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A small Missouri town faces a compounded catastrophe as a devastating flood follows the discovery of toxic contamination.

Prelude: A mysterious illness attacks the horses and humans at Shenandoah Stables.

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An offshore maintenance job in Trinidad & Tobago turns into a deadly catastrophe when divers are violently sucked into an oil pipeline. 

Prelude: Trinidad's oil industry is scrutinized after fourteen men are killed in an offshore explosion in 1985.

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Indianapolis' most prominent businessman scrambles to preserve the elaborate financial fraud that funds his lavish lifestyle. 

Prelude: The CEO of National Lampoon orchestrates a scheme to manipulate the company's stock price.

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A modern faith healer's scandal-plagued ministry faces accusations of forced labor and money laundering. 

Prelude: Kathryn Kuhlman's miracle healings are analyzed and imitated.

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Twin brothers in Florida become pioneers of a pain clinic industry that fuels a nationwide opioid epidemic.

Prelude: Purdue Pharma introduces its new, extended-release painkiller called OxyContin.

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Originally published April 17, 2022. 

The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy. Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida.

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The leaked files of a Panamanian law firm offer a glimpse into the offshore economy used by politicians, criminals, and celebrities to hide wealth, evade taxes, and launder money. 

Prelude: The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's most feared investigative journalist.

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Originally published July 9, 2024.

A Virginia governor and his wife are indicted after receiving lavish gifts from a local businessman.

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A tiny Calgary-based exploration company ignites a global market frenzy when it discovers the world's largest gold deposit before collapsing into one of the biggest frauds in mining history.

Prelude: The "Bushman of the Shuswap" flees society after uncovering a massive conspiracy.

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A newly elected congressman is expelled and prosecuted for financial crimes after his elaborate web of personal and professional lies unravels. 

Prelude: JP Maroney's inventive "digital marketing arbitrage" is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme.

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