Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

Gioacchino Gammino, a convicted murderer and member of the Sicilian mafia group Stidda, escaped from Rome's Rebibbia prison in 2002 and evaded capture for nearly 20 years. During his time as a fugitive, he adopted the alias "Manuel" and established a fruit and vegetable shop, El Huerto de Manu, in Galapagar, Spain. His whereabouts were uncovered in late 2021 when Italian authorities, utilizing Google Street View, identified him conversing outside his shop, which led to his arrest.

Grant Amato was convicted in 2019 for the murders of his parents and brother in Chuluota, Florida, after they confronted him about stealing money. Obsessed with a Bulgarian camgirl, he had drained his family's finances, spending over $200,000 on her before being kicked out of the house. In a desperate attempt to continue his online relationship, he unalived his family

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 Union and Russia for over 20 years. His betrayal compromised national security, exposed double agents, and led to the deaths of American operatives. He was arrested in 2001 after an internal investigation uncovered his espionage, and he later pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty.

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. Fiore’s body was found in a suitcase in a dumpster, with her teeth and fingertips removed in an attempt to prevent identification. Jenkins fled to Canada but was found unalived in a motel room days later.

Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, known as "Am Cyanide," was convicted in November 2024 for the cyanide poisoning of her friend, Siriporn Kanwong, during a Buddhist ritual in April 2023. This conviction is the first of 14 murder trials she faces, with accusations of fatally poisoning 13 others since 2015, allegedly to settle gambling debts.

The Duke Lacrosse case erupted in 2006 when three members of the Duke University lacrosse team were accused of sexually assaulting an exotic dancer, Crystal Mangum, at a team party. The allegations sparked national outrage, racial tensions, and debates about privilege and justice. However, the case fell apart when inconsistencies in Mangum’s story emerged, and DNA evidence did not implicate the accused players. North Carolina’s Attorney General ultimately declared the players innocent, condemning the prosecutor’s misconduct.

The Zankou Chicken murders occurred in 2003 when Mardiros Iskenderian, heir to the popular Zankou Chicken restaurant chain, shot and killed his mother, Marguerite, and sister, Dzovig, before taking his own life. Suffering from terminal cancer and reportedly struggling with family tensions over the business.

Mike Williams disappeared in December 2000 while on a duck hunting trip at Lake Seminole in Florida, leading to an initial assumption of accidental drowning. Nearly two decades later, his wife, Denise Williams, and his best friend, Brian Winchester, were revealed to have conspired to murder him for insurance money. Brian confessed to shooting Mike and disposing of his body, leading to the discovery of his remains in 2017.

Taiwanese YouTuber Chen Neng-chuan, known online as "Goodnight Chicken," and fellow streamer Lu Tsu-hsien staged a fake kidnapping in Cambodia to attract online attention. They live-streamed fabricated abduction scenes in Sihanoukville, a city notorious for actual kidnapping and scam operations, falsely portraying themselves as victims. Their actions led to their arrest by Cambodian authorities, who charged them with incitement to disrupt social order. Both were sentenced to two years in prison.

Vanessa O'Connell, a patient seeking psychological support, was manipulated and groomed by her psychologist, Karen Prowse, leading to an unethical personal relationship and eventual marriage. Prowse fabricated an extraordinary life story to gain Vanessa's trust, which was later revealed to be entirely false.

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 media frenzy. She claimed she acted in retaliation after being SA’d by John, while he denied the accusations.

Ali Abulaban, also known as JinnKid, is a social media influencer and TikTok personality known for his comedic skits and impressions. In October 2021, he was arrested and charged with the double murder of his wife, Ana Abulaban, and her friend, Rayburn Barron, in San Diego. Prosecutors allege that the crime was motivated by jealousy after learning about his wife's intention to separate.

Peter Popoff is a controversial televangelist and self-proclaimed faith healer known for his fraudulent claims of divine healing powers. In the 1980s, he was exposed for using a hidden earpiece to receive personal information about audience members, which he falsely presented as divine revelations. Despite being publicly debunked, he made a comeback in the 2000s, selling "miracle spring water" and other religious products. His ministry continues to attract followers.

