Heists, Hustles, and Homicide
Welcome to Heists, Hustles, and Homicide — the true crime podcast where brains, betrayal, and blood all share the same spotlight. I'm Big Steve your host, and each week, I’ll take you into the minds of the boldest criminals, the slickest con artists, and the darkest murderers history has to offer. Some of these stories you’ve heard whispers of. Some have been buried. And some? They were never supposed to be uncovered at all. We’ll crack open legendary heists that rewrote the rules… We’ll follow the hustlers who schemed their way into the high life… And we’ll revisit chill...
Episodes
"The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist — Sticky Fingers, Sweet Millions, and Canada’s Liquid Gold"
When you think of million-dollar heists, you picture diamonds, art, or gold bars… not pancakes. But between 2011 and 2012, a crew of sticky-fingered masterminds pulled off one of the sweetest crimes in Canadian history — stealing over $30 m…
"The Wrap Sheet: Circleville Letters — Gossip, Fear, and a Town Under Siege"
What happens when small-town secrets get weaponized? In this Wrap Sheet follow-up, Steve dives back into the Circleville Letters case—the bizarre saga of poison-pen notes that rocked a quiet Ohio town for decades. From Paul Freshour’s quest…
"The Circleville Letters — Secrets, Scandals, and a Small-Town Nightmare"
In this chilling episode of Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, Steve takes you inside the infamous Circleville Letters case. For nearly two decades, anonymous block-lettered notes spread paranoia across a small Ohio town—accusing, threatening, …
"The Wrap Sheet: Susan Powell — Box Fans, Family Secrets, and the 807-Mile Lie"
In this Wrap Sheet deep dive, Steve takes the Susan Powell story and rips away the last layer of lies. From the absurd midnight “camping trip” to the creep show diaries of Steven Powell, this episode puts the Powell family dysfunction under…
“The Vanishing of Susan Powell: Fans, Footprints, and 807 Miles”
Content Warning: This episode discusses domestic abuse and the murder of children.A mother vanishes into a Utah winter. A husband claims a midnight “camping” trip in a blizzard. A wet couch hums under box fans. An odometer quietly adds 807 …
"The Wrap Sheet: Antwerp Diamond Heist — Rookie Moves & Salami Crimes"
They pulled off the “heist of the century”… until a scattered trash bag and a half-eaten salami sandwich brought it all crashing down. In this Wrap Sheet breakdown, Steve dives into the absurd details of the Antwerp Diamond Heist—the rookie…
"The Antwerp Diamond Heist — 100 Million Stolen, Hairspray, And A Salami Sandwich"
The Antwerp Diamond Heist wasn’t just a robbery—it was a masterclass in precision, paranoia, and human error. Join Steve on Heists, Hustles, and Homicide as he unpacks how Leonardo Notarbartolo and the “School of Turin” slipped past ten lay…
"The Wrap Sheet: Hamish McLaren — The Man Who Fooled Everyone”
Welcome back to Heists, Hustles, and Homicide — and you know what time it is… The Wrap Sheet. In this follow-up deep dive, we’re peeling back the polished façade of Hamish McLaren, the smooth-talking conman who could sell sand in the desert…
"The Illusionist — Hamish McLaren’s Web of Lies"
He posed as a Harvard graduate, a barrister, a financial wizard — and people believed him. For years, Hamish McLaren drifted through Australia’s elite circles, charming his way into lives, bank accounts, and even marriages. He stole million…
"The Wrap Sheet: Jennifer Pan — Lies, Love, and a Lethal Plan"
In this Wrap Sheet follow-up, Steve takes you behind the headlines of one of Canada’s most chilling and baffling cases — Jennifer Pan. From forged report cards and fake college acceptance letters to a staged home invasion gone horribly wron…
"Web of Lies: The Jennifer Pan Murder Plot"
