Episodes

  • Inside the 'Complex' Story Of #SKYKING—A Ground Crew Worker Who Stole And Flew $33M Commercial Plane

    Inside the 'Complex' Story Of #SKYKING—A Ground Crew Worker Who Stole And Flew $33M Commercial Plane
    Apr 15 2026
    August 10th, 2018, started out like any normal day at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, until air traffic control noticed a plane rolling down the runway that shouldn’t have been. 28-year-old Richard “Beebo” Russell, a ground service agent with Horizon Air who never flew a plane before, showed up to work and did what he described as a bad thing – stole an empty commercial passenger plane to take a fatal joyride throughout the Pacific Northwest. The audio of Russell’s last conversation with air traffic control didn’t reveal a criminal mastermind, but a self-described broken man who was seemingly in the midst of a mental health crisis. After flying for over an hour around the Puget Sound, Russell completed a successful barrel roll before crashing the plane into Ketron Island. No one else was injured, and the FBI’s investigation found no information that “would suggest the theft of the aircraft was related to wider criminal activity or terrorist ideology.” Patricia E. Gillespie, the director of “#SKYKING: Panic in the Sky,” joined Forbes True Crime to discuss the story of Richard Russell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 mins
  • This Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Made Four Insider Trades. Then He Wore A Wire & Became An FBI Informant

    This Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Made Four Insider Trades. Then He Wore A Wire & Became An FBI Informant
    Apr 14 2026
    By all metrics, it seemed Tom Hardin was a success story — he grew up in a middle class family, worked hard to get into the University of Pennsylvania, and after graduating, worked his way up to becoming a successful hedge fund analyst. As he felt more and more pressure in the finance world, especially while watching others seemingly cut moral corners to get ahead, he decided to cross a line — Tom made four trades with insider information. Pretty soon after, the FBI issued him an ultimatum on a July morning in 2008 – either cooperate in their investigation into Wall Street, or potentially go to jail. In the throes of the global financial crisis, Tom wore a wire dozens of times, and with his help, the FBI was able to build more than 20 of the over 80 criminal cases in Operation Perfect Hedge, which has been described as the largest insider trading case in a generation. Tom Hardin wrote “Wired on Wall Street,” a book about making the trades, wearing a wire, and trying to rebuild his life after, and joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss his story. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • This Journalist’s Dad Went Missing When She Was 12— She Tried Solving The Mystery 20 Years Later

    This Journalist’s Dad Went Missing When She Was 12— She Tried Solving The Mystery 20 Years Later
    Apr 11 2026
    Kate Crane had what she described as a normal childhood growing up in Baltimore with her parents and sister — but that changed in an instant the day her father vanished. Eddy Crane, who owned a trucking business with his former best friend, always called home to say he was leaving work, and then he would show shortly after, like clockwork — until he never walked through the door again. Her father went missing when Kate was 12, but from the moment her mother told her on that September morning in 1987 her father didn’t come home, Kate felt in her bones he was dead. As the days turned into months, and eventually years, few questions were answered, and mentions of Eddy Crane and the investigation into what happened to him were fleeting. This tragedy loomed large over Kate’s life, but as the 20th anniversary of Eddy Crane’s disappearance neared, she felt that she had to do something. In 2007, she was a journalist in New York City, and began an investigation of her own to find the answers to questions that have haunted her since childhood. Kate Crane, author of ‘What Ever Happened To Eddy Crane,’ joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss her memoir. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Rex Heuermann Admits To 8 Murders— But Story Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Isn't Over: LISK Filmmaker

