Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
Episodes
Seth Rogen VS. North Korea
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The controversy surrounding Seth Rogen and North Korea centers on the 2014 film The Interview, a satirical comedy co-directed by Rogen and Evan Goldbe...
Eminem Got Beat Up - The Eminem / Deangelo Bailey story
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The DeAngelo Bailey case centers on a 2001 lawsuit filed against rapper Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) by his former schoolmate, DeAngelo Bailey....
He Murdered Someone Over a Video Game - The Daniel Petric story
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Petric, a 16-year-old from Wellington, Ohio, committed a tragic crime in 2007 that drew national attention. After his father, a Pentecostal ...
This Crazy Cheerleading Mom Who Tried To Murder - The Wanda Holloway story
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wanda Holloway, a 36-year-old mother from Channelview, Texas, gained national notoriety in 1991 when she was arrested for attempting to hire a hitman ...
Vitaly is in BIG trouble in The Philippines
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Youtuber and live streamer Vitaly decided to make some controversial streams in the Philippines and now he's facing 24 years in prison
The Downfall of Sean Kingston
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sean Kingston scandal centers on a significant federal fraud case involving the singer and his mother, Janice Turner. In May 2024, a SWAT team rai...
The Multi Million Dollar Stolen Makeup Operation - The Michelle Mack story
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Mack, a 54-year-old woman from Bonsall, California, was sentenced to five years and four months in state prison in January 2025 for orches...
This 15-Year-Old Teen Stole $24 Million - The Ellis Pinsky story
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ellis Pinsky scandal centers on a high-profile cryptocurrency theft orchestrated by a teenager. In 2018, at just 15 years old, Pinsky, a high scho...
The Biggest Scandal in Horse Racing History
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fine Cotton racing scandal is one of Australia's most infamous cases of horse racing fraud, involving a horse switch scheme gone disastrously ...
This Huge Twitch Streamer Got Beat Up - The Amouranth story
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Popular streamer and content creator Amouranth (real name Kaitlyn Siragusa) was the victim of a violent home invasion at her residence in Houston, Tex...
The Downfall of 6ix9ine
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of 6ix9ine (real name Daniel Hernandez) is a wild ride through fame, controversy, crime, and betrayal in the modern rap world. Rising to pro...
They Stole His Dead Body - The Gram Parsons story
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Gram Parsons' body being stolen is one of rock 'n' roll’s most bizarre and legendary tales. After the influential country-r...
The Killer Politician - The Robert Telles story
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Robert Telles story involves a shocking case of the unaliving of a journalist. Telles, a Clark County Public Administrator in Las Vegas, was arres...
The Man Who Got Amnesia For 14 Years - The Jim McDonnell story
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Jim McDonnell amnesia story is a remarkable real-life case of disappearance and rediscovery. In 1971, Jim McDonnell, a 50-year-old mail carrier...
Greedy Woman Steals $53,000,000 From Her City - The Rita Crundwell story
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Rita Crundwell story is one of the largest municipal fraud cases in U.S. history. As the longtime comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, Crundwell embezz...
Katy Perry Versus The Nuns
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Katy Perry nun story centers around a controversial real estate dispute involving the pop star, the Catholic Church, and a group of elderly nuns in Lo...
Steve Buscemi Got Stabbed and Justin Long Got Kidnapped
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Buscemi got stabbed in a bar fight, and Justin Long got kidnapped by some locals.
He Tried To Overthrow the Government - The Matthew Huttle story
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Matthew Huttle case involves an Indiana man who participated in the US Capitol incident alongside his uncle, Dale Huttle. Matthew entered the buil...
The Million Dollar Fake Company - The Ray Trapani / Centra Tech story
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ray Trapani case centers around the fraudulent cryptocurrency startup Centra Tech, which he co-founded alongside Sohrab Sharma and Robert Farkas. ...
She Scammed Professional Athletes For Millions - The Peggy Fulford story
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Peggy Fulford case involves a con artist who posed as a wealthy financial advisor and defrauded professional athletes out of millions of dollars. ...
Instagram Model Starts a Cult - The Kat Torres story
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kat Torres, born Katiuscia Torres Soares, is a Brazilian former model and social media influencer who was convicted in July 2024. Initially gaining at...
He Pretended To Be a Teenager - The Frederic Bourdin story
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Frédéric Bourdin case is a bizarre and unsettling tale of identity deception, where Bourdin, a French con artist, became infamous for impersonat...
