Former quarterback Erik Kramer had a storied career in the NFL for close to a decade. Years after the football player hung up his cleats, he was dealt a series of personal tragedies that could level anyone. While in the throes of depression, he tried taking his own life in 2015. Miraculously, he survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The injury left him temporarily mentally incapacitated – and the moment was an opportune time for a con artist to swoop in. Under the guise of trying to help Erik, a former girlfriend slid back into his life, and in the process, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from him. Erik's lifelong friend Anna Dergan was the first to become suspicious that Erik was being taken advantage of – and then promptly kicked off an investigation of her own. Slowly, while Erik's brain healed, the uphill battle that was the legal fight was just beginning. Erik Kramer and Anna Dergan, executive producers of “The Quarterback and the Con Artist,” join “Forbes True Crime” to share their story.

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On the morning of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was walking to an investor meeting in midtown Manhattan when a gunman approached him from behind and fatally shot him. Law enforcement described the killing as a “brazen targeted attack.” The suspect fled, spurring a nationwide manhunt that resulted in the arrest of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. According to police, Mangione was found with a ghost gun that matched the shell casings found at the scene, what was described as a handwritten manifesto, and a notebook that voiced frustrations with the country’s healthcare industry. He is currently facing a total of 20 counts across state and federal courts, and has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. Criminal defense attorney Danny Rubin joins “Forbes True Crime” to break down the case against Mangione.

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On the night of December 6th, 1991, a fire raged inside an Austin I Can't Believe It's Yogurt shop. After the blaze was put out, a grizzly scene was revealed. The bodies of four girls – Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas, and sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, were found bound and shot in the back of the store. The shocking crime haunted the community and answers as to who murdered the teenagers eluded investigators. Over the last three decades, this case has been filled with twists and turns – multiple false confessions, convictions that were then overturned years later, and DNA evidence found at the scene that still does not have a match. Close to 34 years later, the case still remains unsolved. Margaret Brown, director of 'The Yogurt Shop Murders,' joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss her new documentary series that reexamines the story.

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FBI special agent Robert Hilland was a self-described no-nonsense, follow the facts guy. Exactly the last type of person that you would expect to consult with a psychic. But after reaching a dead end on a case that consumed his life, a skeptical Hilland turned to psychic medium John Edward. A life-changing meeting led to a 25-year working and personal relationship between the FBI agent and psychic. As Hilland consulted with Edward, supernatural forces, paired with the FBI agent’s sharp gut instincts, served as guiding lights in a variety of cases. Joining “Forbes True Crime” is former special agent Robert Hilland, co-author of “Chasing Evil,” a book he wrote with John Edward about their unlikely story.

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On February 13th, 2017, 14-year-old Libby German and 13-year-old Abby Williams, two best friends, set off to hike Monon High Bridge Trail. One day later, the teenagers’ bodies were found less than a mile from the bridge. The case remained unsolved for years, despite Libby capturing video on her cell phone of the alleged killer, known as ‘Bridge Guy,’ following the girls and instructing them down the hill. More than five years after these murders haunted the small town, law enforcement arrested Richard Allen, who was charged and ultimately found guilty of their murders. Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, the hosts of “The Murder Sheet” podcast and authors of “Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland," joined “Forbes True Crime” to discuss the twists and turns of the heartbreaking case.

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Johnathan Walton, a producer for hit reality shows like "Shark Tank" and a former news reporter, thought he was helping out his best friend who was facing temporary money problems. It turns out, she actually was an elaborate con artist who scammed him out of close to $100,000. After being initially dismissed by police, he took matters into his own hands. Walton tapped into his journalist roots and began his own investigation, which ultimately resulted in his con artist being found guilty of defrauding him. Johnathan Walton, author of "Anatomy of a Con Artist," joined "Forbes True Crime" to talk about his book, which details how to spot a scammer so the same thing doesn't happen to you.

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On "Forbes True Crime," Josh Zeman, the director of the seminal true crime documentary "The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness," discusses his work with Maury Terry, a journalist who went down the "rabbit hole" probing whether serial killer David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, acted alone or was, as Terry believed, a member of a Satanic cult.

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On "Forbes True Crime," forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman shared her reaction to the newly-unsealed law enforcement files on quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger, offered up her psychological profile of Kohberger, and spoke about the possible effect of the sentencing hearing on his psyche.

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Shasta Groene was eight years old when, in May 2005, she and her brother Dylan were kidnapped by serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III after he killed her mother, her mother’s boyfriend, and her older brother Slade. Against all odds she survived being held captive – despite being tortured for over six weeks. Twenty years later, she teamed up with New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen to share her story. Gregg Olsen, author of “Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home,” joined “Forbes True Crime” to discuss Shasta’s story that spans her whole life – before, during and after she was taken.

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On "Forbes True Crime," Barry Levine, author of "The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell," spoke about the still-unanswered questions about Epstein, his island, the current controversy around releasing the Epstein files, and more.

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