Felonious Florida
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsBeyond the beaches, the theme parks, the palm trees and the warm breezes lies the dark side of the Sunshine State. Wondery and the South Florida Sun Sentinel present a true-crime podcast that bring you stories of some of Florida’s most notorious and stunning crimes.
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Dangerous Paradise | 2
March 21, 2024 13:18 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBAs the police strain under Miami’s deadly cocaine-fueled crime wave, the Pillowcase Rapist is striking with impunity. After a school teacher is raped in her apartment in late 1983, Detective Simmons and his team are stunned to learn that the suspect returned to her apartment a second time — a brazen and unsettling escalation by the rapist. Show notes: If you or somebody you know has been a victim of sexual violence, you can get confidential support from the National Sexual Assault...
Alisian Lakes | 1
March 14, 2024 07:02 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn the early morning hours of Sept. 6, 1981, a young flight attendant is jolted out of her sleep and raped by an intruder who hid his face with a pillowcase. But this is just the beginning of a terrifying spree across Miami. A young detective named Dave Simmons takes over the cases and quickly realizes that he’s dealing with one of Florida’s most prolific serial rapists. Show notes: If you or somebody you know has been a victim of sexual violence, you can get confidential support ...
Introducing Felonious Florida: In the Darkness
February 29, 2024 05:05 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBAn elusive serial rapist is on the prowl in South Florida during the height of Miami’s cocaine-fueled crime wave in the early 1980s. He is a cunning, dangerous predator who stalks women, then ambushes them late at night in the safety of their own homes. He becomes known as the Pillowcase Rapist for the way he hides his identity. None of his victims ever sees his face and he leaves behind virtually no clues. For four decades, he evades capture despite one of the most ambitious crime-...
Listen Now: Dr. Death: Bad Magic
January 22, 2024 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBWhen a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. As medical experts praise Serhat Gumrukcu’s genius, the company he co-founded rockets in value to over half a billion dollars. But when a team of researchers makes a startling discovery, they begin to suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding a secret. From Wondery, the new season of Dr. Death: Bad Magic is a story of miraculous cures,...
Listen Now: Suspect "Five Shots in the Dark"
July 17, 2023 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.53 MBSuspect is an investigative series about mislaid justice and the kinds of weighty decisions that detectives, lawyers, and jurors make every day - decisions that, once made, are almost impossible to reverse. Season 3: Five Shots in the Dark follows Leon Benson, who spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if ...
Special Episode: The Killer Clown of Wellington unmasked | 8
May 12, 2023 04:01 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBIt's a case with an ending almost as stunning as the scene where it all began — 33 years ago in the doorway of a home in a gated community of Wellington, Florida. A killer dressed as a clown fired a single bullet into the face of Marlene Warren, a soft-spoken mom from the midwest. For three decades, the case sat as one of Florida's most notorious unsolved murders. But after the face behind the white paint is finally revealed, hopes begin to falter that Marlene's murder would ever be...
Where All the Sad Girls Go | 6
March 27, 2023 04:05 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWilliam Foster goes from pimping his high school sweetheart to building one of Florida’s largest trafficking empires. His fortune is made off dozens of girls — some of them underage — stripping and selling themselves for sex. But a monster hurricane off the coast of Florida would threaten to bring it all down. Plus, the search for Sophie Reeder intensifies. Binge listen to Felonious Florida: Innocence Sold early and ad-free exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ and enjoy exclusi...
‘A Human Trafficking Pipeline’ | 5
March 20, 2023 04:05 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBA staff mentor at a group foster home lures away two teenage residents to be sold for sex in hotel rooms from the Florida Keys to Tampa. A car crash in the middle of the night offers what may be their only chance to escape — but their captor isn't finished with them yet. Binge listen to Felonious Florida: Innocence Sold early and ad-free exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ and enjoy exclusives, binges, early access, and ad-free listening. You can find Wondery+ in the Wondery a...