The Downfall of the Silk Road - The Ross Ulbricht story
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ross Ulbricht case centers on the creator of the Silk Road, an infamous dark web marketplace used for buying and selling illegal goods. Operating ...
One of The Biggest Mass Murders in US History - The Happy Land Fire
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Happy Land fire case refers to a tragedy that occurred on March 25, 1990, at an illegal social club in the Bronx, New York, unaliving 87 people. T...
These Nuns Are Shady
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Margaret Kreuper, an 80-year-old retired nun, served as the principal of St. James Catholic School in Torrance, California, for 28 years. Duri...
TikTok Star Gets Arrested - The DigitalPrincxss story
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Digitalprincxss case involves TikTok and Twitch creator Marrissa Cloutier, who was arrested in August 2021 in Florida and charged with neglect. Au...
This Youtuber Might Be Going To Prison - The Erik Conover story
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Van Conover, a prominent luxury real estate YouTuber and filmmaker based in New York City, has been charged with attempted murder following an al...
Aaron Goodwin Was Almost Murdered - The Victoria Goodwin story
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In March 2025, Victoria Goodwin, wife of Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin, was arrested for allegedly plotting to unalive her husband. Authorities ...
Kidnapped By a Drug Cult - The Mark Kilroy story
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mark Kilroy case is a chilling true crime story involving a University of Texas student who disappeared during spring break in Matamoros, Mexico, ...
The Creepy Fake Doctor - The John Meehan story
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The John Meehan case, famously known through the Netflix series Dirty John, tells the true story of a charismatic con man who manipulated, deceived, a...
He Hired a Hitman To Kill His Rival - The Christopher Pence story
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021, Christopher Pence, a 43-year-old from Cedar City, Utah, attempted to hire a hitman via a dark web site, to murder two individuals in Hoosick ...
She Started a Cult - The Amy Carlson / Love Has Won story
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Amy Carlson case centers around the leader of the spiritual cult "Love Has Won," who was found unalived in April 2021 in a Colorado home...
She Got Catfished For 9 Years - The Kirat Assi story
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Kirat Assi case is a disturbing example of digital deception, where Assi was the victim of an elaborate catfishing scheme that lasted nearly a dec...
The Danny Masterson story
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Danny Masterson case revolves around the former That '70s Show actor, who was accused of SAing multiple women between 2001 and 2003. After yea...
The Cop Who Was a Serial Killer - The Rosemary Ndlovu story
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Rosemary Ndlovu case is one of South Africa’s most shocking true crime stories, involving a former police officer who orchestrated the murders o...
This Journalist Was Murdered Over The Panama Papers - The Daphne Caruana Galizia story
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Daphne Caruana Galizia case is a tragic example of the dangers investigative journalists face when exposing corruption. A fearless Maltese journal...
The Fake Saudi Prince - The Anthony Gignac story
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Gignac, a Colombian-born con artist, spent over three decades impersonating Saudi royalty to defraud investors worldwide. Assuming the identit...
The World's Greatest Art Fraud - The Wolfgang Beltracchi story
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Wolfgang Beltracchi case is one of the most notorious art forgery scandals in history, where Beltracchi faked hundreds of paintings in the style o...
Casey Anthony Is Back! - The Casey Anthony Story
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Casey Anthony case gained national attention in 2008 when her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, was reported missing in Orlando, Florida. Casey...
The Thailand Serial Killer - The Somkid Pumpuang story
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Somkid Pumpuang, known as the “Jack the Ripper of Thailand,” is a convicted serial killer who murdered multiple women. In 2005, he was sentenced t...
The Bling Bishop - The Lamor Whitehead story
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lamor Whitehead, aka The Bling Bishop, a Brooklyn pastor known for his flamboyant lifestyle, was sentenced to nine years in prison in June 2024 for wi...
America's Funniest Con Man - The Steve Comisar story
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Comisar, born December 30, 1961, is an American con artist known for a series of high-profile frauds. In the 1980s, he notoriously sold a "...
Jeopardy Champion Murders His Wife - The Paul Curry story
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Curry, a former nuclear engineer and Jeopardy! winner, was convicted in 2014 for the 1994 nicotine poisoning death of his wife, Linda Curry, in C...
He Made Will Smith Gay? - The David Hampton story
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Hampton was an American con artist who, in the early 1980s, deceived numerous affluent New Yorkers by posing as the son of actor Sidney Poitier....
Dance Mom Goes Crazy - The Nancy Motes story
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In December 2016, Nancy Alice Motes orchestrated an armed home invasion and kidnapped Alexa Blair, a freshman member of the Kilgore College Rangerette...
