Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Official Podcast of Ray William Johnson, storyteller and comedian. Tune in for the best stories of True Crime and Pop Culture.
Episodes
Mushrooms Drove Him INSANE - The Thomas Chan Story
Thomas Chan is a Canadian man from Peterborough, Ontario, who was convicted in 2018 for the 2015 stabbing death of his father, Dr. Andrew Chan, and the assault of his father's partner, Lynn Witteveen. The incident occurred after Thomas cons…
Everyone LOVES This Criminal - The Jan-Erik Olsson Story
Jan-Erik Olsson was a Swedish convict who, on August 23, 1973, attempted to rob the Kreditbanken in Stockholm's Norrmalmstorg Square. During the robbery, he took four bank employees hostage and demanded the release of his former cellmate, C…
He Went Insane and Started Shooting - The Micah Xavier Johnson Story
On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Army Reserve veteran, carried out a sniper attack during a protest in Dallas, Texas, resulting in the deaths of five police officers and injuries to nine others.
This Creepy Doctor Finally Got Caught - The Neil Hopper Story
Neil Hopper, a 49-year-old former NHS vascular surgeon from Truro, Cornwall, was sentenced to 32 months in prison after admitting to self-inflicting injuries that led to the amputation of both his legs. In 2019 Hopper used dry ice to damage…
He Found a Real Life Infinite Money Glitch - The Dan Saunders Story
In 2011, Dan Saunders, a 29-year-old bartender from Wangaratta, Australia, discovered a glitch in the National Australia Bank's ATM system that allowed him to withdraw money beyond his account balance.
The Worst Rock Band In History - The Story of The Shaggs
The Shaggs were a rock band formed in 1965 by sisters Dorothy ("Dot"), Betty, and Helen Wiggin in Fremont, New Hampshire. Their father, Austin Wiggin Jr., believing his mother's palm reading had foretold their musical success, insisted they…
She Keeps Sleeping With The Prisoners - The Dannemora Prison Escape
The 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape was a high-profile jailbreak in which two convicted murderers, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escaped from a maximum-security prison in Dannemora, New York. On June 6, 2015, the inmates used powe…
The Million Dollar Coupon Scam - The Robin Ramirez Story
The Robin Ramirez coupon scam was a large-scale counterfeit coupon operation based in Phoenix, Arizona, led by Robin Ramirez and her associates.
He Went Crazy and Destroyed a Whole City - The Killdozer Story
The Killdozer story revolves around Marvin Heemeyer, a welder and small business owner in Granby, Colorado, who in 2004 became enraged over disputes with city officials and local businesses that he felt had wronged him, including zoning dec…
The Real Life Scream Murder
The Brian Draper “Scream” murder story was the 2006 murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart in Pocatello, Idaho, committed by her classmates Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik. Inspired by the movie Scream
This Harry Potter Star is Now in Prison - The Jamie Waylett Story
Jamie Waylett is best known for playing Vincent Crabbe in the first six Harry Potter films, but his life took a sharp turn after the series ended. In 2009, Waylett was arrested for growing illegal plants at his mother’s house. His legal tro…
The Underwear Murders - The Colonel Russell Williams Story
Russell Williams was a high-ranking Canadian Air Force officer—Colonel Williams—who led a double life of trust and terror. Revered as commander of CFB Trenton and a decorated pilot who flew dignitaries, Williams’s façade hid decades of esca…
The Most Successful Heist in History - The Albert Spaggiari Story
Albert Spaggiari was a French criminal known for masterminding what was called the “heist of the century” — the 1976 break-in of the Société Générale bank in Nice. He and a team dug an eight-meter tunnel from the city sewers to reach the ba…
Woody Harrelson's Dad Was a Hitman - The Charles V Harrelson Story
Charles V. Harrelson was an American contract killer and the father of actor Woody Harrelson. A career criminal with a long history of violence, Harrelson was convicted of multiple murders for hire, including the 1979 assassination of feder…
This Fake Psychic Got Exposed - The Gina Marks Story
Gina Marks, often dubbed the “Psychic Scam Queen,” was a self-proclaimed psychic who conned multiple clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by claiming she could lift curses, reunite lovers, and cleanse their lives of bad luck.
When Catfishing Goes Wrong - The Real Story of TallHotBlond
An online love triangle spirals into a deadly obsession. Thomas Montgomery, a married man in his mid-forties, pretends to be a younger Marine named “Tommy” in an internet chat room. He meets “Talhotblond,” an online persona used by an 18-ye…
She Robbed a Bank With a Bomb - The Michelle Renee Story
The Michelle Renee bank robbery took place in 2000 in Vista, California, when three masked intruders broke into the home of bank manager Michelle Renee. They held her and her daughter hostage overnight, rigging their bodies with fake dynami…
The Art Thief Stole $2 Billion - The Stephane Breitwiese Story
Stéphane Breitwieser is a French art thief who, between 1995 and 2001, stole more than 200 artworks and artifacts from small museums across Europe, with an estimated total value of over $2 billion.
This Crazy Fan Murders a Famous Actress - The Robert Bardo Story
Robert Bardo is best known as the man who murdered actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989, a crime that shocked Hollywood and led to major changes in stalking laws.
