Outlaws & Gunslingers

In the 1920s, members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma began dying under suspicious circumstances just as they became some of the wealthiest people in the world because of oil. What followed was a quiet campaign of murders, corruption, and cover ups that exposed how greed and racism shaped one of the darkest crimes in American history.

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Frank Jelly Nash was a lifelong criminal whose name became forever tied to one of the most infamous law enforcement disasters in American history. From bootlegging and prison escapes to a shootout that shocked the nation this is the story of Frank Nash and the bloody moment that helped turn the FBI into a modern fighting force.

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We wrap up the Bandidos series and take a look at some crimes and violence across America.

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Joe Magliocco was a powerful New York Mafia boss who found himself caught in the middle of one of the most dangerous power plays in organized crime history.
A close ally of Joe Bonanno, Joe Magliocco became involved in a secret plot to eliminate rival bosses in 1963. When the plan unraveled, Magliocco chose survival over loyalty, a decision that cost him his position and ended his career at the top.
We break down who Joe Magliocco was, how he rose to power, and how one failed conspiracy pushed him out of the Mafia spotlight for good.


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In the early 1870s, travelers passing through rural Kansas vanished without a trace.
What they did not know was that a quiet roadside cabin hid one of the most disturbing murder stories in American history. We explore the legend of The Bloody Benders, the family who turned hospitality into a trap, murdered their guests, and then disappeared before justice could catch them. A true frontier mystery that still has no ending.

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The Barker–Karpis Gang was one of the most violent and feared crime crews of the 1930s. Led by Alvin Karpis, the gang became infamous for kidnappings, shootouts, and outmaneuvering law enforcement at every turn. Often linked to the legend of Ma Barker, their story helped shape the FBI’s rise into a modern crime fighting force under J. Edgar Hoover. This episode breaks down who they were, how they operated, and why the Barker Karpis Gang remains one of the most notorious names in American crime history.

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Pretty Boy Floyd is usually remembered as a larger than life outlaw from the Great Depression, but the real story is a lot messier than the legend. In this episode, we talk about where the myths came from, what he actually did, and why people are still arguing about him decades later.

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We take a look at the Waco Twin Peaks shootout from start to finish. The buildup between the biker clubs, how the fight exploded in the parking lot, what happened in the minutes of gunfire, and how the aftermath turned into one of the most tangled cases in Texas.

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Joe Profaci was the quiet don who built the foundation of what became the Colombo crime family. From his olive-oil front to his long reign on the Mafia Commission, Profaci ran one of the most profitable and tightly controlled families in New York. We break down his rise, his rackets, the Gallo rebellion, and how his death set off years of Mafia chaos.

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Charlie Starkweather and Caril Fugate tore across Nebraska and Wyoming in 1958, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest teen crime sprees in American history. Their rampage sparked nationwide panic and changed how America saw young offenders forever.

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