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The Ridiculous Crime podcast crew. It's a podcast about absurd and outrageous capers, heists, and cons. It's always 99% murder free and 100% ridiculous. Gif delights and merch:

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Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· 4d

If you're planning on missing work, don't kidnap yourself. It rarely works out as planned. And if you're a cop, and you accidentally shoot yourself, don't tell all the other cops someone shot you because they will look for that person... which will also go badly! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

pictured: Brandon Soules of Coolidge, Arizona. The young man wanted to get out of work so he... kidnapped himself. The results were not good. On the left, his mugshot. On the right, how the police found him in the Arizona desert, hands bound with his own belt.

Pictured: the mugshot of John Michael Goulart Jr. of Pineville, Louisiana after he faked an attack on himself by an unseen assailant, things did not go well for Officer Goulart

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· 7d

We all need escapes from this crazy world. One way is to meet up with like-minded folks and enjoy your shared, niche interests, whether it's a magical world of candy, the finery of the Gilded Age, or the fantasy realm of dragons and otherkin. But... buyer beware! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

image of upset ticket-holders for Detroit's Bridgerton Themed Ball; the event was such a bust that even a $150 ticket didn't guarantee you had anywhere to sit; one woman (pictured) had to settle for sitting on the floor in her ballgown

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· 13d

Once upon a time, some British hard men stole some gold. They hit up an airport and worked their way into a bullion room. It was a classic heist for the ages! But here's the thing: they took a taxi home and the driver became the key to breaking this case. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

image of newspaper clipping that reads: "Mystery of a Robbery at Croydon Aerodrome; Sovereigns, Dollars & Gold Bars Disappear"

image of the Croydon Airport, the sight of the gold heist

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· 17d

Using the nooks and crannies of Puget Sound as cover, Roy Olmstead ran a massive bootlegging empire during Prohibition. He was nonviolent, creative, and just plain fun. He also managed to have a lasting impact on the US legal system. Not bad for a former cop. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

image of bootlegger Roy Olmstead, 1920s; leaning on a car speaking with a woman in '20s clothings, a fur coat and flapper hat.
Roy Olmstead was a former Seattle cop who left the force to become king of the local rum-runners during Prohibition, he also built Seattle’s first radio station in his Mount Baker home. And many of the listeners were his accomplices waiting for code words in the broadcasts.

image of bootlegger Roy Olmstead, all smiles for the camera, dressed in an immaculate suit

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· 20d

Our crimers often come up with audacious plans... but no exit strategy! For instance, a single mom who tries to dig a tunnel to her child in prison, a techno DJ who sells phony airplane parts, and a French academic who makes up an academy to give himself an award. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...

on the left, an image of the tunnel a 51-year old single mother dug to free her son from a prison, pictured on the right

image of Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, AKA DJ Santa Militia, on his way into court to stand charges for selling 60,000 phony aircraft parts

image of French academic Florent Montaclair, posing with his Gold Medal of Philology in 2016, a phony award he awarded to himself

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· 21d

Hey Rude Dudes! We're proud to say Entertainment Weekly just named Ridiculous Crime as one of the 30 best true crime shows... of all time! We want to say thank you for listening! Because we do it for the People, and that's you Link: ew.com/best-true-cr...

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· 27d

LEGO sets. Everybody loves them. Crimers love to steal them. They're light, valuable, in demand, and untraceable. Perfect for illicit maneuvers! There are many ways to steal LEGOs; here are some of our favorites. This episode approved for listeners ages 4 - 99. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

image of Youtuber and influencer Reckless Ben, with the Youtube video caption: "I got arrested because of Legos"

a seemingly unending display of the famous and familiar yellow heads of Lego mini-figurines, seized in a police raid of stolen Legos

a huge stash of boxes of stolen Legos, from a police seizure of property

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jul 22

Sophie Lyons was an iconic criminal. Shoplifting, pickpocketing, scams, bank robbery, she could do it all. She knew what it was to break the law... and pay the price. As her last act, she tried to keep others from her fate. We do love a good redemption story! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

image of the title page of an autobiography by Sophie Lyons, Queen of the Underworld –– book title: Why Crime Does Not Pay

image of Sophie Lyons, in her period-era dress, yet more than most would've wore, in other words, her own particular fashion sense based on the fashions of her day

an illustration of Sophie Lyons, at age 35, her criminal background and physical descriptions are given

