Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami My Cultura and Sonoro and iHeartPodcasts

Co-hosts Kareem Tabsch and Joey Daoud revisit some of the most bombastic stories from previous episodes, sharing their own memories of the crimes and some of the tidbits that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Greek immigrant Gus Boulis was an American success story. He built a popular fast-food chain throughout South Florida before embarking on his ultimate achievement: a fleet of cruises to nowhere that took happy gamblers out to international waters to place their bets. When government pressure forced Boulis to sell his business what followed was a bewildering story that included wire-fraud, shady DC lobbyists, and the mafia. All culminating in the drive by murder of the business tycoon.
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Beautiful sunsets, fresh seafood, and a social scene that revolves around the ocean may be the first things you imagine when you thinks of the Florida Keys, but behind that picture postcard lays a seedy criminal underbelly. As a maritime smuggling route to the mainland, it's not uncommon for bails of drugs to wash up on shore and theres always an enterprising local ready to peddle the illegal find for some fast cash. But in the illegal drug trade, disagreements between business partners don’t get settled in courtrooms- they get sorted out with vicious street justice.
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Manuel Marin built a supermarket empire catering to South Florida's growing Hispanic population. The business made him millions but kept him away from home and his family. Feeling isolated in their marriage his wife Jenny found comfort in the arms of another man and a passionate affair ensued. When Miguel caught wind, he was determined to get revenge on his wife's lover in a bizarre crime of passion that includes MMA fighters, former Olympians and a vicious killing in the Florida everglades.
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Born into Miami Beach's famed Fountainbleu Hotel dynasty, Ben Novack Jr. grew up in the lap of luxury wanting for nothing and obsessed with law enforcement and comic books. As an adult, he built his own event-planning empire that made him millions, which he spent on Batman memorabilia, strippers and sex workers. When Ben and his mother wind up dead just three months apart, his former exotic dancer girlfriend turned wife, becomes the prime suspect in a devious tale of sex games, greed and murder.
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By the 1990's, Gianni Versace was the world's most famous fashion designer and Miami was his home. Despite his immense fame, Versace moved freely throughout the city. When the designer was murdered in cold blood on the steps of his palatial mansion by obsessed fan Andrew Cunanan, what ensued was a global media frenzy, a citywide manhunt and the story of a cross-country murder spree of wealthy gay men that culminated with the fashion moguls slaying.
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