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This episode of Mugshot discusses an international weapons trafficker whose actions had severe consequences. One man directly contributed to several international conflicts by supplying weapons he stole from the military.

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https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/criminalgroupcrimetype/usa/2013/united_states_v_viktor_bout.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc
https://www.newspapers.com/image/426110472/?terms=Viktor+bout
https://www.newspapers.com/image/514413000/?terms=Viktor+bout
https://www.newspapers.com/image/193220531/?terms=Viktor+bout
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Bout
https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2008/12/18/flying-anything-to-anybody
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/09/armstrade.internationalcrime

On this week's Mugshot, we're traveling to Iceland to hear the story of Sindri Stefansson. This recent story involves Sindri and his misfit crew stealing millions of dollars worth of expensive computer equipment, in an effort to establish their own BitCoin mining project.

Detective Trapp, the new podcast from Wondery and the LA Times can be found here
http://wondery.fm/mugshotDT

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Sources:
https://news.bitcoin.com/mastermind-who-planned-icelands-biggest-bitcoin-heist-jailed-for-4-5-years/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43838582
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/18/big-bitcoin-heist-suspect-sindri-thor-stefansson-escapes-prison-flees-iceland-pm-katrin-jakobsdottir-plane
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iceland-bitcoin-heist-sindri-thor-stefansson-sweden-flight-katrin-jakobsdottir/
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/bitcoin-heist
https://grapevine.is/news/2018/04/18/five-strange-facts-about-that-icelandic-fugitive-youve-been-hearing-about/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/the-big-bitcoin-heist

We've all heard a good conspiracy theory about how the government is up to something behind our backs, but there's one that's definitely true. Dr. Sidney Gottlieb was a brilliant chemist and poison expert chosen to serve as director of a top secret CIA initiative - mind control. While the operation was approved by government officials, the entire project was shrouded in extra layers of secrecy, but why? What was there to hide?

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Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/national/13inmate_ProjectMKULTRA.pdf

The CIA’s House of Horrors: the Abominable Dr. Gottlieb
by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR - ALEXANDER COCKBURN

CIA Official Sidney Gottlieb, 80, Dies
By Bart Barnes
March 11, 1999

The Frank Olson Legacy Project
“The Diaries Of a CIA Operative”
By John Jacobs, Washington Post Staff Writer;
Free-Lance reporter Paul Avery contributed to this article.
September 5, 1977

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/2001/12/16/the-coldest/83f56312-8cca-481f-af17-5d8eb0356612/

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief
http://www.thehistoryreader.com/modern-history/sidney-gottlieb-and-the-cia-search-for-mind-control/

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/search/site/mkultra?page=18

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/10/us/sidney-gottlieb-80-dies-took-lsd-to-cia.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Olson

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP83-01042R000800010003-1.pdf

Barry Landau held the most extensive and impressive collection of Presidential artifacts outside of the Smithsonian itself. He even wrote a popular book detailing his adventures in gathering them, often through friendships with politicians and celebrities. That is, until it was discovered how he actually obtained a large portion of his valuable collection...

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Sources:
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/12/14/historian-seeks-to-suppress-evidence-in-theft-case/
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/08/26/arraignment-friday-for-presidential-historians-assistant/
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/08/06/presidential-historian-released-from-prison-will-be-monitored-by-gps/
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/07/14/2-suspects-arrested-for-alleged-maryland-historical-society-theft/
https://www.amazon.com/Presidents-Table-Hundred-Dining-Diplomacy/dp/0060899107/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Barry+Landau&qid=1572462317&sr=8-2
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-landau-selling-assets-20110926-story.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2012-02-07-bs-md-landau-guilty-20120207-story.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2012-02-07-bs-md-landau-guilty-20120207-story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/as-document-theft-probe-of-historian-landau-grows-so-do-questions-on-who-he-is/2011/07/18/gIQAc70kbI_story.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/07/maryland-presidential-papers-theft-barry-landau/352792/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/us/16historian.html
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2011/07/27/Theft-probe-raises-questions-about-identity-of-historian-Barry-Landau/stories/201107270162
https://archive.org/stream/289920-barry-landau-plea/289920-barry-landau-plea_djvu.txt

Cover photo from the New York Times

When you picture a jewel thief, you may not picture a woman in her 80s, but that's exactly what Doris Payne was. Her thefts spanned decades, even well into her 80s, and crossed several borders. How did she do it? And why?

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Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/doris-payne-female-jewel-thief-stole-millions
https://www.register-herald.com/news/lifestyles/slab-fork-once-bustling-coal-town-forged-bonds that-live/article_eb058ddc-41b7-5648-bf40-e499f8edca75.html
https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/great-depression-history
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2131502/
http://www.dorispaynefilm.com/dorispaynefilm.com/Home.html
http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/gulf/slab_fork/slab_fork.htm
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/doris-payne-35522.php
https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/diamond-doris-payne-memoir/
https://nypost.com/2019/09/07/doris-payne-from-dirt-poor-nurse-to-world-famous-jewel-thief/
https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/books--literature/atlanta-octogenarian-jewel-thief-doris-payne-tells-all/Zm0OO1Ys5qld8yXXrl1AvJ/#
https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/jewel-thief-doris-paynes-book/
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https://www.businessinsider.com/ap-85-year-old-jewel-thief-arrested-at-upscale-mall-in-atlanta-2015-10
https://www.thedailybeast.com/goldie-tayloramericas-best-jewel-thief-is-an-85-year-old-woman
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/elderly-international-jewel-thief-doris-payne-wants-to-stay-in-jail/
https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/books--literature/atlanta-octogenarian-jewel-thief-doris-payne-tells-all/Zm0OO1Ys5qld8yXXrl1AvJ/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/490614001

Cover photo from New York Post

Season 4 of Mugshot is back with a story about a health and wellness advocate. Belle Gibson was a beacon of hope for cancer patients, as she fought through the disease with natural, self prescribed treatments for the sake of her child. After launching her app and cookbook to aid others in their journey, Gibson was exposed as a fraud, crushing hopes and trust across the world.

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Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gibson
https://www.bandt.com.au/media/we-checked-belle-gibsons-birth-certificate-australian-womens-weekly-editor-helen-mccabe
https://www.smh.com.au/technology/supporters-turn-on-belle-gibson-as-cancer-claims-unravel-20150313-1439ny.html
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/the-whole-pantry-author-belle-gibson-admits-she-lied-about-having-terminal-cancer-20150422-1mqt8a.html
https://www.9news.com.au/national/belle-gibsons-judgement-to-be-handed-down-in-court/4ad9c382-d365-4775-84eb-0d25a9706e5e
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/family-of-desperately-ill-boy-fear-health-guru-belle-gibson-used-their-son-to-bolster-her-cancer-claims/news-story/9ebcb455afb10bf59465cf812450a32b
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/20/cancer-con-artist-belle-gibson-cries-while-in-court-over-unpaid-410000-fine
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mamamia.com.au/belle-gibson-cancer/amp/
https://youtu.be/tCN2Uvyz72k
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/gerson-pdq
https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/dangers-raw-milk-unpasteurized-milk-can-pose-serious-health-risk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCN2Uvyz72k&feature=youtu.be
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-20/belle-gibson-questioned-in-federal-court/11226676
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-curious-case-of-belle-gibson-1.2147035
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnUGxvwtjf4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IBh9JTXmf4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLuBeV_fhsc
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-curious-case-of-belle-gibson-1.2147035
https://www.who.com.au/belle-gibson-now-cancer-the-truth-14-things-you-didnt-know
https://rangestrader.mailcommunity.com.au/mail/2017-01-27/joshs-brave-fight-ends/

This is the full, corrected episode of the Robert Hanssen story. Bob Hanssen was a family man. He was heavily involved in church, and had several children with his wife Bonnie. But he also had a more sinister side where he used his position within the FBI to sell U.S. secrets.

