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Heir Hunters

True Crime EN ↓ 3 episodes

Heir Hunters is a captivating podcast hosted by professional heir hunters Shar Mansukhani and John Hilbert, who travel the globe to track down missing heirs entitled to billions in unclaimed estates and assets. Each episode explores a real-life case, blending genealogy, history, and detective work to uncover hidden family secrets; from revolutions and name changes to criminal twists and heartfelt reunions. Along the way, the hosts reveal how ordinary people can suddenly inherit fortunes they never knew existed.

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The Case of Benjamin L. “B.L.” and Sadie Hoffman 14.04.2026 1:01:47

When B.L. and Sadie Hoffman died, they left behind $400,000 in unclaimed Montana oil and gas royalties that no one knew existed. What began as a routine scan of a new state unclaimed property list quickly became one of the Heir Hunters’ most puzzling cross-country cases. A single notary stamp on a 1926 deed led the team from Montana to Kansas City, where they found the Jewish immigrant couple in t...

The Case of Mario Muller 20.01.2026 32:21

In this gripping episode of Heir Hunters , hosts Shar Mansukhani and John Hilbert dive into one of their most shocking and poignant cases: the unclaimed estate of Mario Muller . Starting with a $300,000 dormant account in Louisiana from around 2006, the team uncovers that Mario, a talented executive chef in New Orleans, was tragically murdered in 1989. He was stabbed to death on his 55th birthday...

The Case of Wanda Snarska 04.12.2025 48:33

When Wanda Snarska died in Chicago in 1998, she left behind $250,000 and no known heirs. What began as a routine search for missing beneficiaries quickly spiraled into one of the most complex and globe-spanning cases the Heir Hunters team had ever tackled. Born moments after her White-Russian family stepped off a ship in San Francisco in 1921, Wanda was the only American-born child of Ignatius, a...