The Crime of Surviving | 4
March 13, 2023 04:05 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBA 13-year-old girl disappears from her mother’s apartment, only to return a week later beaten, raped, and with a rose tattoo on her neck. She barely escaped her terrifying ordeal. But within hours, police have her in handcuffs — she's under arrest for crimes her captors forced her to commit. Binge listen to Felonious Florida: Innocence Sold early and ad-free exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ and enjoy exclusives, binges, early access, and ad-free listening. You can find Wond...
‘The Perfect Victim’ | 3
March 06, 2023 05:05 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBShanika Ampah was a straight-A girl from a home with two loving parents. But a horrifying tragedy struck and by the age of just 11, she was lured by predators and taken on the road to be sold as a product out of a tractor trailer. For seven years she endured horror no girl ever should — until one day when she catches a break. Binge listen to Felonious Florida: Innocence Sold early and ad-free exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ and enjoy exclusives, binges, early access, and a...
Horror in Hotel Rooms | 2
February 27, 2023 05:05 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBNobody knows when 16-year-old Marina Ralph entered room 334 of an Extended Stay hotel in Florida, or what happened to her while there. What we do know is that Marina was terrified of something. The only person who might have known what happened to her was a friend she met at school — but now, both girls are dead. Binge listen to Felonious Florida: Innocence Sold early and ad-free exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ and enjoy exclusives, binges, early access, and ad-free listen...
Special episode: Case updates and more | 7
January 31, 2023 05:15 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThere have been some updates to cases featured in Season 3 of Felonious Florida: Innocence Sold. In a special episode, host David Schutz is joined by the reporters who brought you Season 3 as well as two special guests to hear what's happened in the past two months. The team also talk the challenges of reporting on these difficult cases and the issues of child sex trafficking raised in our investigation. Binge listen to Felonious Florida: Innocence Sold early and ad-free exclusivel...
Disappearance of Sophie Reeder | 1
January 25, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBWhen 15-year-old Sophie Reeder disappears from her Florida home, it appears at first that she has run away. But clues begin to emerge that something terrible has happened to Sophie. Then more cases surface that expose a violent world that lures in girls like Sophie and tears their lives apart — or leaves them dead and often forgotten. The mystery of Sophie Reeder's fate hinges on one thing: If somebody out there knows what happened to her, why haven't they come forward? Binge liste...
Wondery Presents: Frozen Head
January 23, 2023 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBHosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid. When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram family into a cryonics soap opera filled with dead pets, gold coins, grenades, fist fig...
Introducing Season 3: Innocence Sold
November 21, 2022 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBIn a new 6-part season, Felonious Florida investigates the mysterious disappearance of a 15-year-old Fort Lauderdale girl. Sophie Reeder was first treated as a runway, but clues begin to emerge within days that point to a devastating possibility: Sophie had entered a violent world where death is always lurking and young lives are shattered forever. Her case leads our reporters to others with striking similarities — and these are their terrifying stories. Binge listen to Felonious F...
Wondery Presents: Who Killed Daphne?
July 11, 2022 20:25 - 5 minutes - 5.01 MBWhen a car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta, the hunt for her killers exposes secrets with consequences that go far beyond its shores. In the aftermath of her death an international team of journalists comes together to continue her work. Along the way they start to uncover clues that might lead to her killers. From Wondery, comes a new story about power, corruption and one woman’s fight for the truth. Hosted by investigative reporter ...
Wondery Presents: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley
June 20, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.43 MBOn May 4, 2001, Bonny Lee Bakley was found fatally shot in a car on a dark North Hollywood street. The prime suspect was her husband, famed actor Robert Blake. But Bonny, a longtime con artist, had plenty of enemies. She left behind a trail of men she’d scammed, and she had a volatile relationship with Christian Brando, the troubled son of movie star Marlon Brando. Not since the O.J. Simpson case had the eyes of the nation been so fixated on a homicide. The search for Bonny’s kill...
