Mugshot

Baseball is known as America's favorite pastime, but who knew the wholesome sport could cause so much controversy? Eight members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox made a pact with gamblers to throw the series for a heft sum of money. Find out their fate on this week's episode of Mugshot.  Music by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Sources:
"Eight Men Out" by Eliot Asinof, 1963
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal
https://www.history.com/news/the-black-sox-baseball-scandal-95-years-ago
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/blacksox/blacksoxaccount.html
https://www.famous-trials.com/blacksox

Imagine being a 10 year old girl and leaving home to walk to school after a fight with your mom. You leave the home without saying goodbye and slam the door. Little do you know, that's the last time you'd see home again for 8 years. Today's Mugshot is the story of Natascha Kampusch who was held captive in a basement for over 8 years. After so long, how did she break free? What reason was there for her being taken?Music by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
Sources:
"10 Years of Freedom: Biography" by Natascha Kampusch, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/11/natascha-kampusch-interview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natascha_Kampusch
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article2599973.ece
https://web.archive.org/web/20061026073523/http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Further_details_emerge_of_Austrian__08252006.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article621640.ece

In a story often compared to that of a Dan Brown novel, this weeks Mugshot involves a freemason plot and secret treasure. One man, Thierry Tilly, manages to completely take over and brainwash an entire family of 11, crippling them in the process. Music by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

Sources:
"We Were Not Armed" by Christine de Vedrines, Published April 16 2015
http://www.lifedaily.com/story/wealthy-family-of-aristocrats-lose-it-all-thanks-to-sinister-scammer/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/10/french-aristocrat-conman-oxford-lost-fortune
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/08/aristocrats-and-demons-201008

John Darwin goes out for a relaxing day on his canoe, and doesn't return home. A search is conducted and based on wreckage, it is determined he likely died at sea. Five years later, John shows up at a police station stating he thinks he may be a missing person, and he has no recollection of his past. What gives??Sources:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-500455/Canoe-widows-confession-We-faked-death-clear-debts-hid-door-years.htmlhttps://social.shorthand.com/TheNorthernEcho/3gttWa568j/john-canoe-man-darwin-the-full-storyhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/17/canoe-man-john-darwin-arrestedhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/aug/17/canoe-man-john-darwin-memoirhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/29/canoe-fraudster-john-darwin-ordered-surrender-pensionshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jul/23/canoe.ukcrime4https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jul/18/ukcrimeMusic by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

A 13 year old boy goes missing after a basketball game, but after 3 years, his family receives a call that he has been found. Several years later, an orphan who lost his parents in a car crash arrives at a boys home and becomes quite popular. What do these two stories have in common? A man named Frederic Bourdin, aka The Chameleon. Music by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Bourdin
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/28/crime.unitedstates
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmmakersonfilm/9459425/The-Imposter-interview-with-the-Chameleon.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1491956/Chameleon-caught-pretending-to-be-boy.html

Today's Mugshot looks at the reign of terror a stalker brought down upon co-worker Tracey Morgan, ruining her career, marriage, and life as she knew it. Learn how he eventually received a sentence of life in prison, and how to help yourself or a loved one who may be being stalked. Today's promo is The Murder in My Family hosted by Mike Morford. You definitely don't want to miss it!Sources:http://www.flesl.net/Reading/Stories/Series1/Tracy_Anthony/Tracy_Anthony.phphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1332876/Stalker-gets-life-for-knife-attack-on-girlfriend.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1025822/My-stalker-hell--I-fear-man-stole-life-come-again.htmlhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/lily-allens-stalking-hell-made-me-relive-my-own-10-year-ordeal-h/https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/79137164/I-was-stalked-by-my-colleague-for-10-yearshttps://traceymorgan.wordpress.com/what-is-it-like-being-stalked/https://www.scaredofsomeone.org/http://victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center/help-for-victimsMusic by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

What does it take to run a successful business? Money? Marketing? What about tax evasion and fraud? Today's Mugshot looks at the story of Crazy Eddie's electronic emporium. Crazy Eddie's seemed to have it all, and was successful at outsmarting the competition... or were they?Featured Promo:Sick Sad WorldThe Southern True Crime Podcast meetup mentioned in this episode will be October 13 from 2-5pm at Thinking Man Tavern in Atlanta Georgia. Sources:https://whitecollarfraud.com/crazy-eddie/crazy-eddie-advertising/https://seanmunger.com/2018/01/15/the-bold-and-the-gullible-the-incredible-story-of-crazy-eddie-part-i/https://seanmunger.com/2018/01/18/the-bold-and-the-gullible-the-incredible-story-of-crazy-eddie-part-ii/https://seanmunger.com/2018/02/01/the-bold-and-the-gullible-the-incredible-story-of-crazy-eddie-part-iii/https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/crazy_eddie_antar_whose_insaaanne_retail_chain_col.htmlMusic by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

What would you do to catch the attention of someone you're interested in? Today's Mugshot looks at Thomas Sweatt, who achieved this goal by setting fires. He terrorized the D.C. area for years and felt invincible. So how did he get caught? Tune in to find out. Sources:https://www.alternet.org/story/53378/why_thomas_sweatt_set_washington_on_fire5Thomas Sweatthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/as-with-most-sociopaths-he-likes-to-brag-an-investigator-recalls-dcs-deadly-serial-arsonist/2018/03/08/730af08c-216d-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.128836b7f23fhttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/us/dcarea-arsonist-sentenced-to-life-in-prison.htmlMusic by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

This week's Mugshot examines one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in U.S. history - the mystery of D. B. Cooper. The day before Thanksgiving, a seemingly normal man hijacks a plane and demands $200,000 in cash. Once his demands are met, he parachutes off the plane, never to be seen again. Did he survive? Did he die? Sources:https://vault.fbi.gov/D-B-Cooper%20D. B. Cooperhttps://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/world/d-b-cooper-fbi-closes-case/index.htmlhttps://dbcooper.com/2018/02/investigators-claim-new-revelations-infamous-hijacker-d-b-cooper/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/05/17/a-new-d-b-cooper-suspect-yet-another-possible-identity-for-elusive-hijacker/?utm_term=.361ed2ee476bhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/where-is-db-cooper-fbi-ends-45-year-hunt.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/27/archives/weather-hampers-search-for-parachuting-hijacker.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/26/archives/200000-hijacking-by-d-b-cooper-is-still-a-mystery.html Music by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

They say diamonds are a girls best friend, but today's Mugshot tells us that the same may be true for some men. Join us as we discuss the world's largest diamond heist. Sources:https://www.wired.com/2009/03/ff-diamonds-2/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_diamond_heisthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/28m-diamond-heist-in-antwerp/https://allthatsinteresting.com/antwerp-diamond-heistMusic by: Swelling"Night II" Bit Laden"The World's Greatest Robbery Series Presents: H1N1" Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate"Squad" SoundCrate"Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.