Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast

In 1988, 24-year-old David Jackson vanished from Pembroke Pines, Florida, amidst a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Barbara Britton. The case remained a cold case for nearly two decades until Jackson's remains were discovered buried under a hotel parking lot, leading investigators to uncover a deadly plot orchestrated by Britton and her second husband, Michael Wolfe.

Ashpia Natasha posted viral dashcam footage in October 2024 exposing a staged insurance fraud scheme on the Belt Parkway in Queens, where a vehicle intentionally reversed into her car after cutting her off. The widely shared video prompted law enforcement investigations that ultimately resulted in prison sentences for the orchestrators of the crash-for-cash ring.

Roberto Succo was an infamous Italian serial killer who terrorized France and Italy during the 1980s.

In 2016, media personality Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint inside her luxury residence at the Hôtel de Pourtalès in Paris, France. The heist was masterminded by Aomar Aït Khedache. Five thieves disguised as police officers bound and gagged her, ultimately stealing roughly $10 million worth of jewelry, including her 20-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring. The masterminds behind the heist, known as the "grandpa gangsters" due to their older ages, tracked her movements through her social media posts to coordinate the attack.

Serhat Gumrukcu is a California-based biotech executive who was sentenced to life in prison in November 2025 for orchestrating a cross-country murder-for-hire plot. Gumrukcu, a Turkish national who co-founded Enochian Biosciences and falsely claimed to have discovered a cure for HIV, was finalizing a multi-million-dollar biotech merger when a former business partner, Gregory Davis, threatened to expose his prior fraudulent activities related to a failed oil commodities deal.