In this episode, we will look into one of the most notorious figures of the Yugoslav Wars: Ratko Mladic also known as the Butcher of Bosnia. We’ll take a look at his role as military commander in the Srebrenica massacre, his capture and trial of this infamous war criminal. We will explore the events leading to his arrest, the complexities of his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and the legacy of his actions on the Balkans region. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/04/30/ratko_mladic Disclaimer: Mentions of genocide, rape, war, drugs, violence. Episode artwork: Radko Mladic, pictured in Vlasenica, north-east of Sarajevo, on December 2, 1995 [Reuters] (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/5/26/profile-ratko-mladic-2) Music by: ⁠⁠⁠Yevhen Onoychenko⁠⁠⁠ from⁠⁠⁠ Pixabay⁠⁠ --- #history #Serbianarmy #RatkoMladic #Yugoslavwars #Yugoslavia #Bosnia #Serbia #genocide #europe #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #felonious #war #warcrimes #crimesagainsthumanity

In this episode we discuss Vjeran Tomic, also known as the Spider-Man of Paris. A notorious French/ Bosnian thief known for his involvement in one of the most audacious art heists in recent history. He single-handedly stole several valuable paintings from the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 2010 with a combined value estimated in the tens of millions of euros. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/vjeran_tomic Disclaimer: Mentions of theft/burglary, violence Episode artwork: Vjeran Tomic parla con i media KEYSTONE/AP/THIBAULT CAMUS sda-ats; https://www.swissinfo.ch/ita/megafurto-di-quadri-a-parigi-otto-anni-a-spider-man/42975630 Music by: ⁠⁠Yevhen Onoychenko⁠⁠ from⁠⁠ Pixabay⁠ --- #vjerantomic #france #paris #artheist #heist #theft #burglary #spiderman #europe #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #felonious

Sture Bergwall, also known as Thomas Quick between 1991 - 2002, was known as one of Sweden’s most notorious serial killers. He confessed to over 30 murders while he was detained in a psychiatric hospital. He was convicted for 8 of the murders he confessed to. In 2001, he stopped cooperating with the police, stopped his therapy sessions and hid from the spotlight for seven years. He met with a journalist Hannes Råstam, who made a documentary about him in 2008. He recanted all of his confessions during the documentary, and had all of his convictions quashed in 2013. So why did he retract his confessions and did he really commit these murders? Or was it all a big miscarriage of justice, the biggest in Swedish history? Show notes: ⁠https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/04/16/sturebergwall_part3 Disclaimer: Mentions of: Murder, Child/sexual abuse, Canobilism, Drug use, Alcoholism, Violence Episode artwork: https://alchetron.com/Sture-Bergwall Music by: ⁠Yevhen Onoychenko⁠ from⁠ Pixabay⁠ --- #serialkiller #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #sweden #swedishcrime #sturebergwall #thomasquick #confessions #therapy #psychoanalytical #psychoanalysis

Sture Bergwall, also known as Thomas Quick between 1991 - 2002, was known as one of Sweden’s most notorious serial killers. He confessed to over 30 murders while he was detained in a psychiatric hospital. He was convicted for 8 of the murders he confessed to. In 2001, he stopped cooperating with the police, stopped his therapy sessions and hid from the spotlight for seven years. He met with a journalist Hannes Råstam, who made a documentary about him in 2008. He recanted all of his confessions during the documentary, and had all of his convictions quashed in 2013. So why did he retract his confessions and did he really commit these murders? Or was it all a big miscarriage of justice, the biggest in Swedish history? Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/sturebergwall_part2 Disclaimer: Mentions of: Murder, Child/sexual abuse, Canobilism, Drug use, Alcoholism, Violence Episode artwork: https://www.nrk.no/norge/_-tydelige-bevis-mot-thomas-quick-1.8287930 Music by: ⁠Yevhen Onoychenko⁠ from⁠ Pixabay⁠ --- #serialkiller #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #sweden #swedishcrime #sturebergwall #thomasquick #confessions #therapy #psychoanalytical #psychoanalysis

Sture Bergwall, also known as Thomas Quick between 1991 - 2002, was known as one of Sweden’s most notorious serial killers. He confessed to over 30 murders while he was detained in a psychiatric hospital. He was convicted for 8 of the murders he confessed to. In 2001, he stopped cooperating with the police, stopped his therapy sessions and hid from the spotlight for seven years. He met with a journalist Hannes Råstam, who made a documentary about him in 2008. He recanted all of his confessions during the documentary, and had all of his convictions quashed in 2013. So why did he retract his confessions and did he really commit these murders? Or was it all a big miscarriage of justice, the biggest in Swedish history? Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/04/02/sturebergwall_part1 Disclaimer: Mentions of: Murder, Child/sexual abuse, Canobilism, Drug use, Alcoholism, Violence Episode artwork: https://www.alamy.com/thomas-quick-aka-sture-bergwall-born-in-1950-in-falun-claimed-to-be-the-nordic-regions-most-famous-serial-murderer-image441518339.html Music by: Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #serialkiller #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #sweden #swedishcrime #sturebergwall #thomasquick #confessions #therapy #psychoanalytical #psychoanalysis