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Sources:
"Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America" by David Wise
"Into the Mirror: The Life of Master Spy Robert P. Hanssen" by Norman Mailer and Lawrence Schiller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hanssen
https://fas.org/irp/ops/ci/hanssen_affidavit.html
https://cryptome.wikileaks.org/usa-v-rph-gp.htm
https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/us/robert-hanssen-fast-facts/index.html
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/robert-hanssen
https://timeline.com/there-was-a-russian-spy-in-the-fbi-for-15-years-and-even-he-warned-of-election-tampering-846fac117561
https://www.history.com/news/robert-hanssen-american-traitor

In the season 3 finale of Mugshot, a forestry worker named Terry Barton spots an uncontained fire while out on patrol. It was unable to be extinguished, and turned into one of the greatest fires Colorado has ever seen. Investigators found inconsistencies in Terry's story, and when faced with the questions, she confessed to starting it herself.

This episode of Mugshot was co-created by Wendy Scripps who assisted with research and writing

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Sources:
https://gazette.com/news/woman-who-started-largest-fire-in-colorado-history-sentenced-to/article_195b99ea-a19e-11e8-8619-3f2fc4d12ea3.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayman_Fire
https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/value/docs/hayman_fire_social%20and%20economic%20issues.pdf
https://www.planning.org/research/postdisaster/casestudies/haymanfire.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20120204205543/http://www.glennsacks.com/terry_bartons_smart.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20061222162146/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/LAW/06/19/colorado.fire.suspect/
https://www.krdo.com/news/top-stories/sentence-extended-for-woman-who-started-colorado-s-worst-wildfire/782003670
https://www.denverpost.com/2012/06/02/decade-after-hayman-fire-questions-linger-about-fires-start/
https://wildfiretoday.com/2008/06/02/terry-barton-released-from-prison/
http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,264382,00.html
https://www.newsweek.com/moth-flame-145923
https://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/254401.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/did-fire-suspect-have-a-motive/
https://forums.firehouse.com/forum/wildland/wildland-firefighting/24810-terry-barton-colorado
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/co-supreme-court/1173165.html
https://cpw.state.co.us/
https://www.denverpost.com/2008/06/08/hayman-fire-starters-return-stirs-old-emotions/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/wildfire4.htm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/06/23/i-just-think-she-made-a-mistake/fc9d9922-8720-4df2-a5a1-7dc36515be35/?noredirect=on

Cover photo from The Denver Post

In this episode of Mugshot is the story of Ronald Watts, a police officer corrupted by the power entrusted to him. Watts made quite a profit for simply looking the other way during drug deals, but over time, his plan evolved into using the drugs themselves for something even worse. The results of Ronald Watts' actions was a mass overturning of convictions.

This episode of Mugshot was co-created by Abbey Martin who helped with research and writing.

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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/chicago-exonerations-drug-sentences.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-ronald-watts-cases-dropped-20190213-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-whistleblower-chicago-police-shannon-spalding-ronald-watts-20190523-story.html
http://www.exonerationproject.org/blog/sixteen-more-convictions-tied-to-corrupt-sgt-ronald-watts-and-his-team-to-be-dismissed-at-hearings-this-week/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ronald-watts-more-men-framed-by-corrupt-ex-chicago-cop-have-convictions-tossed/
https://loevy.com/blog/8-more-wrongfully-convicted-people-sue-disgraced-former-police-sgt-ronald-watts-his-team-the-city/
Season 2, episode 1 of CBS’ Whistleblowers.
Obtained via newspapers.com:
Chicago Tribune - Feb 16, 2019 - "Wrongful Convictions Tossed, 19 sue city, corrupt cop"
The Dispatch - Nov 18, 2017 - "7 cops on desk duty during investigations"
Chicago Tribune - Feb 12, 2019 - "10 get drug convictions overturned"

Cover photo from The Chicago Tribune

Sister Aimee was an evangelist who established the very first megachurch. Aimee's unconventional preaching style made her an instant celebrity, for using 50 piece bands and elaborate productions to get her point across. That's why the community could hardly take it when she went missing from the beach one spring day, only to reappear a month later. Was it a kidnapping? Did she run off with a lover?

This episode was co-created by Wendy Scripps who helped with research and writing.

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Cover photo from KCET

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimee_Semple_McPherson
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-incredible-disappearing-evangelist-572829/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30148022
https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/denominationalfounders/aimee-semple-mcpherson.html
https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-aimee-semple-mcpherson-19440928-story.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aimee-Semple-McPherson
https://www.foursquare.org/about/history/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrdtvsU4ZI