Mafia Boss Caught By Google Street Car - The Gioacchino Gammino story
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gioacchino Gammino, a convicted murderer and member of the Sicilian mafia group Stidda, escaped from Rome's Rebibbia prison in 2002 and evaded cap...
This Twitch Streamer Destroys His Life For a Webcam Girl - The Grant Amato story
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Amato was convicted in 2019 for the murders of his parents and brother in Chuluota, Florida, after they confronted him about stealing money. Obs...
America's Most Notorious Spy - The Robert Hanssen story
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Hanssen was an FBI agent who became one of the most notorious spies in U.S. history, secretly selling classified information to the Soviet Unio...
Reality TV Star Murders a Playboy Model - The Ryan Jenkins / Jasmine Fiore story
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Jenkins, a Canadian reality TV contestant, became infamous in 2009 when he was accused of murdering his wife, Jasmine Fiore, a model and actress....
Thailand's Most Notorious Serial Killer - The Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn story
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, known as "Am Cyanide," was convicted in November 2024 for the cyanide poisoning of her friend, Siriporn Kanwong, du...
False Accusations Destroyed Them - The Duke Lacrosse / Crystal Mangum story
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Duke Lacrosse case erupted in 2006 when three members of the Duke University lacrosse team were accused of sexually assaulting an exotic dancer, C...
The Zankou Chicken Murders
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Zankou Chicken murders occurred in 2003 when Mardiros Iskenderian, heir to the popular Zankou Chicken restaurant chain, shot and killed his mother...
He Killed His Best Friend To Steal His Wife - The Mike Williams and Denise Williams story
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Williams disappeared in December 2000 while on a duck hunting trip at Lake Seminole in Florida, leading to an initial assumption of accidental dr...
Youtuber Is Now In Prison For a Prank - The Goodnight Chicken story
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taiwanese YouTuber Chen Neng-chuan, known online as "Goodnight Chicken," and fellow streamer Lu Tsu-hsien staged a fake kidnapping in Cambod...
The Therapist Love Scam
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa O'Connell, a patient seeking psychological support, was manipulated and groomed by her psychologist, Karen Prowse, leading to an unethical per...
She Cut Off Her Husband's Penis - The Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt story
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt became infamous in 1993 when Lorena cut off John’s dong after enduring years of alleged abuse, sparking a sensational ...
TikTok Star Murders His Wife - The Ali Abulaban story
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Abulaban, also known as JinnKid, is a social media influencer and TikTok personality known for his comedic skits and impressions. In October 2021,...
The Faith Healer Who Got Exposed As a Fraud - The Peter Popoff story
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Popoff is a controversial televangelist and self-proclaimed faith healer known for his fraudulent claims of divine healing powers. In the 1980s,...
The Rapper Who Scammed The US Government - The Nuke Bizzle story
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nuke Bizzle is a rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich quick by scamming a government relief program.
Kidnapped Boy Found After 73 Years - The Luis Albino story
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Luis Albino, who was kidnapped and found 73 years later after an ancestry dna test.
College Student Steals $3 Billion in Bitcoin - The Jimmy Zhong story
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Zhong steals 50,000 Bitcoin which ends up being worth $3.4 billion dollars.
The Youtube Prank That Killed a World Leader - The Assassination of Kim Jong Nam
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Siti, Doan, and the youtube prank that killed Kim Jong Nam.
Man Decapitates His Own Dad, Then Uploads It To YouTube - The Justin Mohn story
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Justin Mohn
Woman Solves Her Own Kidnapping 23 Years Later - The Carlina White story
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Pettway kidnapped Carlina White when she was a baby, named her Netty and raised her as her own.
The Real Story of Frank Abagnale and Catch Me If You Can
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the real story of Frank Abagnale and Catch Me If You Can
The Woman Who Crashed Her Own Funeral - The Noela Rokundo story
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the Noela Rokundo story
She killed her friend for $9,000,000 - The Denali Brehmer story
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Denali Brehmer and the murder of her friend Cynthia Hoffman for $9,000,000
He Murdered a Girl For Turning Around In His Driveway
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Monahan shot and killed Kaylin Gillis for accidentally pulling into his driveway. #truestory #truecrime #newyork
The Teen Girl Who Fled England To Join ISIS - The Shamima Begum story
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shamima Begum fled London to go join a terrorist group. She eventually had her UK citizenship revoked. This is her story
The Woman Who Shot Up Youtube - The Nasim Aghdam story
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Nasim Aghdam and her personal rivalry with Youtube
The Girl Who Married Her Own Dad
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Travis Fieldgrove and Samantha Kershner
He Lost His Legs in an Insurance Scam
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two men in Taiwan, Liao and Zhang, come up with a plan to give Zhang frostbite on his legs in hopes of collecting insurance money.