Nuke Bizzle is a rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich quick by scamming a government relief program.

This is the story of Luis Albino, who was kidnapped and found 73 years later after an ancestry dna test.

Jimmy Zhong steals 50,000 Bitcoin which ends up being worth $3.4 billion dollars.

This is the story of Siti, Doan, and the youtube prank that killed Kim Jong Nam.

This is the story of Justin Mohn

Ann Pettway kidnapped Carlina White when she was a baby, named her Netty and raised her as her own.

This is the real story of Frank Abagnale and Catch Me If You Can

This is the Noela Rokundo story

This is the story of Denali Brehmer and the murder of her friend Cynthia Hoffman for $9,000,000

Kevin Monahan shot and killed Kaylin Gillis for accidentally pulling into his driveway. #truestory #truecrime #newyork

Shamima Begum fled London to go join a terrorist group. She eventually had her UK citizenship revoked. This is her story

This is the story of Nasim Aghdam and her personal rivalry with Youtube

This is the story of Travis Fieldgrove and Samantha Kershner

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.

This is the story of Danielle Ayoka, the young mother, influencer, and psychic, who predicted the solar eclipse would lead to the apocalypse

This is the story of how Lady Gaga got her dogs stolen, and her dog walker Ryan Fischer was attacked.

This is the story of Judith Barsi and her journey into Hollywood stardom.

Yolanda Saldivar gets close to latin pop star Selena Quintanilla, and she eventually murders her.

Travis Lewis was involved in the murder of Sally McKay. 20 years later he murdered her daughter Martha McKay.

This is the story of William Woods and how he had his identity stolen, by an identity thief for over 30 years.

This is the story of Jerome Jacobson aka Uncle Jerry and the McDonald's Monopoly scam.

Mad Mike Hughes launched himself into the sky in several different homemade rockets.

This is the story of Dave Kroupa and his 2 girlfriends Liz Golyar and Cari Farver

This is the story of Linda Leedom and Lula Young, and Linda's plot to scam insurance money from Lula's death.

This is the story of Egypt Covington

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 bank.

This is the story Sherri Papini of Redding California and her kidnapping hoax.

This is the story of Dalia Dippolito.

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

This is the story of Don Lapre and his late night infomercials

This is the true story of Pedro Ruiz aka Damitboy and Monalisa Perez

This is the story of Heather Strube and Joanna Hayes

This is the story of Daniel LaPlante

This is the story of Lesly Mucutuy, Soleiny Mucutuy, Tien Noriel Ronoque Mucutuy, Lesly Mucutuy, and Cristin Neriman Ranoque Mucutuy. The Colombian kids who were lost in the Colombian jungle for 40 days.

This is the story of Susan Smith

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, got bit by his own tiger while performing on stage in Las Vegas.

This is the story of Maegan Hall and her escapades with this Lavergne Police Department

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.

This is the story of Jerry Springer, his career as a Cincinnati politician, and his rise to TV fame.

This is the story of Salvador Alvarenga and how his fishing trip turned into him being lost at sea for 438 days.

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

Ashely Wadsworth is a Canadian girl who travelled to England to live with her long distance boyfriend Jack Sepple. He ends up murdering her.

This is the story of Jayne Gaskin and her partner Phil, and how they bought a small island off the coast of Nicaragua

This is the story of Jeffrey Alan Manchester aka Roofman, who robbed 40-60 McDonald's stores and secretly lived in a Toys R Us.

This is the story of Max Wade and how he stole Guy Fieri's Lamborghini Gallardo

This is the story of Jennifer Wilbanks aka the Runaway Bride.

This is the story of Philip Johnson, a man who robbed Loomis Fargo and pulled off the largest heist in US history

This is the story of Kai the Hitchhiker

This is the story or Burt Pugach and Linda Pugach

This is the story of Pamela Smart, the school's media director who has an affair with her student

This is the story of Antoine Yates and Ming the Tiger he kept in his Harlem apartment.

This is the story of Marlene Warren and Sheila Keen-Warren, who dressed up like a clown to commit murder

This is the story of Ryan Waller and his unfortunate police interrogation.

