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Have You Seen This Man?

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  • The Barber

    September 15, 2021 · 55 min

    A scrap of paper that Linda found in Ruffo's coat pocket reveals an early clue pointing investigators to Italy. Does Ruffo's Italian barber know more? U.S. Marshals head to Rome for answers in the midst of a global pandemic. They try and…

  • In from the Cold

    September 8, 2021 · 45 min

    In secret diaries he left behind, John Ruffo spins an exotic Cold War tale. But is it all part of another Ruffo con? Did one FBI veteran carry crucial information to the grave? We go in search of retired agents and an infamous convicted…

  • The Long Con

    September 1, 2021 · 48 min

    Investigators thought they knew John Ruffo when they exposed his crime. But in tape-recorded prison calls, Ruffo's accomplice tells the FBI they don't know the half of it. One of Ruffo's lawyers reveals the reason he needed a top secret…

  • The Dream

    August 25, 2021 · 44 min

    Linda Lausten spent 19 years married to a man she never really knew. His escape sent her reeling -- as if widowed by a husband who wasn't dead. She starts to uncover clues about who John Ruffo really was. As the U.S. Marshals continue…

  • Project Star

    August 18, 2021 · 40 min

    The crime was audacious –- the biggest swindle of its time –- falsely trading on the name and clout of American's tobacco giant, Phillip Morris. Getting access to millions, John Ruffo transformed himself into a Wall Street high roller. He…

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  • Hold On, Marshal Kevin

    August 11, 2021 · 37 min

    John Ruffo, a small-time computer salesman from New York City with a surprising gift for deception, committed a staggering $353 million bank fraud. After Ruffo was handed a 17-year sentence, the U.S. Marshals had him in handcuffs, ready to…

  • Join the Global Manhunt for John Ruffo

    July 29, 2021 · 2 min

    John Ruffo was an unassuming computer salesman from Brooklyn who engineered one of the most outlandish frauds in American history. He received a 17-year sentence for his $350 million swindle -- but his story didn't end there. After he…

  • He Ain't Gonna Give You S---

    November 13, 2019 · 29 min

    Mary Ellen's family makes a public plea for help. The US Marshals meet a relative of Lester Eubanks' who appears ready to help. And we make an unexpected discovery. Could an oil painting hold important clues to Lester's whereabouts? Tell…

  • Father Figure

    November 6, 2019 · 39 min

    With a fishing license for identification and a ten-speed bike to get around, Lester Eubanks starts a new life with a new identity. And he becomes the mentor to a young teenager, who speaks publicly about that period for the very first…

  • Blood is Thicker Than Water

    October 30, 2019 · 29 min

    Lester Eubanks finds himself outside the prison walls. As he sets out to start his life on the run, he turns to a relative for shelter and support. And some people begin erecting barriers to avoid questions about Lester's disappearance…

  • A Trip to the Mall

    October 23, 2019 · 29 min

    For years, Ohio's prisons operated as menacing dungeons, with inmates facing unchecked violence of the sort depicted in Hollywood movies. But Lester Eubanks arrives at the Ohio State Penitentiary in the midst of a prison reform movement…

  • Outside the Half-Hour Laundromat

    October 23, 2019 · 27 min

    The murder of an Ohio middle school student in 1965 shocks a hard-working community. And the arrest of a 22-year-old military man with a checkered record appears to be the end of a painful chapter for her family. But when Lester Eubanks…

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About the show

John Ruffo engineered one of the most outlandish frauds in American history -- a $350 million swindle. But even after his arrest, no one really knew Ruffo. When the unassuming Brooklyn computer salesman pleaded guilty in 1998 and received a 17-year prison sentence, his story was just beginning. He turned in his ankle monitor, made a final stop at an ATM, drove to JFK Airport and vanished. In Season 2, the ABC News investigative unit joins the U.S. Marshals cold-case fugitive manhunt for Ruffo as they span the globe and uncover surprising details about his cloak-and-dagger past. The final clue may come from listeners who will once again be asked, Have You Seen This Man? Subscribe to 20/20 True Crime+ for ad-free listening, early access to new series, exclusive bonus content, and hundreds of episodes from the 20/20 true crime vault. Visit https://apple.co/2020truecrime to subscribe now.