In the summer of 1996, the world gathered in Atlanta for the 1996 Summer Olympics...a celebration of unity, competition, and global pride.

And then a bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park.

In the first installment of this three-part series, Steve takes you inside the night that changed everything...the music, the crowds, the green backpack beneath a bench…and the security guard who noticed something wasn’t right.

His name was Richard Jewell.

At first, he was hailed as a hero...the man who spotted the bomb and helped clear the area before it detonated, likely saving countless lives.

But within days, that hero narrative collapsed.

What happens when the man praised on national television becomes the FBI’s primary suspect?

In Part 1, we'll walk through:

1. The electric atmosphere of Olympic Atlanta
2. The discovery of the backpack
3. The chilling 911 warning call
4. The explosion that killed two and injured more than 100
5. The media spotlight that turned applause into suspicion

This is the beginning of one of the most controversial investigative shifts in modern American history.

And it’s only the beginning.

This episode sets the stage for the 88 days that followed...days that would nearly destroy an innocent man.

This episode contains discussion of terrorism, death, and traumatic events.

Part 2: 88 Days of Hell

The cameras close in.

The FBI doubles down.

A mother pleads on national television.

And Richard Jewell’s world collapses under the weight of suspicion.

Welcome back to Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, my little crime crew. This is The Wrap Sheet!

In this solo deep dive, Steve unpacks Operation Oxy Alley - the wildly absurd, deeply disturbing Florida pill-mill scandal where addiction became a tourism industry and pain clinics operated like fast-casual restaurants.

We’re talking about the George brothers, two Florida men who looked more suited selling cocaine in nightclubs than working in healthcare, yet somehow built a multi-million-dollar opioid empire using real doctors, real prescriptions, and shockingly fake ethics.

From out-of-state caravans and church buses full of addicts…to MRI trailers parked behind strip clubs…to monster trucks fueled by pill-mill profits - this episode breaks down the insanity most people never stop to think about.

We also explore the uncomfortable question the George brothers left behind: were pharmaceutical-grade opioids actually safer than today’s fentanyl-laced street pills - and what happens when supply is shut down but demand never goes away?

This isn’t just a crime story.

It’s a warning about greed, broken systems, and what happens when pain becomes a business model.

Plus, a teaser for next week’s episode on the Atlanta Olympic bombing.

In the late 2000s, South Florida became ground zero for a quiet catastrophe hiding in plain sight. Strip malls turned into distribution hubs. Doctors became volume machines. And thousands of people across the country died with legal prescriptions in their pockets.

In this episode of Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, host Steve takes you inside Operation Oxy Alley - the federal investigation that exposed one of the largest pill mill operations in U.S. history. What began as “legitimate” pain clinics evolved into an industrial pipeline of addiction, fueled by money, indifference, and a system that rewarded volume over care.

You’ll hear how the George brothers built an empire by exploiting loopholes, how excess and arrogance replaced caution, and how one grieving father helped crack the illusion wide open. This isn’t a story about back-alley drug deals - it’s about how devastation can wear a lab coat, operate during business hours, and call itself a business.

Because when legality replaces morality, the damage doesn’t end when the doors close.

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