27 episodes
Death Island iHeart True Crime
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4.0 • 239 Ratings
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White sand beaches, untouched jungles, cloudless skies. People come to Thailand to get away from it all. But the seemingly idyllic paradise of Koh Tao, once known as Turtle Island, has turned from beauty to horror as a string of brutal murders and unexplained disappearances have rocked the community. Government cover-ups, corrupt police, bungled investigations, silenced natives, cults. Locals and tourists have come to known this place as: Death Island.
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Introducing: Cold Blooded
Hi, Death Island listeners! iHeartPodcasts has geared up for a riveting new podcast called Cold Blooded hosted by Scott Weinberger! With a smile and optimism that epitomizes South Florida in the 1980s, Billy Halpern is the last person anyone expects to find brutally murdered. Six months after his body is found, throat slit ear-to-ear in a professional execution-style hit, the investigation goes cold. When his best friend and girlfriend turn up dead, investigators realize Billy might have been caught up in a larger scheme involving the city's most dangerous criminals. Tune in to this top-tier true crime story, but don't just take our word for it, check out the trailer to decide for yourself!
Show Description: With a smile and optimism that epitomizes South Florida in the 1980s, Billy Halpern is the last person anyone expects to find brutally murdered. Six months after his body is found, throat slit ear-to-ear in a professional execution-style hit, the investigation goes cold. When his best friend and girlfriend turn up dead, investigators realize Billy might have been caught up in a larger scheme involving the city's most dangerous criminals, local wise guy and mob associate Bert Christie and decorated ex-cop Gil Fernandez.
Despite circumstantial evidence tying a growing list of crimes back to Christie and Fernandez, the murders go unsolved for years. Decades later, investigative journalist and former cop Scott Weinberger and Detective Danny Smith agree to work together to solve this murder mystery. Ultimately, this yearlong investigation will expose the true motive behind this killing spree and uncover new evidence including the DNA of the killer. Justice for Billy Halpern is just a listen-away.
Listen to Cold Blooded on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!
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A Discussion Part II
Producers continue to discuss the fallout from the podcast and the real-world implications our investigation has had.
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A Discussion Part II
Producers continue to discuss the fallout from the podcast and the real-world implications our investigation has had.
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A Discussion
In this episode, the producers reflect on the impact of their investigation and the real-world implications of their podcast. They discuss the fallout from their reporting and the effects it has had on the individuals and organizations involved.
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A Discussion
In this episode, the producers reflect on the impact of their investigation and the real-world implications of their podcast. They discuss the fallout from their reporting and the effects it has had on the individuals and organizations involved.
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The Case Against Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo - Part 2
Through expert interviews, we explore some history of the island of Koh Tao, dating back to the 1940s, which provides context to where we are now. Forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan also joins us to discuss some newly-procured autopsy reports.
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Customer Reviews
DJ is the only one who is the only person who
The only thing I could say was I was not able and was I had a few of the other apps I have been in for the past two weeks I
FIX THE SOUND
This is a very interesting podcast! Unfortunately, I will have to stop listening because the constant turning up and down of the volume depending on who is speaking is really getting to me. It's so loud and then the next person is so quiet so you'll turn it up just a tiny bit and then the next person after that is absolutely blaring. I thought this was a well produced and expensive podcast? It really doesn't sound like it. The most interesting interviewee was the author, but it was so hard to listen to her because of how LOUD she was, and how grating her voice came through even if you turned it down.
Not bad, not good
This podcast is missing local voices. I understand they probably don’t wanna talk to this team, but there’s a huge disconnect when asking for analysis from an American professional with unlimited resources vs. a third world country that lacks soooooo so many resources—especially a tiny island that relies and gets taken advantage of by foreigners who go there because of the loose or “non-existent” regulations just to have fun. Do more research, go all the way and connect with the locals and not just the expats. The presentation of these cases was not anything we didn’t already know from the internet.