This is the story of Chris Tapp and how he was allegedly murdered by Dan Rodimer in Las Vegas

This is the story of John of God, a faith healer from Brazil

This is the story of Nicolae Miu, the man who stabbed a teen at the Apple River in Wisconsin. He later tried to claim self defense.

This is the story of Keianna and Ronnell Burns

This is the story of Sarah Gonzales-McLinn

This is the story of Zach Horwitz aka Zach Avery and his ponzi scheme

This is the story of Juan Carlos Betancourt, the con artist from Colombia

Sylvester Stallone was once so broke that he sold his dog to make ends meet. He eventually purchased the dog back after the success of the Rocky movie.

This is the story of Sydney Powell, the Ohio woman who murdered her own mother.

This is the story of Lindy Chamberlain, the Australian woman whose baby was stolen by a dingo.

This is the story of Jill Easter and Kelli Peters

This South African woman Sibongile Mani finds a lot of money in her student financial aid account

The is the story of The Stander Gang of South Africa

This is the story of Keir Johnston and Grace Johnston and the viral internet dress

This is the story of Nasubi, the man who was part of a strange Japanese game show.

This is the story of Chante Mallard and Gregory Biggs.

This is the story of Colton Harris Moore aka The Barefoot Bandit

This is the story of Sandra Berfield and her stalker Steven Caruso

This is the story of Hannah Gutierrez, the armorer, and her fatal mistake on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie Rust

This is the story of David Ghantt and the Loomis Fargo heist.

This is the story of John Jones and the Nutty Putty Cave Incident.

This is the story of Dion and Gobi, the little dog he found while running an ultramarathon through the Gobi desert.

This is the story of Eleanor Williams aka Ellie Williams and her false accusations.

This is the story of Richard Ramirez aka The Night Stalker

Jersey Shore doctor James Kauffman gets involved in a scheme with the Pagan Motorcycle Club to hire a hitman to murder his wife April Kauffman

This is the story of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell

This is the story of Michael Hutto, the founder of Salt Life, and his manslaughter conviction.

This is the story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the man who survived being hit by 2 atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

This is the story of Jose Lantigua and Daphne Simpson, and his faking his death by claiming he has mad cow disease.

This is the story of SNL star Phil Hartman

This is the story of Richard Gadd, Fiona Harvey, and Baby Reindeer on Netflix

This is the story of Kevin Trudeau and his many late tv infomercial scams.

This is the story of Kara Robinson and her kidnapping by Richard Evonitz

This is the story of Sandra Anderson and her cadaver sniffing dog Eagle.

This is the story of Rian Thal aka The White Girl- the woman from Philadelphia who became a drug kingppin

This is the story of Cornelius Green, the principal who hired a hitman to murder his girlfriend.

This is the story of Sophia Martinez, the fake psychic medium who fooled Gilles d’Ettore, the mayor of a small town in France called Agde.

Tyler Dazey murders his mother one day because he believes she's an evil witch who's trying to put a curse on him. His sister Kylie Dazey makes TikToks about it.

This is the story of John Darwin, the English man who fakes his death for life insurance money.

This is the story of Tara Correa-McMullen, the young actress from Rebound and Judging Amy.

This is the story of Daniel Rakowitz aka Chicken Man

This is the story of Alan Todd May

This is the story of Travis the Chimp and Charla Nash

This is the story of Marianne Bachmeier and her daughter Anna, who was kidnapped by a man named Klaus.

This is the story of Oscar Pistorius.

This is the story of Juan Catalan, and how he was accused of murder before he is ultimately saved by Larry David of Curb Your Enthusiasm

This is the story of DJ Awesome, the Atlanta DJ who had his wife murdered

This is the story of Frank Bourassa, the Canadian man who printed $250,000,000 in counterfeit money.

This is the story of Roger Kemp and Ali Kemp and how he solved her murder using Lamar billboards.

This is the story of Thomas Perez Jr. and his interrogation with the Fontana California police department that went horribly wrong.

This is the story of Ted Haggard

This is the story of the kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling and how his murderer finally got caught

This is the story of Nicholas Markowitz and Jesse James Hollywood, and the real true story of Jesse James Hollywood.

