82 episodes
The Opportunist Opportunist
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- True Crime
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 person is the one who appears the most normal. Perhaps there is a dark potential lurking inside all of us that is just waiting for the right opportunity to emerge. The Opportunist is an original podcast hosted by Hannah Smith.
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DAN WARREN Part 1 of 1: Service Dog Fraud
From the outside, Dan Warren's farm in Madison County, Virginia looked idyllic. A place where life-saving Diabetic Alert Dogs were carefully bred and trained. But in 2011, a cruel fraud was exposed and the families he hurt would search for justice.
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CANDACE CLARK Part 1 of 1: Serial Scammer
Serial scammer Candace Clark preyed on vulnerable people who believed she was a friend - but her relentless greed would be her downfall.
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Vigilante - Byron David Smith: THE DEER HUNTER
Byron Smith was tired of his home being burgled. He said it had been broken into at least a half dozen times. And he was determined not to let it happen again.
So, Smith set a trap and laid in wait to protect his “castle.”
When two teenage cousins broke into his house on Elm Street, it set off a true-life horror story.
Listen to Vigilante:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vigilante/id1622288667
https://open.spotify.com/show/49wzulSXKQKWYOIWoTVEPT?si=0d4c8835885e4fa1 -
TARA LEE Part 2 of 2: The Perfect Scam
After discovering Tara's scam, her lawyers, adoptive parents and the FBI all work to build a case against her.
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TARA LEE Part 1 of 2: Tara Trance
Tara Lee was an adoption facilitator in Detroit, loved by many. In the Fall of 2018 a group of adoptive parents and attorneys discovered she wasn't who she said she was.
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OOBAH BUTLER Part 1 of 1: Internet Prankster
Before he even opened its doors, Oobah Butler's restaurant was number one on TripAdvisor. He had no staff, no menu, and no real location. In fact, the restaurant was a lie. It would launch his career as an internet prankster, blurring the line between reality and illusion, begging the question: can you take a joke too far?