He's Another FAKE Billionaire - The Christian Gerhartsreiter Story
Christian Gerhartsreiter’s story is one of the most bizarre cases of deception in modern history. Born in Germany, he came to the United States in the late 1970s and reinvented himself multiple times, adopting false identities, most famousl…
He Killed 2 of His Wives - The Harold Henthorn Story
Harold Henthorn’s story is a chilling tale of manipulation, murder, and greed disguised as bad luck. Henthorn’s first wife Lynn Henthorn, died in 1995 when their car mysteriously fell off a jack during a roadside tire change, a death initia…
This Dumb TikToker Destroyer a Free House - The Demi Skipper Story
Demi Skipper, a TikTok creator behind “The Trade Me Project,” gained fame by bartering up a single bobby pin into a house via a series of increasingly valuable trades. In a generous move, she gave the house to an emerging creator named Shay…
A 76 Year Old Murderer? - The Ellen Gillard Story
Ellen Gilland, a 76-year-old Florida woman shot her terminally ill husband, Jerry Gilland, in his Daytona Beach hospital room in January 2023- a killing she claimed was part of a mutual pact after his suffering became unbearable.
This Rich Influencer is in BIG Trouble - The Ashley Grayson Story
Ashley Grayson, a 35-year-old Dallas-based online influencer known for teaching others how to monetize their skills, orchestrated a chilling murder-for-hire scheme after feuding online with a business rival in Mississippi.
The Duck Sauce Killer - The Glenn Hirsch Story
Glenn Hirsch, a 51‑year‑old Queens resident, became infamously known as the "Duck Sauce Killer" after authorities said he fatally shot Chinese food deliveryman Zhiwen Yan following a dispute at the Great Wall restaurant over allegedly not r…
This Prison Guard Slept With This Inmate - The Vicky White Story
Detectives and others later found that Vicky White had allegedly fallen in love with the inmate, and gave him special treatment at the jail. She ultimately helped concoct the plot for Casey White to escape which ended 11 days later with his…
He Got Rich Stealing Maple Syrup - The Great Maple Syrup Heist
The Great Maple Syrup Heist took place in Quebec, Canada, between 2011 and 2012, when thieves stole nearly 3,000 tons of maple syrup valued at about $18 million USD from a warehouse belonging to the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producer…
The Tragic Downfall of Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a pop duo assembled in the late 1980s by German music producer Frank Farian—the mastermind behind Boney M.—and fronted by dancers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, who lip-synced to vocals recorded by session singers. The duo sk…
This Comedian Caught a Serial Killer? - The Golden State Killer Story
The Golden State Killer, later identified as Joseph James DeAngelo, was a former police officer who terrorized California from the 1970s through the 1980s
This Pro Athlete is in BIG Trouble - The Dan Serafini Story
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini, who played for several teams from the mid‑1990s through 2007 and later faced financial setbacks, was convicted in July 2025 of first‑degree murder, attempted murder, and burglary
He's Addicted To Prostitutes - The Liar Joe Story
Jonaris Badlishah—nicknamed “Liar Joe” —was identified as the prime suspect in Singapore’s infamous 1998 “Rolex watch murder.” The victim, beautician Sally Poh Bee Eng, was found brutally slain near the Marina South bus stop, and investigat…
This OnlyFans Model is in BIG Trouble - The Selena Savage Story
Chelsea Perkins, a former U.S. Coast Guard veteran who later became an adult model under the name “Selena Savage,” pleaded guilty in May 2025 to second-degree murder after luring Matthew Dunmire to a remote area of Cuyahoga Valley National …
He Crashed Out Over McDonald's French Fries - The Antoine Sims Story
When 24-year-old Antoine Sims called 911 to complain about receiving cold French fries at a McDonald’s in Kennesaw, Georgia, law enforcement responded only to discover he was a murder suspect out on bond—wanted in connection with a 2018 cas…
He's a Real Life Dexter - The Mark Twitchell Story
Mark Andrew Twitchell was a Canadian filmmaker–aspiring from Edmonton who was convicted in 2011 of first-degree murder.
He Hid $2 Million Dollars in The Mountains - The Forrest Fenn Treasure Hunt
In 2010, art dealer and memoirist Forrest Fenn hid a bronze chest containing gold, jewels, and rare artifacts—worth over $1 million—in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. He embedded nine cryptic clues in a 24‑line poem published in h…
This Woman Slept With Over 20 Buddhist Monks - The Sika Golf Story
A fast‑escalating scandal in 2025 centers on a woman known publicly as “Sika Golf” (aged 35), who is accused of entangling herself with high-ranking Buddhist monks in a vast temple fund and corruption scheme.
The Largest Heist In US History - The Allen Pace III Story
Allen Pace III, a security inspector at the Dunbar Armored facility in Los Angeles, used his insider knowledge to pull off the largest cash heist in U.S. history. Fired from his job the day before the robbery in September 1997, Pace recruit…
This Reality TV Star Is In BIG Trouble - The Jen Shah Story
Jen Shah, a cast member of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, built her persona around glamour and wealth, but behind the scenes, she was running a nationwide telemarketing scheme that defrauded hundreds of elderly and vulnerable people…
This Crazy Man Shot Up a Walmart - The Jerad Miller and Amanda Miller Story
Jerad and Amanda Miller were a married couple from Indiana who embraced extreme anti-government and anti-law enforcement views, often posting conspiracy-laden, anti-police rhetoric online. After moving to Las Vegas in 2014, the pair’s hosti…
This Pop Star Is In Prison Now - The Tom Girardi / Erika Jayne Story
Tom Girardi, a once-celebrated Los Angeles trial attorney famous for the Erin Brockovich case, and his wife, reality TV star Erika Jayne of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, became embroiled in a massive legal scandal starting in 2020. …