282: Operation Flagrant Foul
OHHHHHH BOY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SPORTSBALL AGAIN! All his life, Tim Donaghy wanted to be a referee in the NBA. Only 50 people get that job, and he was one of them. And there's only one cardinal rule for the job: no betting on anything. Ever. This...proved to be a problem for Tim who got mixed up with the Mafia and his own spectacular greed in a scheme that would ruin his life, devastate hi...
53m Jan 24, 2023
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281: Serial Killer: The Murders Of Joel Rifkin
On June 28, 1993, New York State Troopers notice a truck driving without a license plate. When they pull the driver over, they discover the body of Tiffany Bresciani under a tarp in the truck's bed. With Rifkin arrested, authorities quickly learn about his years of terrorizing and murdering women in and around New York City between 1989 and 1993. In all, he is believed to have murdered and dism...
51m Jan 17, 2023
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280: The McMartin Preschool Trial
Imagine being charged with a horrendous crime that you did not commit? Then your whole family is publicly investigated for seven years. AND THEN you go to trial, which lasts another three years. This is what happened to the McMartin family of Manhattan Beach, California when a group of parents FALSELY claimed that their pre-school was run by devil worshiping pedophiles. It's one of the most sho...
59m Jan 10, 2023
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279: The Happy Face Killer: Mind of A Monster
On January 22, 1990, the body of 23 year old Tanuja Bennett is discovered in a wooded area known as the Columbia Gorge near Portland, Oregon. Soon a woman named Laverne Pavlinac would confess to helping her husband commit the brutal crime. But her story isn't adding up. Then, suddenly, a written confession on a bathroom stall door connects Tanjua's murder to a string of others and authorities q...
55m Jan 03, 2023
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278: The Murder of Amy Mullis
Hog farmer, Todd Mullis, claimed his wife fell on a four-pronged corn rake and died, but when investigators found more than four holes in Amy Mullis’ body, they knew her death was no accident. And their 13-year-old son may hold the key details to what really happened to his mother. FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! (https://www.obsessednetwork.com/obsessed-fest) Obsessed Fes...
45m Dec 22, 2022
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277: 'Twas The Fight Before Christmas
THIS. EPISODE. IS. WILD. Meet Jeremy Morris, or "Mr. Christmas" as he calls himself. He LOVES to decorate his house for the holidays. And he loves to make it the biggest and brightest spectacle this side of the north pole. But when he moves to a new neighborhood and his new neighbors don't love the idea of THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE and BUSLOADS OF TOURISTS coming through for weeks at a time, Jeremy d...
1hr 11m Dec 20, 2022
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276: The Murder of The Farmer's Wife
When Shirley Carter was found murdered in her farmhouse kitchen, her husband Bill was considered a prime suspect. But the husband pointed the finger at someone else--his son Jason. Jason said he had an alibi, but how strong was it? FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! (https://www.obsessednetwork.com/obsessed-fest) Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - ...
46m Dec 15, 2022
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275: The Most Hated Man On The Internet: Part 2
Don't worry, this one ends with ANONYMOUS RUINING THIS GUY'S LIFE. Anyway...In 2010, a 24 year old man named Hunter Moore launched the website IsAnyoneUp.com (http://isanyoneup.com/) . The site was built to allow people to anonymously post nude photos of other people and connect those photos to the person's social media profiles and, in many cases, home addresses. It was the birth of what "Reve...
50m Dec 13, 2022
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274: Cheerleader On Trial
High school senior Skylar Richardson told no one of her pregnancy. But when a newborn's body was found buried in the family's backyard, Skylar was charged with murder. FAMMMM!! OBSESSED FEST '23 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! (https://www.obsessednetwork.com/obsessed-fest) Obsessed Fest '23 is happening in Dallas, TX From October 20 - 22nd. Come and hang out with your favorite true crime podcasters...
44m Dec 08, 2022
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273: The Most Hated Man on the Internet
In 2010, a 24 year old man named Hunter Moore launched the website IsAnyoneUp.com. The site was built to allow people to anonymously post nude photos of other people and connect those photos to the person's social media profiles and, in many cases, home addresses. It was the birth of what "Revenge Porn." But Moore, went one step further, HACKING INTO PEOPLE'S EMAILS to steal their nude photos a...
