Forbes True Crime

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Forbes True Crime will delve into the multi-billion dollar business of true crime media--podcasts, TV shows, docs, and books!--going one-on-one with industry leaders, authors, crime-solvers, and more, as well as hitting on the buzziest cases, trials, and mysteries, and ones that will never stop riveting the nation.

  1. Meet The FBI Agent Who Was 'Face To Face' With Whitey Bulger— And Got The Gangster's 'Last Words'

    11 HR AGO

    Meet The FBI Agent Who Was 'Face To Face' With Whitey Bulger— And Got The Gangster's 'Last Words'

    Whitey Bulger, the ruthless leader of Boston’s Winter Hill Gang, had a criminal career spanning decades. Cold-blooded murders, extortion and drug-dealing were all associated with the gangster who ruled South Boston’s underworld from the ‘70s to mid 90s. What was less known was the fact he was an informant, and was being protected by his FBI handler, agent John Connolly. In December of 1994, then-retired Connolly tipped off Bulger that he was about to be indicted in a sprawling RICO case, and by early 1995, Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Grieg, disappeared. Over a decade later, with Bulger still on the lam, Special Agent Richard Teahan became the head of the FBI’s Whitey Bulger Task Force, where for five years he “‘Lived, ate and breathed bulger.” A day after the bureau’s PSA targeting Greig hit the airwaves in 2011, a tip that cracked the case came in, and the criminal couple was arrested in Santa Monica, California. Now, Teahan was tasked with not only bringing Bulger back to Massachusetts where he would face justice, but debriefing the mobster over his sixteen years on the run. For six hours aboard the DOJ’s private jet with Bulger, Teahan learned how exactly he survived all those years on the lam — and evaded law enforcement in the process. Retired Supervisory Special Agent Richard Teahan and Bob Ward, a crime reporter with Boston 25, wrote about the investigation and that conversation in “Face to Face with Whitey Bulger” and join “Forbes True Crime” to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    43 min
  2. Inside The 'Very Strong Case' Against Soldier Accused Of Using Gov Intel On Maduro Raid To Win $400k

    6 DAYS AGO

    Inside The 'Very Strong Case' Against Soldier Accused Of Using Gov Intel On Maduro Raid To Win $400k

    A U.S. special forces soldier who was involved in Operation Absolute Resolve, the attack that ultimately resulted in the capture of Venezuela's sitting leader Nicolas Maduro, was charged on Thursday with using confidential government information about the raid to make more than $400,000 in online bets. Federal prosecutors allege Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a master sergeant with U.S. Army Special Forces, was involved in planning and carrying out the January raid from the beginning of December, and had access to classified information about the operation through its completion. The indictment claims that around December 26, a little over a week before the operation, Van Dyke made an account on Polymarket, and in the following days up until less than an hour before President Donald Trump reportedly signed off on the operation, placed over a dozen bets, totaling $33k, related to Maduro and Venezuela. These wagers apparently made him over $400,000. Prosecutors further claimed that once stories of suspicious Venezuela-related trading made news and were circulating on social media, Van Dyke made multiple attempts to conceal his connection to the Polymarket account. Lawmakers have since introduced a slew of legislation aimed at regulating prediction market platforms and banning bets on war, death and government decisions. Kevin Frankel, a partner at Benesch Law, joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    20 min
  3. What Happens When You Realize Your Spouse Is A White-Collar Criminal? Inside The Ultimate ‘Betrayal’

    24 APR

    What Happens When You Realize Your Spouse Is A White-Collar Criminal? Inside The Ultimate ‘Betrayal’

    Libby Henry thought she was walking into a picture-perfect life after she married her college sweetheart who was from a prominent and politically connected family. What she could have never imagined was that her husband would eventually be involved in an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme that would ultimately leave her in financial ruin. Her story is featured in the new docuseries, “Betrayal: Secrets & Lies,” which is based on the podcast “Betrayal” hosted by Andrea Gunning. Libby and Andrea join “Forbes True Crime” to discuss the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min
  4. Who Is Sarah Pender? New Doc Raises Questions About 'Female Charles Manson' Behind 2008 Prison Break

    19 APR

    Who Is Sarah Pender? New Doc Raises Questions About 'Female Charles Manson' Behind 2008 Prison Break

    In 2008, six years after Sarah Pender was sentenced to 110 years in prison for the double murder of her roommates Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman, she mounted a dramatic escape from the Rockville Correctional Facility in Indiana. Pender, who was previously dubbed the “female Charles Manson” by the prosecutor on her case, dyed her hair, changed her appearance and evaded law enforcement for over 130 days. The new docuseries, “Girl on the Run: The Hunt For America's Most Wanted Woman,” examines the captivating story of the chase – and Pender’s life after. Tom Pearson, the show’s executive producer, joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min
  5. Inside the 'Complex' Story Of #SKYKING—A Ground Crew Worker Who Stole And Flew $33M Commercial Plane