Introducing Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders
January 04, 2022 16:29 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBIn the era of some of the most heinous serial killers of all time — one murderous family went curiously unnoticed: The McCrary’s. 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 of an unhinged American family and the terrible brutality they unleashed. The podcast...
Wondery Presents: Over My Dead Body - Fox Lake
October 11, 2021 17:29 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MBA small town cop is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015. He quickly became a martyr in the national media, until a dogged investigator uncovered the officer's bizarre and dark past. When the truth comes out, the townspeople must reconcile betrayal, corruption and the secrets of an American hero. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake. Listen to Over My Dead Body Fox Lake - wondery.fm/FL_Felonious...
Introducing - Badlands: Sportsland
September 22, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBBADLANDS is a true-crime anthology podcast from Jake Brennan, creator and host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. BADLANDS Season 2: Sportsland is all about the shocking rise and fall of sports legends. Listen each week for wild stories about Mike Tyson, Oscar Pistorius, Aaron Hernandez, Evel Knievel, Tonya Harding, Pete Rose, Sonny Liston, Spider Sabich, Ty Cobb, and, of course, O.J. Simpson. This episode preview dives into legendary boxer Mike Tyson...
Wondery Presents - Dr. Death: Miracle Man
August 16, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.55 MBPaolo 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 prestigious medical institute make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything...
Introducing: Killer Psyche
July 13, 2021 07:30 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBWhen a shocking crime occurs, people ask “WHY?” Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On KILLER PSYCHE, former FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong draws on her decades of experience to reveal why these murderers and criminals committed these acts. She will reveal fascinating new details about what drove these people, including cases she worked on first-hand. Listen to Killer Psyche at: wondery.fm/KP_Felonious See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...
Introducing: The Devil Within
June 08, 2021 17:02 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBIt’s a case that has haunted Jefferson Township, New Jersey, for more than 30 years. On a snowy January night, 14-year-old Tommy Sullivan did the unthinkable: he murdered his mother in cold blood, set fire to their house, and then took his own life. Out of the flames of this horrible tragedy, investigations revealed that Tommy was, himself, a part of a Satanic Cult, sparking a nationwide hysteria now known as the “Satanic Panic” This monumental moment in American culture led to co...
Wondery Presents: The Vaping Fix
May 18, 2021 07:30 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBTwo young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with an incredible new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and lives are ruined. From classrooms to hospitals, boardrooms to the Oval Office, what can be done to protect teenagers and is it too late? From Laura Beil, the reporter behind Dr Death and Bad Batch, comes The Vaping Fix, the inside story of the rise of Juul and the makin...
Wondery Presents: In God We Lust
April 20, 2021 15:15 - 6 minutes - 5.55 MBA woman named Becki is lounging by the pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel when she decides to proposition a strapping pool attendant. Go on a date with her...and her husband. What begins as an unconventional proposition will soon throw them all into the international spotlight. And that’s because the couple is none other than Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki, two of the most powerful figures in Evangelical America. Wondery presents In God We Lust, hosted by Brooke Siffrin and Arici...
Introducing: Spy Affair
March 30, 2021 19:01 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MBA charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR...
Introducing Man in the Window | 8
June 12, 2019 14:36 - 14 minutes - 13 MBFrom the partnership that brought you Dirty John comes Man in the Window. Pulitzer prize winning reporter Paige St. John investigates The Golden State Killer, and traces his path of devastation through the eyes of his victims. Listen now at wondery.fm/MITW
UPDATE: Verdict in the Casey's Nickelodeon Murder trial | 7
January 23, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIt's the murder case that launched the Felonious Florida podcast in 2018. There's been a verdict in the trial of Pablo Ibar, accused of murdering Butch Casey, Sharon Anderson and Marie Rogers in South Florida in 1994. It's the fifth time a jury has considered evidence against a suspect in the brutal home invasion — but this time, it's not the remarkable 22-minute video recording of the murders that's the key to the case. There's new evidence against Pablo. Will his high-powered defe...