54m Dec 06, 2022
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272: Murder At The Mall
In the early hours of December 20, 1979, the body of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was found in her car in the parking lot of a mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was stabbed multiple times. The murder baffled investigators for several decades. In this episode, we explore the unrelenting quest to solve one of Iowa's most haunting cases and how Michelle Martinko herself may have helped solve her ow...
53m Dec 01, 2022
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271: No Good Deed: A Crowdfunding Holiday Heist
THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS! In 2017, just before the holidays, Mark D'Amico and Kate McClure started a Gofundme for veteran named Johnny who was living on the streets of Philadelphia. The campaign won the hearts--and donations--of over 14,000 people and raised nearly $400,000. But when investigators took a closer look, all was not what it seemed. FAM!! OBSESSED FEST IS BACK! Book yo...
50m Nov 29, 2022
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270: Killing Momma
On June 14, 2015, Sheriff's deputies found the body of Dee Dee Blanchard facedown in her bedroom in the home she shared with her daughter Gypsy Rose Blanchard.  And Gypsy, who uses a wheel chair, is missing. And in  a terrifyingly cryptic Facebook post, someone on the internet is taking credit for the crime. What is going on here? And where is Gypsy? OBSESSED FEST IS BACK! (https://www.obsesse...
41m Nov 24, 2022
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269: Nail Bomber: Manhunt
Over the course of three weekends in 1999, homemade nail bombs were detonated in three London neighborhoods. Each bomb contained 1500 four-inch nails, loaded for maximum human destruction. Three people were killed and 140 more were maimed. Would the London police be able to find this madman before he strikes again? OBSESSED FEST IS BACK! (https://www.obsessednetwork.com/obsessed-fest) Obsessed...
54m Nov 22, 2022
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268: Murder In A Wisconsin Field
When a beautiful young teacher was found shot to death in a Wisconsin farm field, police quickly arrested her live-in boyfriend who had waited 18 hours to report her missing. But did he do it? And if he didn't, who else would have a motive to kill her? COME TO PATRICK'S TRAVELING BOOK PARTY!! (https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/see-us-live) It's like nothing we've ever done before! It's one par...
48m Nov 17, 2022
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267: Rich & Shameless: Girls Gone Wild
Remember "Girls Gone Wild"? If you're a kid of the 90s or early 00s, the TV ads were practically a staple of your childhood. But it probably won't shock you to know that there's a dark backstory. Enter Joe Francis, the man behind the empire. He conned young women and girls into participating far more sinister than "harmless flashing on the beach." And now, Joe Francis is a man on the run. COME...
57m Nov 15, 2022
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266: Murder on the Gulf Coast
When the body of former policewoman Taylor Wright was discovered on a remote Pensacola farm, detectives had a lineup of suspects to investigate - her ex- husband from whom Taylor stole $100,000, her new girlfriend Casandra, and Taylor's new best friend, Ashley. But which one of them did it? And Why? FAM!! THE FULL VIDEO OF OUR LIVE SHOW FILMED AT OBSESSED FEST  IS NOW LIVE ON PATREON! (https:/...
46m Nov 10, 2022
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265: The Martha Mitchell Effect
LET THE WOMEN DO THE WORK. Martha Mitchell was one of the most outspoken women in Washington. And when she learned of the biggest crime ever committed by a sitting American President, the administration knew she needed to be "handled". But try as they did to restrain, drug, and ruin her, Martha Mitchell could not be silenced.  Just another BADASS WOMAN who is not taking any S**T! FAM!! THE FUL...
53m Nov 08, 2022
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264: Murder in the Kentucky Hills
Shayna Hubers called 911 to report she had killed her boyfriend in self-defense after he attacked her. But investigators soon learned he was planning a date with a beauty queen the night he died. Did Shayna kill him in a jealous rage? FAM!! THE FULL VIDEO OF OUR LIVE SHOW FILMED AT OBSESSED FEST  IS NOW LIVE ON PATREON! (https://www.patreon.com/posts/true-crime-live-73308747) The Broadway Danc...
46m Nov 03, 2022
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263: The Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
The is one of our funniest episodes in a minute! Fam, get ready to meet Ted Slauson, a math teacher who becomes OBSESSED with the gameshow The Price is Right. He spends weeks and months MEMORIZING THE COST OF THOUSANDS OF ITEMS in order to beat the game--a tactic which is apparently perfectly legal. He goes to the show over and over hoping to make it on and helps so many gameshow hopefuls beat ...
