The Opportunist

By PodcastOne

The Opportunist tells true stories of regular people who turn sinister by embracing opportunity. How does an everyday person turn into a thief, a scammer or a cult leader? Perhaps the most dangerous p... more

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How many episodes does The Opportunist have?

The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.

The Opportunist episodes:

April 25, 2023 GAYLE PALMER Part 1 of 7: The Deadly Mirage
In May of 1990, 15-year-old Michelle Sutton attended a wilderness therapy program called Summit Quest. It was a 63-day program promoted as a way to help stuggling teens, founded by Gayle Palmer. But after only nine days, Michelle Sutton was dead. Was this a tragic accident, or the result of a more calcuated pattern of abuse in a burgeoning industry?
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April 18, 2023 Season 7 Coming April 25th
In the summer of 1990, 15-year-old Michelle Sutton attended a wilderness therapy camp in Utah. A week later, she was dead. What happened to Michelle? This is what her mother, Cathy, wanted to know. But the search for answers would thrust Cathy into the national spotlight and call into question the founder and director of Summit Quest, Gayle Palmer. Was Michelle’s death a tragic accident or part of a more sinister pattern emerging in the rapidly growing troubled teen industry?

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February 21, 2023 SHAWN PARCELLS Part 1 of 1: The Assistant
In 2018, Katrina Gay turned to National Autopsy Services to get answers about her mother's death. The man performing the autopsy, Shawn Parcells, claimed to be a forensic expert. But an investigation into his past would call into question Shawn Parcells' credentials. Was he really qualified to be performing autopsies? And what would that mean for the hundreds of grieving families who had used his services?
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December 20, 2022 DR. SCOTT CHARMOLI Part 1 of 1: Broken Trust
Trusted Wisconsin dentist Dr. Scott Charmoli had a thriving practice. But his new patient, Jackie, began to suspect there was a dark side to his work.
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44min
October 31, 2022 Lost in Panama is Available Now
In 2014, Dutch friends Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers disappeared while hiking a jungle trail in Panama. Two months later, investigators found their remains, as well as a backpack with a digital camera filled with photos that hinted at a darker story. What happened to Kris and Lisanne? In this investigative series, journalists Mariana Atencio and Jeremy Kryt retrace the last steps of the doomed women. Their search for the truth immerses them in eight years' worth of conflicting evidence, testimonies, and rumors, as on-the-ground witnesses in Panama come forward for the first time. This explosive new evidence sets off a real-time race to reopen the case, and finally get justice for Kris and Lisanne.
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June 24, 2022 ALLIE CONTI: On Making Season One of Vigilante
Allie Conti gives Hannah Smith a behind-the-scenes look at the making of season one of Vigilante. She talks about the unsolved Texas Killing Fields murders, her reporting trips to Texas, and what it's like to report on someone's real life tragedy. This conversation is edited down but you can listen to the entire conversation on the Vigilante podcast feed. But first, go listen to season one of Vigilante, available now wherever you listen to podcasts!

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October 19, 2021 SHERYL RUTHVEN Epilogue: What Kind of Power?
Hannah and producer Patia discuss making Season 3. We bring you more information on Sheryl's finances and her connection to local law enforcement in Tennessee and we ask the question: what happens to someone after they leave a cult? We also have a brand new interview for you with one of Sheryl's former's followers.
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October 12, 2021 SHERYL RUTHVEN Part 4 of 4: The Exodus
When her ministry and cat rescue gain unwanted notoriety in Whatcom County, Sheryl Ruthven plans a mass exodus, shrouded in secrecy.
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42min
October 05, 2021 SHERYL RUTHVEN Part 3 of 4: Creating Eden
When Sheryl Ruthven's cat passes away, she calls on her followers to build "Eva's Eden," a cat rescue, unlike any other, with a mission that extends far beyond rescuing cats. She also plots to get rid of her ex-husband.
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45min
September 28, 2021 SHERYL RUTHVEN Part 2 of 4: You've Been Conned
When one of Sheryl Ruthven's followers dares to question her need for a $170,000 trip to Scotland, he is excommunicated. We begin to see a pattern, a wake of destruction that follows anyone who dares to question Sheryl's authority.
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46min

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How many episodes does The Opportunist have?

The podcast currently has 122 episodes available.

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