This is the story of Bernie Tiede and how he murdered his friend Marjorie.

This the story of Denver Allen and how he committed murder and was then immortalized on Rick and Morty.

This is the true story of Thad Roberts, the man who stole moon rocks from NASA and used them to have s3x on the moon.

This is the story of Graham Young aka the Teacup Poisoner

This is the story of Hulk Hogan and his lawsuit against Gawker after they leaked his private smash tape

This is the story of Aimee Betro, the unlikely hitman in Birmingham England

This is the story of serial killer Charles Sobhraj

This is the story of Colin Howell and Hazel Stewart. Colin Howell is the dentist who murdered his wife and his lover's husband.

This is the story of Apollo Quiboloy, the megachurch preacher from the Philippines who is now involved in a scandal.

This is the story of Michael Larson, the man who hacked the game show Press Your Luck and won.

World famous R&B singer Marvin Gaye is shot and killed by his own father.

This is the story of Gary Plauche and how he murdered his son's kidnapper Jeffrey Doucet.

This is the story of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson and his psychologist Dr. Eugene Landy.

This is the story of Michel Vaujour, the French man who escaped from prison 5 times.

This is the story of Rachel Lee and The Bling Ring

This is the story of the DC Sniper aka John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo

This is the story of Jerry Falwell Jr and Becki Falwell and how their relationship with a Miami pool attendant Giancarlo Granda.

This is the story of Ben Field and the murder of Peter Farquhar

This is the story of Joe Gliniewicz aka GI Joe, the police officer who was caught stealing money from the youth explorer program

This is the story of Vince Li, the Canadian man who murdered a man on a Greyhound bus.

This is the story of Charles Ingram and how he cheated on the popular game show Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

This is the story of Danish Minhas and how he hired his classmate Nur to murder his own mother.

This is the story of Ronnie Biggs and the great train robbery and how he fled to Brazil and became a local celebrity

This is the story of Rubin Hurricane Carter, the man who was falsely convicted of murdering several bystanders in a bar.

This is the story of Nathan Dunlap and the Chuck E Cheese shooting

This is the story of Tina Peters, the woman who tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election.

This is the story of Peter Madsen and the murder of Kim Wall in a submarine.

This is the story of Michelina Lewandowska and how she was buried alive by her fiance Marcin Kasprzak

This is the story of Mano, Peter Warner, and the Tonga Castaways who were stranded on Ata Island for 15 months

This is the story of Issei Sagawa, the famous Japanese cannibal

This is the story of fake psychic Rachel Lee, Mary Marks, and millionaire Ralph Raines

The this the story of Bill Conradt aka Louis Conradt who was allegedly caught by Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator

This is the story of Billy Chemirmir, the serial killer who murdered elderly people across Texas.

This is the story of Vlado Taneski, the journalist who went on a murder spree in North Macedonia

This is the story of French con artist Christophe Rocancourt

This is the story of Vester Flanagan, and how he murdered a news reporter on live tv.

Eddie Tipton attempted to scam the lottery out $24,000,000.

Carly Gregg murdered her own mother and attempted to murder her stepfather

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo is a Youtube chef who murdered his lover in Thailand.

Gemma Barker catfished her 2 best friends by pretending to be 3 boys.

This is the story of Hayley Philpot, the Melbourne real estate agent who scammed Mr. and Mrs. Bennett out of their life savings

Joya Williams stole company secrets from her employer Coca-Cola and tried to sell them to Pepsi for $1.5 million dollars.

Ryan Grantham is an actor on Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Riverdale, iZombie, and Falling Skies, who was attempting to murder Justin Trudeau.

Joe Son the actor best known for his role in the first Austin Powers movie, is now in prison for crimes he committed in 1990.

Rae Carruth, an NFL football player for the Carolina Panthers, murdered his girlfriend Cherica Adams

Raudhatul Jannah was swept up and lost in the 2004 Tsunami in Meulaboh Indonesia.

Johnny Somali is an IRL live streamer who has harassed people in Japan, Israel, and South Korea and been banned from multiple streaming platforms.