In this episode, we discuss Alphonse Bertillon, a 19th Century police officer who pioneered an identification system for reoffenders, including the mug shot and developed new ways of photographing crime scene evidence. He was hailed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, helped solve the case of the missing Mona Lisa and was an expert witness in the Dreyfus Affair. Disclaimer:  Theft, racism, suicide. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/03/26/alphonse_bertillon Music by⁠⁠ Yevhen Onoychenko⁠⁠ from⁠⁠ Pixabay⁠⁠ --- #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #alphonsebertillon #history #19thcentury #France #mugshot #crimescene #bertillonage #dreyfusaffair #monalisa

In today's episode, we will be looking at the case of Kathleen Folbigg which sent shock waves throughout Australia as she was labelled the country’s worst serial killer. After spending more than two decades behind bars for the murder of her four children, she is finally a free woman. But why did it take so long for her innocence to be proven, when other women who were wrongfully convicted were freed within a few years? We also discuss the cases of Sally Clark and Angela Cannings who were wrongfully convicted of killing their children in the United Kingdom. Disclaimer:  Infant death including SIDS. Mentions/ discussions around infanticide including shaken baby syndrome. Show notes: ⁠https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/kathleen_folbigg Music by⁠ Yevhen Onoychenko⁠ from⁠ Pixabay⁠ --- #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #kathleenfolbigg #justiceforkathleen #SIDS #innocent #wrongfullyconvicted #Australia #mothers #UK #sallyclark #angelacannings

Liliane Bettencourt was a French socialite, business woman, and Queen of L’Oreal as one of their main shareholders. She was the richest woman in the world and where there’s money, there’s controversy. She dodged taxes, gave way too much money to politicians and her family were once Nazi supporters.  So, get ready for an engaging episode, because you’re worth it! Disclaimer:  Big sums of money; Fraud; Financial Abuse; Discussions around politics, including the Nazi regime and anti-semitism; Discussions around Dementia and Alzheimers; Mention of suicide. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/liliane_bettencourt Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #lilianebettencourt #bettencourt #l'oreal #france #taxevasion #financialabuse #dementia #alzheimers #fraud

In this episode, we will be discussing the serial conman Robert Hendy-Freegard. While he is British and committed the majority of his crimes in the UK, his last encounter with law enforcement was in Belgium and he is on trial in France for attempted murder. This man pretended to be James Bond and fooled dozens of people into believing his extravagant lies. We hope he gets the goldfinger in jail where he belongs! Disclaimer:  Fraud; Domestic and physical abuse; Psychological and emotional abuse; Mention of suicide; Mention of murder; Allusion to animal abuse. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/02/27/robert_hendy_freegard Music by⁠ Yevhen Onoychenko⁠ from⁠ Pixabay --- #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #roberthendyfreegard #puppetmaster #fraud #abuse #serialconman #conman #crime

In today’s episode, we will be discussing the link between the brain and crime. In Episode 3, we discussed the case of serial killer Diogo Alves whose head was chopped off after his execution in 1841, and preserved with the intention to have his brain studied. However, there is no evidence of such studies taking place. So we have decided to look at what studies have been done to look at the links between neurology and crime. We will also be looking at some notable cases who were known to have suffered head injuries in their early lives which may have contributed to their behaviours as criminals such as Aaron Hernandez, Richard Ramirez, Albert Fish, Fred West and Alexander Pichushkin. Disclaimer:  Discussion of head injuries; drug use; domestic abuse; sexual violence - including assault, rape, incest; child abuse- both physical and sexual; murder and violence including children; bestiality; cannibalism; suicide. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/02/20/neurology_crime Music by⁠ Yevhen Onoychenko⁠ from⁠ Pixabay #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #aaronhernadez #richardramirez #albertfish #fredwest #alexanderpichushkin

In this episode, we talk about "the cost cutter" Carlos Ghosn. Once the CEO of both Renault and Nissan, he is now wanted in France for money laundering and corruption. Oh, and escaping justice in Japan by hiding in a music box. Disclaimer: Swearing. Discussions about very large sums of money in various forms of currency. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/02/13/carlos-ghosn Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #carlosghosn #nissan #renault #ghosn #moneylaundering