55m Nov 01, 2022
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262: Murder Under The Blue Moon: The Smith Family Massacre
On July 31, 2015, the bodies of Voncile Smith and two of her adult sons were found in her Pensacola home. They had been brutally murdered days before. The crime was up close and personal, indicating that the murders had been committed by someone who knew the victims. But who would do such a thing? And why? FAM!! THE FULL VIDEO OF OUR LIVE SHOW FILMED AT OBSESSED FEST  IS NOW LIVE ON PATREON! (...
52m Oct 27, 2022
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261: Scream: The True Story (aka The Murders of The Gainesville Ripper)
"Scream" is everyone's favorite scary movie, but did you know it's based on a true story? It's inspired by the life and murders of Danny Rolling, aka "The Gainesville Ripper". Rolling admits to killing at least 8 people during his reign of terror in the early 90s, but he claims that the devil made him do it. Could that be true? This film aims to find out. FAM!! THE FULL VIDEO OF OUR LIVE SHOW ...
51m Oct 25, 2022
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260: The Doctor is Dead: The Murder of Teresa Sievers
On June 28, 2015, Teresa Sievers, a popular doctor and mother of two young children, was found murdered in her Florida kitchen. The house wasn't ransacked and nothing was stolen, so it looked like a murder-for-hire. But who would want her dead? And why? When two suspects are arrested, they have a story to tell, and the twists and turns this story takes will shock you. FAM!! THE FULL VIDEO OF O...
50m Oct 20, 2022
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259: The Lizzie Borden Murders
The Borden murders are the most infamous double murders in American History, but there's more to the story than you've been told. On the morning of August 4, 1892, Lizzy's step mother, Abby, was bludgeoned to death in an upstairs bedroom of the family home. A few hours later, Lizzie's father, Andrew, met the same fate on the couch in the downstairs family room. Lizzie and the maid were the only...
57m Oct 18, 2022
57m
Bad Vegan
Sarma Melngailis is a beautiful and successful restauranter in New York City. Her raw vegan restaurant attracts celebrities and influencers and owning the place is the culmination of all of her dreams coming true. Then a man named Shane Fox enters her life. He's secretive and quietly controlling. But he promises her that he can make her beloved dog immortal and can protect her from outside forc...
50m Oct 13, 2022
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258: The Curse of the Von Dutch: Part 2
As the Von Dutch brand climbs to the pinnacle of trendy fashion, behind the scenes, things are getting messy. And a murder by one of the brand's founders threatens to bring down the whole empire. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed (https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) , you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Bad V...
56m Oct 11, 2022
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257: The Curse of the Von Dutch
Ahhh, the glory days of the early 2000s. Britney Spears was on the radio (remember THE RADIO?), "Friends" was in its glory days, and everyone was talking about "MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING???" But guess what? WE WERE ALSO ALL COVETTING THOSE VON DUTCH TRUCKER HATS! Von Dutch was THE brand that all the celebrities were wearing and everyone HAD to have. So it won't surprise you to find out that the ...
50m Oct 04, 2022
50m
256: Murder In Ypsilanti: Keith Morrison Investigates
In 2018, a reporter in Ypsilanti, Michigan received a mysterious anonymous email: a woman named Martha Agnu was dead. When the reporter looked into the death, another woman's name kept popping up: Tammy NIver. Tamny had been missing since 1993, and it seemed that Tammy and Martha had known each other. So what was going on here? How were these two women connected? And why had this town kept this...
59m Sep 27, 2022
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255: Selena: The Murder of an Icon (From Reel Crime Story)
By age 23, Selena was an international icon. She'd won Grammys, was selling out stadiums, and recording chart topping albums in English and Spanish. Then on March 31, 1995, she was gunned down by her biggest fan and closest confidant. But why? What made her do it? And would it be possible to bring her to justice? COME TO OBSESSED FEST!! (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/obsessed-fest-2022#/)...
52m Sep 20, 2022
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254: The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem was one of the most famous people in America--the voice of a generation. His death in 2014 shrouded in mystery. His wife says his children murdered him, his children blame her--their step mother. One side isn't telling the truth and as the story of this icon's final days unravel, you won't believe what you are hearing. COME TO OBSESSED FEST!! (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/obs...