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jul 20

Have you ever wanted to race a pigeon? No? Well, have you ever wanted to steal a pigeon? Still, no? Well, that doesn't matter! You'll have your mind blown and your heart strings tugged by the weird and wonderful world of pigeon theft. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Mike Tyson holds one of his beloved racing pigeons, he gazes at it with wonderment and affection

image of Tom Van Gaver, one of the most famous pigeon fanciers, photographed inside his aviary in Moortsele, Belgium

a historic image of pigeon races, as the birds are released from their wicker enclosures and take to the sky

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jul 9

*Waylon Jennings voice* Popcorn Sutton was just'a good ol' boy, never meanin' no harm. A modern day moonshiner, in trouble with the law since the day he was born. Making his way the only way he knew how. Which was a little bit more than the law would allow podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton smoking his pipe, minding his still, living the life just the way he wanted to, the law be damned

Popcorn Sutton pictured with supplies for his likker, AKA his white lightning moonshine

poster of outlaw folk hero and moonshiner Popcorn Sutton with the caption: Jesus turned the water into wine, I turned it into likker

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jul 2

Jho Low was a money man for the 1MDB wealth fund, created to foster green energy investment and good jobs for the people of Malaysia. Instead he financed a sweaty orgy of parties, cruises, and he funded Leonardo DiCaprio's dream project: The Wolf of Wall Street. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jho Low at apublicity event for The Wolf of Wall Street, both men are dressed in black suits, and wearing proud smiles

Jho Low and Paris Hilton pictured partying in a Vegas casino, seemingly drunk Paris Hilton aims to land a kiss on Jho Low's cheek or perhaps she's about to whisper in his ear

a sweaty Jho Low, pictured at center, partying with sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton, everyone looks blissfully inebriated

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 25

Hot diggity dog, an art heist... in the Louvre Museum? Pinch us because we've got to be dreaming! In 2025, in broad daylight, an audacious crew broke into the Louvre and stole historical jewelry. The best part? The kid in a fedora who... steals our hearts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

pictured is the dapper young man who was originally suspected to be a French detective, but turned out to just be a stylish Frenchman who got geared up for museum excursions

image shows the ladder used by the thieves to access a second-floor window they used to break into the gallery

a breakdown of the Louvre Museum complex and where the thieves broke in and how they proceeded to smash their way to the jewels and royal crown they planned to steal

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 23

Julie D'Aubigny could sword fight with the best of 'em. She could sing opera like a songbird. She wore men's clothing, she wore women's clothing, she wore whatever she wanted. And a great lover, she'd also steal your girl. There was almost nothing she couldn't do! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

artist's rendition of Julie D'Aubigny, chilling with her fencing foil and a confident smile decorating her face

another artist's rendition of Julie D'Aubigny, complete with fencing foil and confident smile, as is her wont

artist's rendition of Julie D'Aubigny, as Mademoiselle Maupain, beloved opera singer of the Paris stage

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 18

It's the American Dream: reach these golden shores, work hard, make your fortune, see your name go down in history. Charles Ponzi did that, just not the way the law intended. He perfected the pyramid scheme to such a degree... they named the whole thing after him! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Charles Ponzi, looking dapper with his custom suit , straw boater hat, and walking stick

Charles Ponzi, looking less dapper, in his prison uniform after his arrest and incarceration

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 16

Mary Carole McDonnell was known to run a fly-by-night TV production company that made true crime shows and paid poorly and paid late. She was also a faux nepo baby who posed as an aerospace heiress. And used that identity to con banks out of millions of dollars! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 11

