Profit Killer: Dorothea Puente

Profit Killer: Dorothea Puente

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The Church Lady Murder: Imaginary Love Triangle Ends in Tragedy

When a lonely church volunteer in small-town Pennsylvania becomes obsessed with her new pastor, her festering jealousy toward a kindhearted fellow parishioner twists into delusion. Sources for this episode include: Love Me or Else: The True Story of a Devoted Pastor, a Fatal Jeal ...  Show more

Diamond Wheezers: Aging Thieves Plan One Final Heist

A 76-year-old career criminal leads a crew of pensioner thieves in Britain’s biggest-ever burglary—an “Ocean’s Eleven with bad knees” that nets £14 million in loot.Sources for this episode include:The Last Job: The Bad Grandpas and the Hatton Garden Heist by Dan BilefskyHatton Ga ...  Show more

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