    16 APR

    Inside the 'Complex' Story Of #SKYKING—A Ground Crew Worker Who Stole And Flew $33M Commercial Plane

    August 10th, 2018, started out like any normal day at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, until air traffic control noticed a plane rolling down the runway that shouldn’t have been. 28-year-old Richard “Beebo” Russell, a ground service agent with Horizon Air who never flew a plane before, showed up to work and did what he described as a bad thing – stole an empty commercial passenger plane to take a fatal joyride throughout the Pacific Northwest. The audio of Russell’s last conversation with air traffic control didn’t reveal a criminal mastermind, but a self-described broken man who was seemingly in the midst of a mental health crisis. After flying for over an hour around the Puget Sound, Russell completed a successful barrel roll before crashing the plane into Ketron Island. No one else was injured, and the FBI’s investigation found no information that “would suggest the theft of the aircraft was related to wider criminal activity or terrorist ideology.” Patricia E. Gillespie, the director of “#SKYKING: Panic in the Sky,” joined Forbes True Crime to discuss the story of Richard Russell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    15 min
  6. This Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Made Four Insider Trades. Then He Wore A Wire & Became An FBI Informant

    14 APR

    This Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Made Four Insider Trades. Then He Wore A Wire & Became An FBI Informant

    By all metrics, it seemed Tom Hardin was a success story — he grew up in a middle class family, worked hard to get into the University of Pennsylvania, and after graduating, worked his way up to becoming a successful hedge fund analyst. As he felt more and more pressure in the finance world, especially while watching others seemingly cut moral corners to get ahead, he decided to cross a line — Tom made four trades with insider information. Pretty soon after, the FBI issued him an ultimatum on a July morning in 2008 – either cooperate in their investigation into Wall Street, or potentially go to jail. In the throes of the global financial crisis, Tom wore a wire dozens of times, and with his help, the FBI was able to build more than 20 of the over 80 criminal cases in Operation Perfect Hedge, which has been described as the largest insider trading case in a generation. Tom Hardin wrote “Wired on Wall Street,” a book about making the trades, wearing a wire, and trying to rebuild his life after, and joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss his story. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    40 min
  7. This Journalist’s Dad Went Missing When She Was 12— She Tried Solving The Mystery 20 Years Later

    11 APR

    This Journalist’s Dad Went Missing When She Was 12— She Tried Solving The Mystery 20 Years Later

    Kate Crane had what she described as a normal childhood growing up in Baltimore with her parents and sister — but that changed in an instant the day her father vanished. Eddy Crane, who owned a trucking business with his former best friend, always called home to say he was leaving work, and then he would show shortly after, like clockwork — until he never walked through the door again. Her father went missing when Kate was 12, but from the moment her mother told her on that September morning in 1987 her father didn’t come home, Kate felt in her bones he was dead. As the days turned into months, and eventually years, few questions were answered, and mentions of Eddy Crane and the investigation into what happened to him were fleeting. This tragedy loomed large over Kate’s life, but as the 20th anniversary of Eddy Crane’s disappearance neared, she felt that she had to do something. In 2007, she was a journalist in New York City, and began an investigation of her own to find the answers to questions that have haunted her since childhood. Kate Crane, author of ‘What Ever Happened To Eddy Crane,’ joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss her memoir. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min
  8. Rex Heuermann Admits To 8 Murders— But Story Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Isn't Over: LISK Filmmaker

    10 APR

    Rex Heuermann Admits To 8 Murders— But Story Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Isn't Over: LISK Filmmaker

    Follow Forbes True Crime  The man charged with murdering seven women and discarding their remains in Gilgo Beach and other Long Island sites between 1993 and 2010 pleaded guilty on Wednesday, putting to rest a case that has haunted the New York suburb for decades. 62-year-old Rex Heuermann, who worked as an architect in midtown Manhattan, pleaded guilty to killing Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, Megan Waterman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, and Sandra Costilla. Heuermann also admitted to killing another woman, 34-year-old Karen Vergata, who went missing in 1996. Josh Zeman, director of 'The Killing Season,' and host of the podcast 'Monster: Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer,' joins "Forbes True Crime" to discuss the case. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min
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Forbes True Crime will delve into the multi-billion dollar business of true crime media--podcasts, TV shows, docs, and books!--going one-on-one with industry leaders, authors, crime-solvers, and more, as well as hitting on the buzziest cases, trials, and mysteries, and ones that will never stop riveting the nation.

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    2025 - 2026
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