Born into a mob family, "Cowboy" George Martorano was destined to run afoul of the law. A non-violent guy in a sea of brutality, he sold a lotta weed (and an even greater quantity of quaaludes). But a life sentence for a first time non-violent offense? Ridiculous! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

image of "Cowboy" George Martorano in his federal prison orange jumpsuit, recalling his days of crime

image of a post-release "Cowboy" George Martorano, considering his future in a world with legal weed

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 9

He always wanted to be a cowboy, ever since he first read about 'em in Louis L'Amour novels and watched them in John Wayne westerns. The trouble was: he romanticized being the outlaw. That's how Roddy Dean Pippin became the last great cattle rustler of Texas. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

black and white image of Roddy Dean Pippin, the ever-romantic cattle rustler of modern Texas as he looks off thoughtfully, possibly reflecting on his crimes

in happier days, a smiling Roddy Dean Pippin, pictured with his gang, the numbskull Malone twins, David and Darrell

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 6

A woman with a muddled biography, Pearl Hart was dubbed by the press as 'the Girl Bandit', 'the Last Stagecoach Robber', 'the Bandit Queen.' Except, she really wasn't. Well, she kind of was. Look, just like her personal history... it's complicated. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

image of Pearl Hart in the feminine clothing of her day, but the look in her eyes hints at the wild woman who lies beneath the restrictive garments

contemporaneous image of Pearl Hart, in the outfit of a trail-hardened cowboy, rifle in hand, a true denizen of the Wild West, her confident knowing look stares back at the viewer

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 4

He conceived a Texas-sized Ponzi scheme that amassed billions in fraudulent profits via offshore banking. Yet despite his huge donations in Antigua and US politics, Allen Stanford’s empire of lies came undone when his literal blood brother turned state’s evidence. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Allen Stanford, in better days, at a cricket match; seated on his lap is the pregnant wife of an English cricketeer, which led to a scandal on both sides of the Atlantic

Allen Stanford, looking toward the future... not knowing what it beheld, but always assuming it meant more wealth and power for him. He was wrong.

Allen Stanford in federal custody, facing charges for his multi-billion dollar fraud and embezzlement scheme

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Jun 2

If you find yourself in a real pickle in 1800s Hell's Kitchen, just ask yourself: what would Stumpy Malarkey do? What would Battle Annie do? What about Mallet Murphy? Then, go join the Battle Row Ladies' Social & Athletic Club and start throwin' bricks! Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

artist's rendition of the Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club getting that work in

lithograph of "a Five Points Bum Shop" in the days of the Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club

photo of a street in Hell's Kitchen in the days of the Battle Row Ladies' Social and Athletic Club

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· May 21

Ren Xiaofeng had a good life –– married, blessed with twins, a good job at a bank. But it wasn't enough. So he came up with a plan: what if he robbed the bank where he worked and then used that money to win a huge lottery prize? You can't win if you don't play. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

image of two customers playing one of the Chinese lotteries

image of Ren Xiaofeng, after he was caught and arrested

wanted poster for bank robber and lottery lover, Ren Xiaofeng, and his accomplice Ma Xinjiang

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· May 19

A young feisty gal with nothing to lose met a young tough fella with nothing to lose. The only thing they could possibly lose? The spark between them. And there was no stopping that. They made no money, but lived lives of wild luxury and excitement. How? Robbery! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...

image of the Bobbed-hair Bandit, Celia Cooney, posed in front of a brick wall in 1924

image of Celia Cooney and her husband and partner-in-crime Ed, photo taken in 1924

image of Celia Cooney, on her way out of the courthouse in 1924

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· May 14

Wherever people compete for a prize, if the number of them grows large enough, eventually, you will have cheaters. In the niche worlds of competitive stone-skippers, hog hunters, and British trivia shows, Zaron and Elizabeth ferret out some ridiculous examples. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