What happens when the pressure to be perfect becomes deadly?In this chilling episode of Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, your favorite host Steve unravels the tangled web of deception spun by Jennifer Pan — who orchestrated the cold-blooded m…
"The Wrap Sheet: Loose Lips, Dead Mobsters, and the Lufthansa Money"
They stole nearly $6 million in under 64 minutes... and then the bodies started piling up.In this Wrap Sheet follow-up to last week’s story episode on the infamous Lufthansa Heist, Steve’s digging through the blood-soaked aftermath like a m…
“The Lufthansa Heist: Million-Dollar Silence & Mobbed-Up Mayhem”
📝 Episode Show Notes:$6 million vanished in 64 minutes.No alarms. No gunfire. Just one icy plan, a crew of mob-connected thieves, and the most paranoid cleanup job in heist history.This week on Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, your host Stev…
"The Wrap Sheet: Royal Flush - The Rise and Fall of the Faux Prince"
What do you get when you mix a Colombian orphan, a fake Saudi accent, and a $200 million AmEx credit limit? No, not the start of a Netflix dark comedy—it's the real-life saga of Anthony Gignac, the world’s most committed fake prince.In this…
"Crowned Con: The Fake Prince Who Fooled the World"
This week on Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, Steve rolls out the red carpet for one of the most audacious con artists to ever fake a bloodline. Meet Anthony Gignac—a Colombian orphan turned faux Saudi royal who spent 30 years scamming invest…
"The Wrap Sheet: The Curse of Brink’s-Mat (Greed, Gold, and Ghosts)"
In this week's Wrap Sheet, we’re cracking open the glittering chaos that followed the infamous Brink’s-Mat Robbery—the “Crime of the Century” that didn’t just steal gold, but practically rewrote the criminal playbook in Britain.Host Steve d…
"Britain’s Billion-Dollar Heist: The Brink’s-Mat Robbery & It's Golden Curse"
In this episode of Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, your host Steve takes you back to 1983 Heathrow, where a “quick” cash grab turned into one of the largest gold heists in history. But this wasn’t just a robbery—it was the start of a decades…
"The Wrap Sheet: Extreme Couponing, Felony Edition"
Think suburban moms with binders full of coupons are harmless? Think again. In this Wrap Sheet episode, we’re diving deep into the Target-haunting, printer-ink-abusing, Facebook-scheming world of the infamous Coupon Cartel.Your host Steve p…
"Clipped for Millions: The Coupon Queens Who Scammed Corporate America"
Think couponing is just a harmless suburban hobby? Think again. In this jaw-dropping episode of Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, Steve unpacks the mind-blowing true story of Lori Ann Talens—a seemingly ordinary Virginia Beach mom who built a …
"The Wrap Sheet: Deep Dive Into The Tim Molnar Mystery"
Deep Dive Into the Tim Molnar MysteryIn this chilling Wrap Sheet follow-up, we crack open one of the most perplexing unsolved disappearances in true crime history: the case of Tim Molnar. A polite, aviation-obsessed Florida teen vanishes in…
"The Vanishing: Frozen Clues and the Disappearance of Tim Molnar"
In 1984, 19-year-old aeronautical student Tim Molnar left home for class and never came back. What followed was a decades-long mystery filled with eerie silence, a static-filled phone call, a mysteriously abandoned car in Atlanta, and—years…
"The Wrap Sheet — Tinder Swindler Saga: The Aftershock"
🎙️ The Wrap Sheet: Tinder Swindler Episode RecapThink you know the whole story? Think again.In this week’s Wrap Sheet, we’re digging through the Gucci duffel bag of lies left behind by everyone's least favorite love-bomber: the Tinder Swin…
"Swipe Right, Swipe Wrong: The Tinder Swindler Saga"
💔 "Swipe Right, Swipe Wrong: The Tinder Swindler Saga"Show Notes:This week on Heists, Hustles, and Homicide, Steve dives headfirst into the high-flying, heart-shattering world of Simon Leviev, the so-called Tinder Swindler who turned datin…