59m Sep 13, 2022
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253: White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
Were you cool enough to wear Abercrombie? Did you wait in line to be granted the opportunity to walk past a shirtless teenaged model into a store with too-loud music and over priced cargo shorts? I KNOW YOU DID BECAUSE WE DID TOO! This doc is one part nostalgia and one part expose about how one of the world's most famous brand thrived on exclusion. COME TO OBSESSED FEST!! (https://www.indiegog...
59m Sep 06, 2022
59m
252: The Green River Killer: Mind of a Monster
In the 1980s and 90s, a monster known as The Green River Killer stalked the people of the Pacific northwest. He had one goal in mind: to be the most prolific serial killer of all time. LIKE HONESTLY WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY? After nearly two decades on the loose, when he's caught, he is convicted of killing 49 women and girls, though it is widely believed he killed upwards of 70. G.A.R.B.A.G.E...
55m Aug 30, 2022
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251: Erin Brockovich: The Real Rebel
THEY'RE CALLED BOOBS ED! This week we're getting the real story behind the Oscar winning smash hit film "Erin Brockovich". Erin herself is here to walk us though it and she's bringing all the LET THE WOMEN DO THE WORK energy with her! She's fighting for clean water and looking good doing it--WHICH WE KNOW DOESN'T MATTER, BUT WE LOVE HER SO JUST GO WITH IT. Anyway, this is one of our funniest (y...
52m Aug 23, 2022
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250: Dirty Tricks
Lotan Fisher is the best bridge player in the world. Yes, the card game bridge. BUT THIS GUY IS REALLY GOOD. He's making $500K PER YEAR, hanging out with BRIDGE LOVING CELEBRITIES (bridge-lebrities!). EVERYTHING'S COMING UP LOTAN. But then he's caught cheating. And the bridge world is rocked to it's core..TO IT'S CORE! But is he cheating, or is he just that good? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our P...
56m Aug 16, 2022
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249: The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler: Part 2
Citizen detectives make the shocking discovery that there may be as many as THREE ACTIVE SERIAL KILLERS on the loose in Chicago. As women continue to die, a killer in a neighboring state sheds some light on how the Chicago killings are being carried out--and how the killers are getting away with it. PATRICK IS HITTING THE ROAD WITH SUPER HOT HUSBAND STEVE! (https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/se...
47m Aug 09, 2022
47m
248: The Hunt for the Chicago Strangler
In Chicago, a serial killer is on the loose. Right now. As you're reading this. And nobody seems able to stop him. He has left dozes of dead women in his wake and nobody knows who will be next or when he will strike again. Who is this killer? And what will it take to end his reign of anonymous terror? This is one part of our two-part coverage. Part 2 is available right now and ad free on Patreo...
52m Aug 02, 2022
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247: Truth And Lies: Monica & Bill
He was the most powerful man in the world. She was 22 year old intern who caught his eye. It was the scandal threatened to ruin them both and to drag the country down with them. AND. OH. MY. GOD. LINDA TRIPP. GOT. IT. ALL. ON. TAPE. PATRICK IS HITTING THE ROAD WITH  MAGGIE, AND LANCE & TIM TO DO THE LIVE SHOW COVERING "THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MAURA MURRAY." Gillian will not be joining us BUT SHE ...
1hr Jul 26, 2022
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246: Murder: The Last Days of Phil Hartman
When Saturday Night Live star Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife, who then took her own life, the world was shocked. The couple seemed to have it all--fame, money, two beautiful kids. So what could have caused have caused Hartman's wife, Brynn, to end it all. Also, this murder / suicide did not go down the way you think it did. PATRICK AND GILLIAN ARE BRING TCO LIVE TO LONDON! Come see us F...
58m Jul 19, 2022
58m
245: Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King
30 year old Gerald Cotton is dead. Or is he? As the young founder of a a company that trades Bitcoin, he had $136 Million of investor's money when he "died." And now the money is nowhere to be found. And nobody saw the body. Is Gerald actually dead, or is he on the run? PATRICK AND GILLIAN ARE BRING TCO LIVE TO LONDON! Come see us Friday, July 22 at Cadogan Hall. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! (https:...
57m Jul 12, 2022
57m
Wild Crime
Harold Henthorn had two wives, 18 years apart. Both women died mysteriously and both times, Harold was the only witness. ALSO each death resulted in massive insurance payouts for Harold. Harold's second wife, Toni, died in a national park. Harold says they had been on a hike, stopped at a scenic overlook, and she fell. But did he push her? When investigators dive into this case, nobody is prepa...