A stone skipper competing at the annual stone skipping championship, he bends low to get the perfect sidearm delivery

a stone-skipping championship competitor, his face-painted, he brings the quirky energy the competition delivers year after year

Major Charles Ingram on Who Wants to be a Millionaire UK, as he cheated his way to the million dollar prize

a group of hog hunting cheaters, blurred faces and all, at the Swamp Time Hog Hunt in rural Louisiana

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· May 11

This heist team was more meticulous than most. They planned, they schemed, they made years of dry runs and observations. And the plan went off without a hitch. After the plan? Not so much. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

A newsman wears a rubber mask resembling Tony Curtis, worn by the bandits in the infamous Brink's robbery; points to a name plate on one of the doors breached by the thieves in Boston on January 17, 1950

A front page of the Boston Globe newspaper that reads: $1,500,000 Holdup; 7 Masked Men Rob Brink's, Boston, Leave Another Million

police investigate the cash room where 7 masked men pulled off a hold up of the Brink's facility

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· May 7

In a round-up of fakers, fraudsters, and phonies, Zaron shares with Elizabeth a smorgasbord of stories of fake bears, phony medical emergencies on Mount Everest, and a fraudulent influencer abduction... to get at the truth of why we can't trust anything any more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Image of Angela the sun bear, who lives in a Chinese zoo. Many people believe she's actually a human in a bear costume. The sagging of her fur around her rump is certainly curious

A zookeeper in a Chinese panda nature preserve, wearing a human-sized panda costume. They wear it so that the young pandas don't inappropriately bond with humans

A helicopter lands on Mount Everest to rescue climbers, who have been allegedly secretly poisoned by their climbing guides in order to cash in from the western insurance companies that pay for it.

Image of Monniky Fraga, a bikini-clad Brazilian influencer who faked a kidnapping for the likes

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· May 5

Randy Lanier started as a construction site weed dealer. Over the years he graduated to major drug smuggler, bringing hundreds of tons of grass into the US. To add to the risk factor, he became a Formula One driver and team owner. So much fun! ...Until it wasn't. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Randy Lanier, at the track, at the height of his criming days

Randy Lanier with his F1 car from his crime-backed racing team

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Apr 30

He was a man born into crime. From a family of British hard men. Movies were made about the men of his family. That all made him a nepo baby of crime. But John McAvoy surprised the world and himself when he forged a new identity... thanks to a rowing machine. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

John McAvoy's mughsot when he was sent up for life after a failed robbery

a rehabilitated John McAvoy on his rowing machine, the one that changed his life

John McAvoy and Darren Davis, the prison guard who helped to change his life by supporting him and believing he could change

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Apr 23

It takes money to make money. And sometimes, you take someone else's money to make your money. You know how that goes. Marc Dreier was a flashy lawyer with a cash problem. Luckily, he had rich clients to impersonate. Problem solved! Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

image of Marc Dreier, the embezzling lawyer, caught on-camera after his Ponzi scheme crumbled

image of a contemplative Marc Dreier as he reflects on his $750 million dollar fraud

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Apr 20

Most times if you fight the law, the law wins. But sometimes... luck is on your side and you win. When a pair of treasure hunters go to extraordinary lengths to recover lost gold, they must fight the law to win rights to their find. And things get... ridiculous! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

treasure hunter Dennis Parada, standing before his Finders Keepers salvage truck

Dennis Parada and his son Kem Parada, posed in the Pennsylvania woods

a young Tommy Thompson, treasure hunter, aboard ship on the hunt for sunken treasure ships

a much older Tommy Thompson, in court, during his decade-long fight to keep his recovered gold find

Rudest Dude@ridiculouscrime· Apr 15

London in the late 1600s was chaotic. So it makes sense that an agent of chaos like Mary Carleton would become famous. An audacious woman, she wrote her own pamphlets, like some olden times Riot Grrrl. And along the way, she made herself a witness to history. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...