Harvey Guillén

In ancient Greece, they told the story of Keen Midas, a man so hungry for wealth that he begged the gods for a touch that could turn anything into gold.

And they granted his wish.

At first, it felt like glory, but the gift became a curse.

His food hardened in his hands.

His daughter froze into a statue.

And Midas learned too late that the pursuit of limitless riches can cost you everything.

But Midas isn't just a myth.

His story repeats itself again and again with new names and new fortunes.

before Elizabeth Holmes and her bogus company Theranos, before Anna Delvey, the fraudulent German heiress, before even Bernie Madoff, there was Joe Hunt, a.k.a.

Joe Gamsky.

He was the man who wanted to touch the world and have it turn to gold, and he eventually found out that his own kind of golden touch was lethal.

I'm Harvey Guillen, and this is Killer Story.

Cue the 80s music.

It's April 1980 in Los Angeles, California.

Joe Gamsky is young, handsome, charming, and hungry for a kind of life most people only dream about.

He wants wealth, power, influence, all of it.

And in his mind, it's not a question of if it will happen, it's when.

Which sounds entitled, I know, but Joe doesn't come from money.

He just knows money.

He spent most of his formative years rubbing elbows with the 1% by earning a scholarship to the most elite prep school in LA.