48m Jul 05, 2022
48m
Let The Women: Amanda Villegas on Getting Free
Amanda was a single mother –struggling financially and working tirelessly– when she came home one day in 2011 with her daughter and turned on the news. A movement had been building in her town of El Paso, Texas around the wrongful conviction of Daniel Villegas. So, she wrote him a letter, turned her life upside down and made history. Here’s how one woman fought for someone else and found hersel...
47m Jun 30, 2022
47m
244: The Housewife & The Shah Shocker
Real Housewife of Salt Lake City breakout star Jenn Shah is a lot of things: Beautiful, stylish, slightly unhinged, rich--OK, that last one maybe not. Nobody knows where Shah's money comes from. How does she afford her beautiful homes, her Porsche, the private jets, her $80,000 parties? When she's charged with running a telemarketing scam that targets the elderly, everything you thought you kne...
55m Jun 28, 2022
55m
Let The Women: Maggie Freleng on Murder in Alliance
Maggie Freleng is one badass journalist. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and producer, she gravitates toward telling the stories of underdogs – specifically the wrongfully convicted. So, when she heard about the 1999 murder of Yvonne Lane – a young mother from a the small town of Alliance, Ohio – and her ex-boyfriend who was blamed for the crime but had maintained his innocence for over a ...
50m Jun 23, 2022
50m
243: Anna Delvey: The SinFluencer of SoHo
In 2013, 21 year old Anna Delvey arrived in New York City. She became a fixture at the trendiest nightclubs, she lived at the fanciest hotels. She was believed to be a German heiress worth over $60 million. But it was all a lie. She racked up bills all over town and destroyed lives in the process. But how was she able to scam so many people for so long? And can she ever be truly stopped? PATRI...
58m Jun 21, 2022
58m
Let The Women: Alexandria Goddard on Dismantling Rape Culture
August 11th, 2012 was a murky night for many in the town of Steubenville, Ohio as local high school students scattered themselves among a handful of parties that took a turn for the worse. A 16-yr-old girl – who would come to be known as Jane Doe – was repeatedly sexually assaulted at the hands of football players and bystanders alike, and it would take an outsider to follow the digital footpri...
42m Jun 16, 2022
42m
242: The Last Call Killer
In the early 1990s, fear and rumor swirled through New York’s LGBTQ community about a serial killer who targeted inebriated men leaving the city’s gay bars late at night. Their bodies, or rather body parts, were found wrapped in garbage bags and dumped at highway rest stops, far from the urban environs where they were last seen. Dubbed “The Last Call Killer,” it would take authorities almost an...
55m Jun 14, 2022
55m
The Staircase
On the evening of December 9, 2001, 48-year-old Kathleen Peterson died on a back staircase in her North Carolina home. Her husband Michael claims that she fell while he was out by the pool, but other evidence would point to Michael as Kathleen's murderer. Fam! You can hear our episode-by-episode coverage of all 13 episodes of "The Staircase" right now and ad free on our Patreon! (http://patreo...
44m Jun 13, 2022
44m
Let The Women: Lise Lotte-Lublin on Confronting Bill Cosby
Lise Lotte-Lublin didn’t recall being sexually assaulted until 20 years after the fact while watching an interview with a famous model whose story seemed familiar. When she went to authorities only to learn nothing could be done, she decided to take the law into her own hands. She went on to change three sex crimes laws in her home state of Nevada, including the statute of limitations. She help...
52m Jun 09, 2022
52m
241: The Lost Leonardo
In 2005 a painting appeared in a gallery in New Orleans. it was believed to be from the 1500s and painted by a student of Leonardo Da Vinci. It was purchased for a little over $1,000. Within 5 years, this painting would be deemed a TRUE lost work of Leonardo Da Vinci--painted by the master himself--and sold for $400 Million. Is it possible that this painting had gone missing for hundreds of yea...
57m Jun 07, 2022
57m
Let The Women: Roberta Blevins on Living & Leaving LulaRoe
When Roberta Blevins casually bought a pair of buttery soft, printed leggings from a fellow young mom on Facebook, she never could have imagined the journey that would follow. The rise and fall of LulaRoe –a multi-level marketing company that denies allegations of being a pyramid scheme and still exists today– coincided with Roberta’s experience, carrying her up the Lula-ranks and back down aga...
53m Jun 02, 2022
53m