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  • The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Outlaw Elmer McCurdy

    October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    Elmer McCurdy came of age at the end of the Old West, and as it vanished he tried to grab at that outlaw life while it was still a real thing. Trouble was, he was not good at being a bad man. In death, he became an avatar and totem of the…

  • An Offense to Forgers: The Fake Italian Amphitheater

    October 15, 2026 · 56 min

    There's a lot of money to be made in tourism, especially in culturally rich areas like Italy's Veneto region. So what's a philanthropist/entrepreneur/orchestra conductor to do? Build a fake ancient amphitheater, of course! The Italian…

  • The Great Yosemite Gold Rush of Pot

    October 13, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    Last week, Elizabeth shared a story from the Gold Rush. And this week, Zaron brings us a story from the Yosemite Gold Rush. If you've never heard of it, that's when a bunch of dirtbag rock climbers who called Yosemite home learned about a…

  • Gold Dust Woman: Marie Suize Pantalon

    October 8, 2026 · 55 min

    Marie Suize made her way from France to the foothills of California for the Gold Rush. One of just a few women up there mining for gold, she managed to make a fortune and gain the respect of her fellow prospectors. In an effort to be…

  • Brenden Abbott, AKA The Postcard Bandit

    October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Raised in difficult cirumstances, it was no surprise that Brenden Abbott turned to a life of crime. But once he got going, he was an endless source of surprises for the Australian police who struggled to capture and recapture him, as he…

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  • The Great Book Theft: Frede Møller-Kristensen

    October 1, 2026 · 45 min

    A genius goes to work in the Danish Royal Library. Sounds about right. That genius starts stealing books. That's not right. The genius stops stealing books. That's good! His family starts selling off the stolen books. Okay, we're back to…

  • Come Fly With Me, Come Crime With Me: the Ken Jouppi Story

    September 29, 2026 · 58 min

    How far would you go to fight the law and keep your stuff? For Alaskan bush pilot Ken Jouppi the answer is: all the way to the Supreme Court. Thanks to Alaska’s strict laws about bringing booze into a dry town, Jouppi was set to lose his…

  • Bonus: Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Reindeer Trips and Soothing Syrup

    September 26, 2026 · 35 min

    Did you know reindeer love tripping? Or that, once upon a time, otherwise responsible parents would dose their children with high-test opioids? In the second chapter of their ongoing series, Ben, Noel, and Max welcome returning guest Zaron…

  • Bonus: Getting High with Ridiculous Crime: Betel Nut and 'Asthma Cigarettes'

    September 26, 2026 · 40 min

    Have you ever gone full red-mouth off betel nut? Did you ever buy cigarettes to cure your asthma? When Ben, Noel, and Max first began exploring bizarre drugs of yesteryear, they had no idea that they'd stumbled across a continuing series…

  • Dr. Teeth and the Cocaine Mayhem: Larry Lavin

    September 24, 2026 · 57 min

    Larry Lavin started out selling weed and a chill place to consume it to his classmates at Phillips Exeter Academy. He upped his game in dental school, selling cocaine and making sure the students at UPenn were zooted to the gills. He…

  • Seth Rogen vs. North Korea: The Great Sony Hack of 2014

    September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    In a much different world, Seth Rogen wanted to make a movie about assassinating the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un. The film he imagined would be a comedy, one that might lead to positive change, perhaps even a change of leadership in…

  • Don't You Know Who I Am?: The Hollywood Con Queen

    September 17, 2026 · 55 min

    For good or for bad, Hollywood is the land of promises and illusion. Getting the right phone call at the right time can make a career...or it can drain a bank account. The Hollywood Con Queen convinced aspriring stars that fame and fortune…

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About the show

True Crime is more than blood, guts, mayhem, and murder. Zaron Burnett and Elizabeth Dutton share outlandish tales of capers, heists, and cons that shine a light on the absurd and outrageous side of criminality. Always 99% murder-free and 100% ridiculous, this is Ridiculous Crime, a podcast by iHeartRadio.