"The smell was the smell of death. When you smell man sweat…together with blood… together with the land. I can still remember it in my nightmares."

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"If they would have a proof that you are the enemy of the country, they would usually take you to the sauna, which is banya in Russian, and then you just give you a drink with the poison. That's it. It's easy."

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"Knowing that I can kill, knowing that I can seduce anyone. knowing that my target was literally kissing my feet. In that moment, I felt so strong and so powerful."

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad 

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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"It's similar to when you train a dog, to be honest, the way I train a man with the Circles of Hell technique."

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad 

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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"Every single mission, I would ask myself, 'Why would you do that?' And I'd tell myself, 'I'm saving lives. I'm saving the world. That's why I sacrifice my body for this mission."

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad  

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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"When I entered the house, two people immediately jumped on me. One kicked me in the stomach and I collapsed. Another one jumped on me put his hand on my mouth, silencing me. Another woman came and injected me and then I lost consciousness."

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad  

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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"Once you get your target to trust you, you can you can do what you want to them: kill, get information, betray, recruit, wherever." 

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad  

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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"If you had a checklist of how to brainwash people, that checklist would include: Number one, isolate them from contrary influences. Number two, put them under a lot of stress. Number three, deprive them of sleep. Number four, involve them in a group that hammers home the same messages repeatedly."

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad  

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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"We studied all kind of poisons. Where to place them, how long will this poison affect the body, and when the poison will disappear so when there's an autopsy they won't find anything." 

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad  

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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A source from a mafia-connected family introduces a true crime podcaster to a KGB-trained sex spy. What could possibly go wrong?

Show Credits:

• Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
• Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
• Guest: Aliia Roza
• Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
• Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
• Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
• Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
• Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
• Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
• Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
• Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
• Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
• Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad 

For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

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