Infamous America

Charles Arthur Floyd grows up on his father’s farm in Oklahoma and travels the southern plains as a field hand during harvest season. But he quickly grows tired of life on the farm. He participates in a small robbery, and then travels to the big city of St. Louis to lead his first real heist. After that, he’s hooked. Despite his new marriage and his newborn son, he can never go back to the quiet l...

In the era of some of the most heinous serial killers of all time, one murderous family went curiously unnoticed: The McCrarys. Led by a psychopathic patriarch and his cunning son-in-law, this Texas clan roamed the country robbing, kidnapping, and killing up to 20 people, most of them taken from donut shops. “Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders” recounts the wild and deeply disturbing story...

What causes people to become killers? KILLER PSYCHE is a true crime podcast from Wondery that covers high-profile cases that shocked the world. Host Candice Delong uses her experience as a clinical psychiatric nurse and FBI Criminal Profiler to dissect the motivations and behaviors of the most terrifying criminals in history. In a recent episode, Candice explores the case of Pedro Rodrigues Filho,...

The prosecution of Don and Dan Nichols should be simple and easy, but it turns into a circus. The spectacle is heightened by the unstoppable media coverage and the rush to turn the story into a bestselling book or a hit movie. All the while, Kari Swenson makes an incredible recovery with the goal of returning to international biathlon competitions. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and binge...

As Kari Swenson recovers from her near-fatal ordeal, the FBI and local sheriff’s departments begin the long and difficult manhunt for Don and Dan Nichols. The fugitives have all the advantages, their luck eventually runs out thanks to a keen-eyed rancher. Take advantage of the SimpliSafe holiday sale! For a limited time, get 40% off your new system at SimpliSafe.com/infamous Get 20% your first pur...

It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact...

Kari Swenson was a world-class athlete with a promising career ahead of her as a biathlete. But in the summer of 1984, she went for a jog in the Big Sky wilderness area south of Bozeman, Montana and encountered two men with guns. They kidnapped her at gunpoint and took her deep into the woods. Rescue parties race to find her, and the pursuit results in a fatal confrontation. Take advantage of Simp...

Claude Dallas won’t stay confined for long. After his arrest and conviction for murder, he escapes from prison and goes back on the run. It’s the third manhunt in the short life of Claude Dallas, and this time he lands on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list. Thanks to the Jordan Harbinger Show for sponsoring this episode! Get started with the podcast here: JordanHarbinger.com/start Join Black Barre...

Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacation house. But one summer, Joe discovered that Ike was gone and everything he’d thought he’d known about his neighbor -- and the house next door -- was wrong. From Wondery, the company behind Dirty Joh...

The confrontation between Claude Dallas and two Idaho game wardens turns deadly. In the remote Bull Basin area of the huge Owyhee Desert in southwestern Idaho, Dallas races to cover his tracks and escape into the wilderness. He knows every law enforcement agency in the country will be chasing him, and he proves he’s up to the challenge. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons...

Claude Dallas was an old school cowboy in the 20th century. He drifted through the American West and worked at a series of ranches … but he was also on the run from the law. He spent long periods of time alone in the wilderness as a trapper, and when he disregarded hunting and trapping laws, he set up a deadly showdown with wildlife conservation officers. Take advantage of SimpliSafe’s holiday sal...

During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex w...

It’s one of the most haunting murder cases you’ll ever hear about, and it takes place in a small town in Israel. Tair Rada was only 13-years-old when her body was found inside a locked bathroom stall. She was viciously murdered during a school day, and yet no one saw or heard a thing. The police arrested the janitor, Roman Zadorov, and he eventually confessed, but this was far from being the end o...

Steve Kough lived many lives. He was an NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami, the “Drug Capital of the World." Kough collected many souvenirs from his adventures, but his most treasured bounty – a beautiful ceramic, crafted by Pablo Picasso and gifted to Ernest Hemingway at the author’s Cuban home, the Finca Vigia... or so the story goes. Lost...

The Hatfield-McCoy feud wasn’t the only feud in eastern Kentucky in the late 1800s, not by a long shot. The Martin-Tolliver feud, the French-Eversole feud, and the Baker-Howard feud were three of many that plagued the region for decades. The gunfights, assassinations, and ambushes lasted for nearly a century. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get 20% off your entire new system and your first mont...

A small town cop known as “GI Joe” is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015 and quickly becomes a martyr in the national media. But when a dogged investigator and his team set out to get justice, they uncover unsettling secrets about Joe, the local police department, and the village of Fox Lake. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My...

Weeks of firefights and arrests lead to the Battle of Grapevine. A party of McCoy supporters led by “Bad” Frank Phillips clashes with a party of Hatfield supporters. The consequences push the states of Kentucky and West Virginia to the Supreme Court. The last fight of the feud happens in a courtroom, but it claims one more life. Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarre...

A deadly raid on New Year’s Day launches the bloodiest month of the feud. The Hatfields inflict more casualties on the McCoys, but then the McCoys unleash “Bad” Frank Phillips to hunt down the Hatfields. While raiding parties race across the Tug River, the governors of Kentucky and West Virginia spar over extradition. Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportin...

What would you do if a singular moment changed your life forever? This is Actually Happening is a weekly podcast from Wondery that features extraordinary life-changing stories told by the people who lived them. We’ve all had powerful moments in our lives that have given us the feeling of, “Nothing is ever going to be the same.” This is Actually Happening explores these moments head-on. These immer...

A brutal attack pushes Devil Anse Hatfield to an extreme act of revenge. The feud enters its bloodiest phase, and the consequences force the governors of Kentucky and West Virginia into a showdown. Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Fa...

A trial leads to murder. A relationship between a Hatfield young man and a McCoy young woman deepens the divide between the two families. And Devil Anse Hatfield makes new enemies who join the McCoy side of the feud. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get 20% off your entire new system and your first month of monitoring service free when you enroll in Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/infam...

The most iconic family feud in American history begins in the heart of southern Appalachia. Tensions rise during the years before the Civil War, and then an attack near the end of the war raises the stakes to a fatal level. At that point, there is no turning back. Thanks to our sponsor, Simplisafe. Get 20% off your entire new system and your first month of monitoring service free when you enroll i...

A big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the hosts is dead. The police look to the partiers as the prime suspects: was it the guy in the devil mask, the bank robber, the construction worker? As investigators comb through forensic evidence, witness testimony, DNA, and even consult with a psychic,...

Henry Hill testifies against his friends and begins a new life in the witness protection program. But he doesn’t completely give up his old life, and it causes problems with law enforcement. He writes a book that becomes an iconic movie and he reinvents himself as a wiseguy celebrity. Then in 2014, the FBI suddenly receives a chance to arrest someone who was connected to the robbery. In 2015, Vinc...

Paolo is a smart and handsome surgeon, renowned for his ability to perform surgeries that transform his patients’ lives. When television producer Benita covers him for a story, he’ll transform her life too, but not in the ways she expects. As Benita crosses professional lines to be with him, she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets. And halfway around the world, four doctors at a pr...