In this episode, we talk about the act of fare dodging or fare evading, which is sometimes considered a criminal offence in some countries. We look at some extreme cases, discuss the reasons behind why people dodge fares and mention the groups that actively encourage it. Disclaimer: Discussions around fare dodging/ ticket evasion. Mention of death (both accidental and non-accidental), police brutality and racial profiling. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/02/06/fare-dodging Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #faredodging #fareevading #travel

In this episode, we discuss one of the biggest cyber heists in the world, which happened at the central bank in Bangladesh in 2016. We learn a lot of technical terms, who the Lazarus Group are and why they tried to steal nearly one billion dollars, and what they did with all that dosh. Disclaimer:  Discussions around cyber crime and various currencies, and a brief mention of Hitler. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/01/30/bangladesh-heist/ Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #bankheist #heist #bangladesh #lazarusgroup #lazarus

In this episode, we talk about Félicien Kabuga, who was one of the financial backers of the genocide of the Rwandan Tutsi in 1994. We discuss his role in arming the militia, how his shared ideology was broadcasted over radio waves and how he has managed to escape justice for nearly 30 years. Disclaimer:  Discussions about violence including murder, rape, and genocide. Discussions on hate crimes and racism. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/felicien-kabuga Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #felicienkabuga #rwanda #africa #genocide #Génocidaires #truecrimepodcast

In this episode, we learn that Portugal was one of the first countries to abolish the death penalty and that the Portuguese brought tempura to Asia (who knew?). We discuss three unique cases - Diogo Alves, Luisa de Jesus, and Francisco de Mattos Lobo - and we try not to lose our heads in the process! Disclaimer:  Mention of death and murder, including infanticide and animal death. Discussions around the death penalty. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/portugal/ Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #portugal #deathpenalty #capitalpunishment #truecrimepodcast

Bringing you another story from the 70’s (we just can’t seem to escape this era), today we will be talking about the case of Patricia Hearst (aka Patty), the wealthy American heiress of a media empire, who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a far left militant organisation.  Although our podcast introduction says we’ll mostly cover cases outside of the UK and US, we couldn’t resist this one. Especially given the comparison to the last case we covered and the debates around Patricia Hearst’s innocence.  Disclaimer: Discussions of violence, including guns, bombs and murder Mention of rape/ sexual violence. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/stockholm-syndrome2/ Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #stockholmsyndrome #pattyhearst #USA #patriciahearst #truecrimepodcast

In this episode, we will discuss the crime behind the psychological phenomenon Stockholm Syndrome. The crime takes place, ironically, in Stockholm in August of 1973. We just love 70’s true crime stories! The Norrmalmstorg robbery took place over 6 days and it was the first criminal event to be broadcasted live on Sweden’s television network. Disclaimer: Traumatic events, domestic and sexual violence. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/stockholm-syndrome-1/ Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #bankrobbery #sweden #sverige #stockholm #stockholmsyndrome #truecrimepodcast

In this episode, we will conclude the case of Charles Sobhraj. We will discuss what happens to Nadine Gires, we will find out how Herman Knippenberg joined the dots and found out who Alain Gautier really was, we will count the number of people named Jean who Charles came across and answer how Charles nearly got a meeting with a gibbering rictus, soon to be British prime minister, Boris Johnson.  This episode will cover the years from 1976 up until now in 2023, so there is a lot to get through…again! Disclaimer: Explicit language/ swearing and discussions of violence and murder. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2023/12/26/charlessobhraj-3/ Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #serialkiller #charlessobhraj #theserpent #truecrimepodcast

In this episode, we merrily discuss crimes that have happened around the festive season, including Santa robbing a bank twice, spiking people's drinks and stealing Champagne. No wonder he's a jolly St. Nick! Disclaimer: Mentions of theft, drugs, guns, violence. Santa being bad. Swearing as usual. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2023/12/24/mistletoe_crime Image credits: Episode artwork for Christmas Special: AI Generated Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay Follow us on Instagram and visit our website.

In this episode, we delve further into the life of Charles Sobhraj, also known as The Serpent. We follow his journey from a petty thief to a notorious serial killer and scam artist, who targeted young backpackers travelling along the popular "hippie trail" in South-East Asia during the 1970s. We discuss the gem dealer alias 'Alain Gautier', Charles' connection with Marie Leclerc, and the multitude of individuals who fell victim to his crimes. Part 1 to this episode covered the first 30 years of Charles' life - this part, part two, covers just one year, 1975 - 1976, but, as we will explore, it is a busy one! Disclaimer: Explicit language/ swearing and discussions of violence and murder. Show notes: https://feloniouspod.wordpress.com/2023/12/19/charlessobhraj-2/(opens in a new tab) Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay --- #truecrime #serialkiller #charlessobhraj #theserpent #truecrimepodcast