The Opperman Report'

Ann Rule became America’s queen of true crime by doing what few writers could: stepping past headlines, police reports, and courtroom drama to ask the deeper question. Why?In First Lady of Murder, acclaimed true crime author Cathy Scott turns that same investigative eye on Rule herself, revealing the complicated, driven, fiercely human woman behind The Stranger Beside Me, Small Sacrifices, and a body of work that changed crime writing forever. Drawing on years of research, interviews, and Scott’s own friendship with Rule, this deeply reported biography traces Ann’s journey from a sheriff’s granddaughter and would-be police officer to one of the most influential crime writers of her time.But this is more than the story of a literary career. It is the story of ambition, loyalty, rivalry, heartbreak, reinvention, and the personal cost of building a public identity around the darkest acts human beings can commit. Rich with new detail and hard-won insight, First Lady of Murder offers the most intimate portrait yet of a woman millions of readers thought they knew. They did not know the whole story. Until now.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Ciaran Goggins is an independent investigator and researcher who has frequently written about, discussed, and analyzed the suspicious death of British weapons expert Dr. David Kelly. [1, 2, 3, 4]

The Context of Dr. David Kelly's Death

• The Background: In 2003, Dr. David Kelly was unmasked as the source behind a BBC report accusing Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government of "sexing up" a dossier regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). [1, 2]
• The Incident: Shortly after being grilled by a parliamentary committee, Dr. Kelly was found dead on July 17, 2003, in Harrowdown Hill, Oxfordshire. [1, 2]
• The Official Verdict: The government-appointed Hutton Inquiry bypassed a traditional coroner’s inquest and ruled the death a suicide caused by a slashed wrist and a Coproximal overdose. [1, 2, 3]

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Knock Down the House is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Rachel Lears.[1] It revolves around the 2018 congressional primary campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin, four progressive Democrats endorsed by Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress who ran in that year's midterm elections.[2][3] The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019.[4][5] It was released on May 1, 2019, by Netflix[6] and received acclaim from critics.Synopsis
The film follows four female Democrats who decided to run for Congress in the 2018 United States elections: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Amy Vilela of Nevada, Cori Bush of Missouri, and Paula Jean Swearengin of West Virginia. The film charts their campaigns in their respective Democratic primaries. The four candidates each run grassroots campaigns against long-time incumbents.[7] Vilela, Bush, and Swearengin lost their primary elections, but Ocasio-Cortez won her primary and went on to win the general election.

• However, two years later in 2020, during the next Congressional election cycle, Bush went on to win her primary and the general election in Missouri's 1st congressional district. Swearengin was the Democratic nominee for West Virginia's Senate race, where she lost to the incumbent by over 40 points. Four years later in 2024, Bush also lost renomination.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

The connection between Danno Hanks and John Mark Karr stems from an episode of the true-crime podcast The Opperman Report, titled "Danno Hanks returns - John Mark Karr," which aired on May 31, 2026. [1, 2]

Key Contextual Breakdown

• Danno Hanks: A prominent, former celebrity private investigator and regular guest on independent investigative podcasts. He frequently provides insight into high-profile criminal cases, dark underworld networks, and intelligence leaks.
• John Mark Karr: An American former schoolteacher who gained global infamy in August 2006. He was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, after falsely confessing to the 1996 murder of six-year-old child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey. [1, 2]
• The Podcast Topic: In this specific broadcast, Hanks joins host Ed Opperman to dissect the background, psychology, and lingering anomalies surrounding Karr’s infamous false confession. [1, 2]

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

I reveal for the first time ever my professional Involvement in the 2016 Katie Doe / Trump Epstein litigation. In June 2016 I signed a non disclosure agreement. I have just obtained a limited release from that NDA that allows me to speak about my involvement.

Private investigator Ed Opperman served as an investigator in the 2016 federal lawsuit filed by Katie Johnson (also known as Jane Doe) against Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit alleged that Trump and Epstein forcibly raped Johnson at Epstein's New York City residence in 1994 when she was 13 years old. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Lawsuit Details

• The Allegations: The complaint detailed that Johnson was lured by a recruiter to Epstein's summer parties, where she was tied to a bed and repeatedly assaulted. The civil case Katie Johnson Civil case for Rape Trump Epstein.pdf contained sworn affidavits regarding these events.
• Case Status: The lawsuit was initially filed in California in April 2016 (Katie Johnson v. Donald J. Trump), later refiled in New York (see Johnson_TrumpEpstein_Lawsuit.pdf), and ultimately dropped in November 2016. Her legal team cited severe death threats and hacking as the primary reasons for withdrawing the case and canceling press conferences. [4, 6, 7]

Ed Opperman's Involvement

• Opperman has discussed his work as a private investigator on the case across various platforms, including the What Is TRUTH? Podcast and the Ed Opperman Epstein audio segments on Spreaker .
• He frequently offers his investigative insights into the murkier details of the case, witness tampering, and the events surrounding Jeffrey Epstein via his own broadcasting platforms. [2, 8]

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

"Trump: Is the President a Sex Pest?" is a BBC Panorama investigative documentary that aired in July 2018, featuring former model Barbara Pilling as a key witness. [1, 2, 3]
The Documentary Overview

• Focus: Investigative reporter Richard Bilton examined Donald Trump's historical behavior toward women, focusing extensively on the New York modeling scene during the late 1980s. [2, 4]
• Timing: The special program was broadcast in the United Kingdom just days before Donald Trump's official presidential visit to the country. [1]

Barbara Pilling's Allegations

• The Setting: Barbara Pilling, a young model in New York during the late 1980s, recalled encountering Trump at a high-profile party. [3, 4]
• The Conduct: She described Trump's presence at the party as unsettling, comparing his behavior around young women to a "shark getting ready to bite". [3, 5]
• Specific Incident: Pilling alleged that Trump publicly slapped a blonde waitress on the bottom and loudly joked, "Don't worry, that's not your tip". [3]
• Corroboration: She stated that other models at the event shared similar experiences, with one reporting that Trump tried to grab her as she walked past. [3]

Wider Context and Findings

• The Party Scene: The Yahoo Entertainment coverage of the film highlighted anonymous insider testimony describing the events as environments where older, wealthy men targeted young, often teenage models. [3, 6]
• Other Witnesses: Former model Heather Braden also appeared, stating that the stark ratio of four men to roughly 50 models made her feel "like a piece of meat in a market". [3]
• Trump's Response: Donald Trump and his representatives have consistently denied all allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior raised in the documentary and similar reports, dismissing them as politically motivated attacks.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.