    Rex Heuermann Admits To 8 Murders— But Story Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Isn't Over: LISK Filmmaker
    Apr 10 2026
    Follow Forbes True Crime The man charged with murdering seven women and discarding their remains in Gilgo Beach and other Long Island sites between 1993 and 2010 pleaded guilty on Wednesday, putting to rest a case that has haunted the New York suburb for decades. 62-year-old Rex Heuermann, who worked as an architect in midtown Manhattan, pleaded guilty to killing Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, Megan Waterman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, and Sandra Costilla. Heuermann also admitted to killing another woman, 34-year-old Karen Vergata, who went missing in 1996. Josh Zeman, director of 'The Killing Season,' and host of the podcast 'Monster: Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer,' joins "Forbes True Crime" to discuss the case. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • This Is How The Nancy Guthrie Case Will Get Solved: Retired FBI Special Agent

    This Is How The Nancy Guthrie Case Will Get Solved: Retired FBI Special Agent
    Apr 8 2026
    Follow Forbes True Crime The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has stretched into its second month. The mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie went missing from her Tucson home over 60 days ago. Authorities know that her doorbell camera was disconnected in the early hours of February 1st, and 41 minutes later, her pacemaker app was disconnected from her phone. Ten days into her disappearance, authorities seemed to catch a break when recovered Google Nest footage showed what appeared to be an armed and masked suspect outside of her door the morning of her disappearance, tampering with the doorbell camera. But over 60 days since Nancy Guthrie disappeared, she still hasn’t been found and no suspects have publicly been named. Dr. Raymond Carr, a retired FBI Special Agent, joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss the status of the case. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Should Juveniles Convicted Of Murder Get Life Without Parole? ‘The Scream Murder’ Explores Question

    Should Juveniles Convicted Of Murder Get Life Without Parole? ‘The Scream Murder’ Explores Question
    Apr 3 2026
    Follow Forbes True Crime In the early 2000s, Pocatello, Idaho, seemed to feel like a safe, sleepy town where nothing bad happened. That all changed in late September 2006, when 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart was found stabbed to death while house-sitting for her relatives in the Whispering Cliffs neighborhood. Law enforcement eventually zeroed in on two of her classmates — Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik, and the investigation ultimately led them to discover a hidden chilling video tape. The two teens captured on video the moments leading up to Cassie’s murder, their reactions right after, and their plans for more violence. Draper and Adamcik were ultimately convicted of Stoddart’s murder, and both were given the sentence of life in prison without parole. ‘The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story’, revisits the unthinkable crime, and Conor McCarthy and Patrick Rogers, the co-executive producers of the docuseries, join “Forbes True Crime” to discuss. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Shelly Kittleson: Hollie McKay—War Correspondent Who Has Reported From Iraq—Discusses Kidnapping

    Shelly Kittleson: Hollie McKay—War Correspondent Who Has Reported From Iraq—Discusses Kidnapping
    Apr 1 2026
    On "Forbes Newsroom," geopolitical analyst Hollie McKay, a former war correspondent who has reported from Iraq, discussed the kidnapping of U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson in Iraq, for whom the State Department says it working to secure the release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Bill Cosby Handed 'Staggering' $59M Verdict — Here's What It Means For Pending Lawsuits Against Him

    Bill Cosby Handed 'Staggering' $59M Verdict — Here's What It Means For Pending Lawsuits Against Him
    Mar 26 2026
    A California jury found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over 50 years ago — and ordered him to pay nearly $60 million in damages. Cosby, once fondly known as “America’s Dad” for his iconic role as Cliff Huxtable in “The Cosby Show,” has seen his legacy forever tarnished as over 60 WOMEN HAVE leveled similar allegations against him. he became one of the most recognizable faces of the #MeToo movement, and was the first high-profile conviction of the era. The verdict was overturned three years later after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled he should not have been charged in that case to begin with because of a past non-prosecution agreement. Since his 2021 release from prison, he’s faced a string of lawsuits from women accusing him of sexual assault. Attorney Angela Reddock-Wright joins “Forbes True Crime” to discuss the staggering verdict. Stay Connected Forbes Breaking News on X: https://x.com/ForbesTVNews Forbes Breaking News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forbestvnews More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins