The Slippery

In this gripping episode we pull back the curtain on one of the most baffling and notorious hoaxes in recent history: the disappearance of Sherri Papini. We are joined by former FBI Agent Denise Farmer and Melissa Morolla, formerly of the FBI’s legendary Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) who both worked on the notorious case. Farmer gives us an exclusive, insider look at what was really hap...

She’s back—and she’s rewriting history. In this edition of The Slippery, Nancy breaks down the latest twist in one of the most infamous true crime hoaxes of the decade. Sherri Papini has released a new book and is hitting the podcast circuit with a shocking new narrative. Despite pleading guilty in federal court to lying to police and serving time in prison, Sherri now claims she really was kidnap...

The cover story was massive: recruited by the CIA at 16, running international security in his 20s, and wielding enough shadow-government influence to commandeer half of a Dutch oil empire. Gaurav Srivastava played the part of a phantom operative perfectly—but how does his story hold up under actual intelligence scrutiny? In this DEBRIEF, Nancy and Scott are talking to former real-life CIA officer...

How does a man convince the global elite that he was recruited by the CIA at just 16 years old? Enter Gaurav Srivastava. Armed with an elaborate, high-level intelligence cover story, Srivastava moved through the world of international commerce like a ghost operative. He built a private security firm straight out of a Hollywood thriller, but his ultimate play wasn't on a battlefield—it was in the o...

When furniture tycoon Jose Lantigua allegedly died of "Mad Cow Disease" in Venezuela, he left behind a grieving family, a shadowy CIA past, and a massive $8 million paper trail. While his grieving widow prepared to collect, one insurance investigator smelled a rat. In this special debrief episode, we sit down with Richard Marquez, the elite investigator hired to find out if Lantigua was truly dead...

Jose Lantigua had it all: a thriving Florida furniture empire, a new marriage, and a loving family. That is, until the diagnosis. Lantigua claims he was suffering from a rare, possibly terminal case of "Mad Cow Disease"—contracted during his shadowy years as a CIA operative busting drug cartels. His only hope for survival? A radical, top-secret surgery in Venezuela. But when Lantigua vanishes into...

In this Slippery Debrief, Scott and Nancy dive into the chilling case of Dr. Thomas Weiner, a once-revered oncologist in Helena, MT, who was revealed to be a "greater risk to society than coronavirus". The Debrief explores the harrowing details of his decade-long scheme with a man who knows the disease all too well. Special Guest: Bill Petrich is a writer, researcher, and cancer survivor who is th...

For years, Dr. Thomas Weiner was a medical god in Helena, Montana. He was one of the busiest oncologists in the country, earning more than any peer or even the CEO at his hospital. He had a magnetic charm—nurses fought tooth and nail just to be assigned to his staff. Half the town still considers him a hero. They are wrong. In this episode of Slippery, we track the recent, catastrophic downfall of...

What is it like to sit across from one of the FBI’s most wanted men? In this gripping debrief, we talk with producer and writer Nancy Sexton, who traveled to an undisclosed location in France where she snagged an exclusive, face-to-face interview with the elusive fugitive, Harry McDaniel. Nancy pulls back the curtain on Harry’s high-wire act of survival, detailing a relentless rollercoaster journe...

What’s a totally reasonable response to your business getting squeezed by the competition? If you’re Harry McDaniel, it’s apparently taking $1.7 million that technically doesn’t belong to you and fleeing the country. You know, a classic corporate pivot. Back in the 1990s, Harry co-owned a paper company. But when illegal business practices started tanking his operation and the government failed to...

In 2003, Andrew Luster—multimillionaire heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune—was convicted of 86 counts of rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, and poisoning. After fleeing the country and sparking an international manhunt, he was sentenced to 124 years in prison. Now, he is scheduled to walk free nearly a century early. In this exclusive DEBRIEF episode, we sit down for a groundbreaking con...

He was the multi-millionaire heir to the Max Factor cosmetics empire, living a life of absolute privilege on the California coast. But behind closed doors, Andrew Luster was using his fortune to fund a horrifying hidden life as a serial predator—drugging, raping, and videotaping his victims. When the law finally caught up to him, Luster didn't just stand trial; he cut off his ankle monitor and van...