Timothy Tillman was a pastor who was leading a double life, eventually leading to him murdering his wife.

Ryan Stone stole a car and went on a really long police chase. Bro went GTA irl.

Mario Marcelo Santoro murdered his ex girlfriend Cecilia Haddad and fled to Brazil

Jack Murphy aka Murf The Surf became a notorious jewel thief and broke into the American Museum of Natural History

Ivan Milat is probably Australia's most notorious serial killer, murdering as many as 20 hitchhikers in or near Belanglo State Forest

This is the story of Tanner Jacobson and Kodey Howard, the 2 men who tried to escape jail and are caught by Judge Buzzard.

Collin Griffith allegedly murdered his dad and his mom

Youtuber and singer Christina Grimmie was murdered by her own fan after a concert in Orlando Florida.

This is the story of Sean Combs aka Diddy, and everything he's accused of.

Kuandyk Bishimbayev is the former Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan. He murdered wife with one night in a local restaurant.

This is the story of Sheree Spencer who abused her husband Richard Spencer.

Ellie Masukevich is arrested one night and the whole incident is caught on police body cam.

Krystian Bala murdered a man and then he wrote a crime novel about it.

Lydia Abdelmalek from Melbourne Australia catfished 2 other women by pretending to be famous soap opera actor Lincoln Lewis

Cheyenne Antione murdered her friend Brittney Gargol with a black braided belt and was caught after taking a selfie

Alicia gets busted on by her own boyfriend as well as her 2 baby daddies. Police show up and eventually arrest her.

Haliey Welch aka Hawk Tuah Girl is in trouble over a meme coin rug pull scam

John List murdered his family so that they could get into heaven

Joe Emerson is a pilot who took a flight and intensionally tried to crash the plane to wake himself up from a bad dream.

Ethan Hunsaker murdered his Tinder date #truecrime #truestory #tinder #raywilliamjohnson

Ina Kenoyer of North Dakota poisons her boyfriend Steven Riley when they suddenly inherit $30,000,000.

This is the story of Lin qi and The 3 Body Problem on Netflix

Luigi Mangione allegedly murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Lawnchair Larry tied a bunch of balloons to a lawn chair, so he could fly.

RD Whittington is an influencer and celebrity car dealer who has his own reality show called Million Dollar Wheels. He's also allegedly having money trouble.

A woman goes a little crazy in a dentist office.

Ermalinda Palomo tricked her boyfriend Nathaniel Huey into murdering his mistress.

Wolfie Kahletti is probably the worst influencer. He recently got arrested for his antics in Tempe Arizona.

An anonymous woman goes on a first date and chaos ensues when she uses her date's toilet and it won't flush.

Lois Riess is a killer grandma.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Tomasz Kosowski aka Dr. TampaBay is accused of murdering a lawyer Steven Cozzi

Twitch streamer JustFoxii has a stalker who attempts to set her car on fire.

Sabrina Carpenter made a music video that ended up getting the NYC mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges.

TikTok star Icy Wyatt is arrested and sent to prison.

Rodney Alcala was a contestant on The Dating Game who also murdered a lot of women over the course of several years.

Virginia McCullough murdered her parents and lived with the bodies for 4 years.

Mick Philpott comes up with a scam to blame his girlfriend for arson, and he ends up murdering his own children in the process.

Gavin Mayo and his business partner Gabriel Hay are allegedly involved in a $22,000,000 NFT scheme.

Patty Hearst was kidnapped and then joined the SLA

TikTok star Marlena Velez was caught allegedly shoplifting at a Target in Florida.

Ahmed Best played the character Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and other movies. He received a ton of backlash for the role.

Mr. Prada is a TikToker who allegedly murdered Dr. Nick aka William Nicholas Abraham.

TikToker Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein stole $4.3 billion dollars in bitcoin from a bitcoin exchange.

Youtuber Elliot Eastman moves to the Philippines and is kidnapped by locals.

Malone Lam and his friends allegedly stole $230,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency.

This is the story of Kevin Bui - the boy who killed an entire family over a stolen IPhone

A French woman falls for a Brad Pitt romance scam and it costs her $865,000.

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