Psychic Influencer Quickly Goes Insane - The Danielle Ayoka story
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Danielle Ayoka, the young mother, influencer, and psychic, who predicted the solar eclipse would lead to the apocalypse
The Heist of Lady Gaga's Dogs - The Ryan Fischer story
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of how Lady Gaga got her dogs stolen, and her dog walker Ryan Fischer was attacked.
This Child Actor Was Murdered - The Judith Barsi story
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Judith Barsi and her journey into Hollywood stardom.
Murdered By Her Own Fan - The Selena Quintanilla story
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yolanda Saldivar gets close to latin pop star Selena Quintanilla, and she eventually murders her.
He Murdered The Only Person Who Believed Him - The Travis Lewis story
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Lewis was involved in the murder of Sally McKay. 20 years later he murdered her daughter Martha McKay.
Man Steals Another Man's Identity for 30 Years - The William Woods story
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of William Woods and how he had his identity stolen, by an identity thief for over 30 years.
The $24,000,000 McDonald's Monopoly Scam
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Jerome Jacobson aka Uncle Jerry and the McDonald's Monopoly scam.
He Died Trying to Prove The Earth Is Flat - The Mad Mike Hughes story
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mad Mike Hughes launched himself into the sky in several different homemade rockets.
His Girlfriend Murdered His Other Girlfriend
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Dave Kroupa and his 2 girlfriends Liz Golyar and Cari Farver
She Destroyed Her Best Friend's Life - The Linda Leedom and Lula Young story
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Linda Leedom and Lula Young, and Linda's plot to scam insurance money from Lula's death.
The Unbelievable Story of Egypt Covington
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Egypt Covington
They Strapped a Bomb To His Neck - The Pizza Bomber story
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story Brian Wells, the pizza bomber, as well as Kenneth Barnes, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, and William Rothstein and their plot to rob a ba...
She Faked a Whole Kidnapping - The Sherri Papini story
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story Sherri Papini of Redding California and her kidnapping hoax.
She Hired a Hitman To Murder Her Husband - The Dalia Dippolito story
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Dalia Dippolito.
A Huge Alien Abduction Scam - The Travis Walton story
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Walton claims to have been abducted by aliens in Arizona 1975. His story is later made into a movie called Fire In The Sky
The Greatest Con Man In TV History - The Don Lapre story
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Don Lapre and his late night infomercials
He Was Killed By a Youtube Stunt - The Monalisa Perez story
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the true story of Pedro Ruiz aka Damitboy and Monalisa Perez
The SHOCKING Murder of a Georgia Mother - Joanna Hayes
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Heather Strube and Joanna Hayes
The Killer Was Hiding In The Walls - The Daniel LaPlante story
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Daniel LaPlante
This Insane Story of 4 Kids Who Survived a Plane Crash
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Lesly Mucutuy, Soleiny Mucutuy, Tien Noriel Ronoque Mucutuy, Lesly Mucutuy, and Cristin Neriman Ranoque Mucutuy. The Colombian ki...
She Murdered Her Own Kids - The Susan Smith story
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Susan Smith
He Was Eaten By His Own Pet Tiger On Stage - The Siegfried & Roy story
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, got bit by his own tiger while performing on stage in Las Vegas.
She Slept With The Whole Police Department- The Maegan Hall story
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Maegan Hall and her escapades with this Lavergne Police Department
The Wendy's Finger Chili Scandal - The Anna Ayala story
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Anna Ayala and how she attempted to scam Wendy's by putting a finger in the chili she was eating.
The Unbelievable Comeback of Jerry Springer
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Jerry Springer, his career as a Cincinnati politician, and his rise to TV fame.
Lost At Sea For 438 Days - The Salvador Alvarenga story
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Salvador Alvarenga and how his fishing trip turned into him being lost at sea for 438 days.
A TV Show Made Him Kill His Gay Friend - The Scott Amedure story
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Jonathan Schmitz and Scott Amedure, who had an encounter after Scott confessed his love for Jonathan on the Jenny Jones show
She Travelled Abroad For Love And Then Got Murdered - The Ashley Wadsworth story
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashely Wadsworth is a Canadian girl who travelled to England to live with her long distance boyfriend Jack Sepple. He ends up murdering her.