UPDATE: Verdict in the Casey's Nickelodeon Murder trial | 8
January 23, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIt's the murder case that launched the Felonious Florida podcast in 2018. There's been a verdict in the trial of Pablo Ibar, accused of murdering Butch Casey, Sharon Anderson and Marie Rogers in South Florida in 1994. It's the fifth time a jury has considered evidence against a suspect in the brutal home invasion — but this time, it's not the remarkable 22-minute video recording of the murders that's the key to the case. There's new evidence against Pablo. Will his high-powered defe...
Felonious Florida Update & What to Listen to Next
December 03, 2018 10:43 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBIn 2000, Pablo Ibar was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Butch Casey, Sharon Anderson and Marie Rogers. Years later, he won an appeal and is now facing a new jury, hoping to win his freedom 24 years after his arrest. Felonious Florida will be there every day of this new trial. Look for updates on social media and in an upcoming special bonus episode. Generation Why: The Generation Why Podcast released its first episode in 2012 and pioneered the true crime genre i...
The Killer Clown of Wellington, Part 2 | 7
November 06, 2018 05:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBThe early days of the search for the killer clown focus on Marlene Warren's husband, Michael, and the repo woman who worked on his used car lot, Sheila Keen. There appeared to be motive: An insurance payout, investment properties, a lavish home and an affair. But there's little or no hard evidence. As Michael goes to prison for illegal activities on his lot, the investigation into his wife's murder goes ice cold. Until 27 years later, when the secret lives of a married Virginia coup...
The Killer Clown of Wellington, Part 1 | 6
October 30, 2018 04:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBWhen Marlene Warren answered a morning knock on her front door on Memorial Day weekend in 1990, a clown delivering flowers and balloons was smiling back at her. But her delight instantly turned to horror when the clown pulled a gun and put a bullet in her face. Police jumped on the trail of the killer clown almost immediately, and our reporters found that the investigation led them into the darkest corners of the Sunshine State — from loansharking and drug smuggling to prostitution ...
The Disappearance of Lisa Spence, Part 2 | 5
October 23, 2018 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBPolice looking into the disappearance of Lisa are convinced there's foul play involved. With nothing else to go on, they devise an unusual plan to crack the case. Within days, their text from the grave pays off — it leads them to a gruesome discovery in an empty field near Miami and to the man they say brutally murdered Lisa Spence. See photos, video and read more about the Encino Murders at FeloniousFlorida.com Thank you to our sponsors: Audible — Get a 30-day trial and a free a...
The Disappearance of Lisa Spence, Part 1 | 4
October 16, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBThe text came in to Paul Edwards’ cell phone from his girlfriend, Lisa Spence. “Just wait till I got better,” it said. But it wasn’t so much what the text said, but that it had been sent at all. A month earlier, in October 2009, Lisa had vanished after a night shift at a beauty supply store and hadn’t been seen again. When other friends and family start getting texts from Lisa, police begin to wonder if Lisa was actually the person sending the texts, or whether this case was more th...
The Encino Murders, Part 3 | 3
October 09, 2018 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBIn the conclusion of The Encino Murders, Camile Hamilton confronts Kevin Pratt after an in-person lineup — and the encounter is explosive. Kevin insists he didn’t kill anybody, but when the DNA evidence gets stronger he faces the death penalty. As the years go on, problems with the investigation are uncovered — and suddenly, the case against Kevin isn’t as strong as once thought. See photos, video and read more about the Encino Murders at FeloniousFlorida.com Thank you to our spon...
The Encino Murders, Part 2 | 2
October 02, 2018 04:02 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBCamile Hamilton is starting to remember what happened to her that brutal night in August 2009. A tiny piece of evidence and a series of breaks leads the Encino Street triple murder investigation to a homeless man with a criminal history named Kevin Pratt. But our investigative reporter finds inconsistencies in Camile's recollections that lead to questions about how reliable they are. And there's one more major disappointment for investigators. See photos, video and read more about ...
