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Category: Season 7

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The Sham vol. 1

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Listener stories This week, I turn the mic over to you. Two listeners share stories about their run-in with a […]

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Billy, the Liquor Guy

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A blurred line between law enforcement and crime There are two sides to Billy. There’s Billy, who just wants to […]

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The Constable (Criminal Conduct)

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A rogue constable in Kentucky is accused of planting drugs, stealing money, and shaking people down.

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Learn how to cheat a polygraph test - Doug Williams

The Lie Detector part 2

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Doug Williams, the former Oklahoma City police officer who is best known for his crusade against the polygraph industry, teaches an undercover federal agent how to beat the lie detector test.

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Learn how to cheat a polygraph test - Doug Williams

The Lie Detector part 1

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Learn how to cheat a polygraph test. Ex-cop, Doug Williams, says it’s a lot easier than you think.  Doug Williams […]

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Word of Faith Fellowship Follow-up

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When I first started this podcast, I reported on a secretive church located in the foothills in western North Carolina […]

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The Confident Woman (Bonny Lee Bakley)

The Confident Woman (Bonny Lee Bakley)

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Remembering the life and cons of Bonny Lee Bakley.  Tori Telfer, author of Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of […]

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The Pharmacist – Dan Schneider

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Dan Schneider, the Pharmacist In today’s episode, we’re going to take another look at the opioid crisis, but this time […]

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The Pill Mill - Dr. Stan Li from the book Bad Medicine with Charlotte Bismuth

The Pill Mill

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A doctor, running a pill mill, caught trading prescriptions for cash leaves a trail of bodies behind. A respected anesthesiologist […]

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The Real Donnie Brasco

Joe Pistone goes undercover Johnny Depp played Donnie Brasco in the Academy Award-nominated film. But the real-life story of Donnie […]

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PRETEND podcast is consistently in the top 100 True Crime Podcasts in US, UK, Canada, and Australia. It has been featured in the New York Times, the BBC, and New York Magazine and Vulture named PRETEND in their top 52 True Crime podcast list.
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