"The Wrap Sheet: Fry-Fueled Fraud and The McDonald's Monopoly Scam"
🎙️ Heists, Hustles, and Homicide – The Wrap SheetFry-Fueled Fraud: The McDonald’s Monopoly ScamDid you really think your odds of winning that million-dollar Boardwalk prize were fair? Think again! 🍟🎲 This week on Heists, Hustles, and Hom…
"Would You Like Fraud With That? The McDonald’s Monopoly Scam"
🎙️ Heists, Hustles, and HomicideEPISODE TITLE: Would You Like Fraud With That? The McDonald’s Monopoly ScamDESCRIPTION:For over a decade, you thought you had a shot. You peeled stickers, ordered large fries, and dreamed of a million-dollar…
"The Wrap Sheet: The Helicopter Heist That Broke Sweden"
Welcome to Heists, Hustles, and Homicide: Episode 10The Wrap Sheet: The Helicopter Heist That Broke SwedenIt was like something out of a movie—except it actually happened. In the early hours of a crisp Stockholm morning, a stolen helicopter…
"The Sky’s the Limit: The Västberga Helicopter Heist"
"Sky’s the Limit: The Västberga Helicopter Heist"In this adrenaline-pumping episode of The Wrap Sheet, we dive into one of the most cinematic and daring heists in modern criminal history — The Västberga Helicopter Heist.Imagine a calm, pre-…
"The Wrap Sheet - Karen Read Case Recap - Accident, Murder, or The Canton Cover-Up?"
Karen Read: Accident, Murder, or The Canton Cover-Up? | The Wrap Sheet Ep. 8This isn’t just your regular episode recap, it’s the autopsy—welcome to the dark corners of the Karen Read investigation.📝 Show Notes:Buckle up, folks — today we’r…
“Lies in the Snow: The Karen Read Case”
Lies in the Snow: The Karen Read CaseShow Notes:In the early hours of a snowy January morning, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe was found dead outside a home in Canton, Massachusetts. His injuries were brutal. The weather was unforgiving.…
"The Wrap Sheet: From Salamanders to Shrapnel"
"The Wrap Sheet: From Salamanders to Shrapnel"📝 Episode Summary:In this episode of The Wrap Sheet, we dig into the wildly twisted tale of Mark Hofmann—a man who turned forgery into fine art, conned the Mormon Church with mythical salamande…
"Ink, Forgery, Faith, and Murder: Mark Hoffman - The Mormon Bomber"
In the shadows of Salt Lake City, a quiet, bookish man was rewriting history—one lie at a time.Mark Hofmann wasn’t just a master forger. He was a psychological illusionist. A manipulator of belief. A man who understood that the most powerfu…
“The Wrap Sheet: Unmasking the Great Impostor”
In this wrap sheet episode, we pull back the curtain on Ferdinand Waldo Demara—better known as The Great Impostor. From fake surgeries to forged degrees, prison wards to pulpits, this man didn’t just lie—he lived his lies. But why? What dri…
"America’s Great Impostor: The Ferdinand Demara Story"
He wasn’t a doctor—but he performed surgery. He wasn’t a monk—but he preached. He wasn’t a prison warden—but he ran a facility. In this episode of The Great Impostor, we unravel the unbelievable true story of Ferdinand Waldo Demara, a man w…
"The Wrap Sheet: A Closer Look at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist"
Welcome to The Wrap Sheet—where we clean up the crime scene, connect the dots, and dig into all the juicy details we couldn't fit into the main episode. Missed a clue? We’ve got you. Still suspicious? So are we.We’re breaking down the bigge…
“Frames Without Faces: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist”
Description:In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two men dressed as Boston police officers walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Eighty-one minutes later, they vanished — leaving behind two tied-up guards, empty frames on the wa…
Heists, Hustles, and Homicide - The Beginning
Welcome to Heists, Hustles, and Homicide — the true crime podcast where brains, betrayal, and blood all share the same spotlight.I'm Big Steve your host, and each week, I’ll take you into the minds of the boldest criminals, the slickest con…