Scott and Nancy turn back the clock and reveal how two spunky kids from opposite sides of the country ended up in the center of some of the biggest true crime stories ever. This is the Slippery origin story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you say no to a girl who claims she survived the unthinkable? You don’t. You open your front door. When viral anti-trafficking advocate Coco Berthmann needed a place to stay, Becky McIntosh did what any compassionate mother would do—she took her in. Becky was ready to help a traumatized survivor heal. Instead, she invited a whirlwind of chaos directly into her family’s home. Within mere hou...

Coco Berthmann was the ultimate survivor. In 2020, she captivated Salt Lake City with a story so horrific it seemed impossible to ignore: a childhood spent as a victim of a high-end pedophile ring in Germany, allegedly orchestrated by her own mother. She claimed she had been raped as many as 50 times a day for 11 years before escaping to the United States to start a new life. The community didn’t...

In the late 1980s, the Los Angeles jewelry district was hiding a massive, dirty secret. It was the epicenter of the largest money laundering scheme in U.S. history, with the Andonian brothers washing hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit drug cash for the cartels. In this special Debrief episode of The Slippery, we go straight to the source. We sit down with former DEA Agent Selby Smith, one...

Two immigrant brothers built a jewelry empire in the heart of Los Angeles, becoming the "Goldsmiths to the Stars." But beneath the sparkle of 24-karat chains lay "La Mina"—a massive gold-brokering front that funneled Colombian cocaine cash back to Pablo Escobar. This is the story of Nazareth and Vahe Andonian and the federal sting that ended with a record-shattering 505-year prison sentence. Learn...

It was the "crunch" heard ‘round the world. In 2005, a bowl of chili in San Jose, California, became the center of a media firestorm that nearly toppled a fast-food empire. This week on The Slippery Debrief, Scott and Nancy are joined by the man who was in the trenches of the investigation: Detective Jose Martinez of the San Jose Police Department. Detective Martinez walks us through the surreal j...

It’s one of the most stomach-churning urban legends of the 2000s, but the most shocking part wasn't the "ingredient"—it was the audacity of the lie. This week on Slippery, we’re diving into the infamous 2005 Wendy’s Chili Scam. When Anna Ayala claimed she bit into a human finger while dining at a San Jose Wendy’s, the news sent the fast-food giant into a tailspin, costing the company over $21 mill...

David Bunevacz was living in Kylie Jenner’s house, driving a fleet of supercars, and throwing six-figure parties—all on the dime of people whose lives he was destroying. Today, the man who brought the fantasy crashing down, former LASD Detective Geoff Elliott, joins us to reveal how he finally caught the Madoff of Calabasas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the hills of Calabasas, perception is everything. David Bunevacz understood this better than anyone. By surrounding himself with the trappings of the ultra-wealthy—including a residence in the former home of Kylie Jenner—he built a fortress of credibility that tricked even the most seasoned investors. But Bunevacz wasn’t selling cannabis vape pens; he was selling an image. While his victims wer...

Investigative journalist Melissa McCarty joins The Slippery DeBrief to unpack her unforgettable day with the Timber executive at the center of the heartless scam. In the aftermath of police revealing how the grifters embedded themselves into nearly every part of his life, Melissa witnessed the devastating emotional toll of a con that lasted for years. She shares rare firsthand insight into the vic...

Show NotesA lonely, heartbroken timber executive turns to a psychic after the death of his mother — and walks straight into a decade-long con. Sensing both vulnerability and money, the so-called psychic recruits multiple members of her family to help pull off an audacious scheme with no limits. As the deception grows, the gypsy clan bankrolls fast cars, million-dollar homes, and lavish vacations —...

Show NotesCourt-appointed receiver Ted Lanes, the man who helped blow this case open, joins Nancy and Scott to unpack disturbing new details behind the sinister plot. Ted lays out the paper trail that showed Anton and Anna were siphoning off the doctor’s fortune both before and after his death. He also reveals how the couple allegedly tried to challenge the doctor’s will in a brazen attempt to gra...

 The Slippery with Nancy Moscatiello & Scott Eldridge Episode 1: Malibu Doctor Swindle In the premiere episode of The Slippery, Nancy Moscatiello and Scott Eldridge dive into a case that feels less like a crime… and more like a quiet takeover. A young couple meets a wealthy, bipolar ophthalmologist living alone in a Malibu beach house. What begins as concern quickly turns into proximity… and then...