_gf9cvykxa1_CT0bAshley Byers, swimsuit model, on Trump payroll as Florida office manager: Report -

00:30:45

The Millionaire Dog Breeder Murder

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2025/02/15

SOURCES: Skeleton Identified as Missing Millionaire - Los Angeles TimesMystery Shrouds Millionaire's Disappearance : Enigma: Cam Lyman looked and acted like a man. To some, she vanished as a cover for a sex change. But her sisters think she's dead. - Los Angeles TimesFinally, missing heiress can rest in peaceThe American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, in its capacity as Sole beneficiary of the Camilla Lyman Unitrust Dated December 23, 1976 and Robert A. Ragosta, in his capacity as co-trustee of the

00:27:52

"American Psycho, Only Dumber"

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2024/12/20

SOURCES: D.A. Bragg Announces Sentencing Of Tyrese Haspil For Brutal Murder Of Fahim Saleh – Manhattan District Attorney’s OfficeHe Stole From His Tech Boss and Killed Him to Conceal the Crime - The New York TimesSlain tech CEO Fahim Saleh left behind $6M: court papershttps://legalaidnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Statement-from-Counsel-for-Tyrese-Haspil-.pdfNYC tech CEO murderer sentenced to 40 years to life in prison: DA

00:27:21

The Jupiter Thanksgiving Massacre

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2024/11/28

SOURCES: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2012/03/31/an-unusual-suspect-merhige-was/7757281007/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdINt22NBQkhttps://www.theledger.com/story/news/2014/02/21/parents-not-found-negligent-in-palm-beach-county-massacre/26934352007/https://www.clarkfountain.com/blog/lawsuit-against-paul-merhige-kin-falls-through-the-palm-beach-post/

00:28:07

The Headless Body in the Church Attic

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2024/11/15

SOURCES: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tn-supreme-court/1257486.htmlhttps://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200040152/s02-e08-baptism-by-fire

00:27:59

I Killed Mum and Dad: Virginia McCullough

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2024/11/04

On a quiet street east of London, Virginia McCullough defrauded her parents, poisoned her dad, then attacked her mother with a hammer and knife before burying their bodies and living with them at home for the next four years. We follow the trial of fraud, fantasy, and brutal murder.

00:38:36

The Mormon Surfer Assassin: Jason Brown

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2024/10/25

SOURCES: TYPE OF CRIME: Homicide VICTIM: Robert Keith Palomares, 24 years old LOCATIONTrue Crime Files: Geezer Bandit was no geezerThe FBI's Most Wanted golfer | Golf DigestAmerican Murderer (2022) - IMDb

00:34:10

The Body in the Trash Chute

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2024/10/18

SOURCES:Woman found in trash chute had an affair with a wealthy CEO before her deathWrongful death lawsuit filed 5 years after Lara Prychodko was found dead at the bottom of Manhattan trash

00:32:47

The "Likeable Con Artist" and The Torture Kit

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2024/10/11

SOURCES: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-torture-killers-help-cops-28244328https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/lynda-spence-murder-trialhttps://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/lynda-spence-murder-trial-albanian-1750492https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=086e9ba6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11476364

00:46:12

Supercop Psychopath: John Addis

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2024/10/04

SOURCES: Homicidal Trooper. His life seemed perfect, but then the… | by Robin BarefieldAmazon.com: Ghost: The True Story of One Man's Descent into Madness and Murder eBook

00:41:26

Father, Sexual Predator, Killer: David Brown

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2023/04/14

SOURCES:An Almost Perfect Murder : David Brown Finally Will Pay for His Fatal Manipulation of Others - Los Angeles TimesDavid Arnold Brown (1952-2014) - Find a Grave MemorialSicko California father David Brown convinces his teen daughter to kill wife, then lets kid rot in jail as he lives high life off insurance money – New York Daily NewsBrown's Wife Tells of Their Earlier Affair - Los Angeles TimesPEOPLE v. BROWN (1992) | FindLawIf You Really Loved Me: Rule, Ann

00:32:04

Death at the Dentist's Office

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2023/04/06

SOURCES: Police: Dentist killed wife by lacing shakes with poisonDentist Poisoned Wife to Death to Start 'New Life' With Paramour, Cops Allegehttps://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23718101/23cr664-craig-james-toliver_redacted.pdfOleandrin: A Systematic Review of its Natural Sources, Structural Properties, Detection Methods, Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology - PMC.Dentist Poisoned Wife to Death to Start 'New Life' With Paramour, Cops AllegeJust a Pinch of Cyanide: The Basics of Homicidal Poisoning

00:37:22

The Stranger Beside Her: Nick Firkus

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2023/03/17

SOURCES: Nicholas Firkus trial: Husband found guilty of wife’s 2010 murderWas there a stranger in the house, or did her husband murder her? Case goes to Minnesota juryMinnesota man convicted of shooting and killing his wife with a shotgun on eve of evictionState v. Nicholas Firkus | Ramsey CountyHusband Arrested for Murder 11 Years After Claiming Wife Was Shot During Struggle With IntruderFour years after St. Paul killing, Heidi Firkus’ family wants answers – Twin Cities

00:40:51

The Cipriani Five: Suicide or Murder?

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2023/03/09

SOURCES: 'People could be charged': Social media rumors about Moscow case leading to doxxing, harassment | The Spokesman-ReviewFrom Russia with Blood: The Kremlin's Ruthless Assassination Program and Vladimir Putin's Secret War on the WestBoris Berezovsky: An Oligarch Dies | The New YorkerNew probe into death of Scottish property tycoon amid fears hitmen threw him out window - Daily RecordProperty tycoon dies in fall under Tube in haunting echo of royal polo friend’s suicide | London Evening

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