The Encino Murders, Part 1 | 1
October 02, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBOn a warm summer night in August 2009, an intruder shot Camile Hamilton in the face inside a suburban Florida home. A staggering 14 hours after the attacker fled, Camile wakes up — barely alive and with a bullet still inside her neck. Three others, including Camile’s teenage daughter, are dead. The crime scene is brutal and complicated, and neighbors didn't see anything. The search is on for a killer. See photos, video and read more about the Encino Murders at FeloniousFlorida.com ...
Introducing Felonious Florida, Season 2
September 18, 2018 04:01 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBComing October 2, Felonious Florida is back with new episodes that take you into an even darker side of the Sunshine State. Listen to the Season 2 trailer now and subscribe so you get new episodes as they're released. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
RANDI | 6
May 01, 2018 04:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBThe mom who survived the terrifying kidnapping at the Boca Raton mall is frustrated when police doubt her wild story. They think she may have made it up to make her boyfriend angry. Then, just two months later, Nancy Bochicchio and her 7-year-old daughter are kidnapped and shot to death at the same mall. And it gets worse: The crimes lead police back to another kidnapping and murder that happened earlier that same year — at the same mall. Now a terrified public wants to know: Is the...
THE KIDNAP KIT | 5
April 24, 2018 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBA mother and her 7-year-old daughter are kidnapped from a mall in Boca Raton, Florida, after an afternoon of Christmas shopping in December 2007. They’re found executed in the back seat of their SUV, still parked in the mall lot. As police piece together details of the shocking crime, they realize the unthinkable: This child killer has struck before — at the same mall, that same year. Only that time, the mom and son survived to tell about it. Subscribe today so you don’t miss an epi...
PABLO | 4
April 17, 2018 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBSeth Penalver is a free man, acquitted by a jury in the brutal 1994 Casey's Nickelodeon Murders after spending six years on Death Row. Pablo Ibar spent 16 years on Death Row before his conviction was thrown out. Soon, he'll get another chance to convince a jury of his innocence. Supporters in his father's native Spain have rallied to fund his defense, raising nearly $800,000. Can they overcome a solid eyewitness who says he saw Pablo driving away from the murder scene? And now there...
THE FACES OF THE KILLERS | 3
April 10, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWas Pablo Ibar the man who showed his face to a security camera during the murders of Butch, Sharon and Marie? Police think so and begin to gather a case against him. Meanwhile, their search for the second killer surfaces two names — Alex Hernandez and Seth Penalver. But as prosecutors bring their suspects to trial, the apparent mountain of evidence they gathered begins to break down. The case is in jeopardy. Subscribe today so you don’t miss an episode. Visit FeloniousFlorida.com. ...
O.J. AND THE MOB | 2
April 03, 2018 04:05 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBTheories around the killing of Butch Casey and his female guests begin to spin around. The public is consumed by talk of a connection to the murders days earlier of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman — and the arrest of Butch’s long-time friend, O.J. Simpson. But police are looking elsewhere and probe possible connections to the mob. Then, a violent home invasion not far away in Miami-Dade County breaks the case open. Subscribe today so you don’t miss an episode. Visit Feloniou...
THE EXECUTIONS | 1
April 03, 2018 03:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBCasimir Sucharsky Jr. — or Butch Casey, as he's known — is the flashy, well-known owner of the popular South Florida nightclub Casey’s Nickelodeon. After a night out at his bar in June 1994, he invites two young, attractive women back to his house for an after-hours party. As they share a bottle of wine, two intruders with a machine gun burst into the house and slay all three. Police discover the crime has been caught on a remarkable, 22-minute surveillance video. What they see on t...
Introducing Felonious Florida
March 19, 2018 07:30 - 1 minute - 1.75 MBA true-crime podcast series that explores some of Florida’s most notorious and chilling crimes. Reported and hosted by Lisa Arthur and Juan Ortega, veteran reporters for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Premieres April 3 with a look at the Casey's Nickelodeon Murders of 1994 and the unsolved Boca Raton Mall Murders in 2007. Subscribe today to be the first to hear Felonious Florida. Visit FeloniousFlorida.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...