Presenting – Hardcore Con with Johnathan Walton

This week we'd like to introduce you to the podcast, Hardcore Con. It's a new show from Johnathan Walton Media. What on earth could convince an Ivy League-educated journalist to fork over a shoebox with her entire life savings in it to a complete stranger for safekeeping? This is an intricate and c…

Guardianship Fraud (Part 2 of 2)

When Julie Belshe learned her parents had been placed under private guardianship and taken from their home in September 2013, she launched a battle to get them back. Her fight exposed a disturbing, corrupt network that all led back to a woman named April Parks. 

Guardianship Fraud (Part 1 of 2)

When Julie Belshe arrived at her parents’ Las Vegas house in 2013, they’d vanished. After a desperate weekend of searching, she located them, but their reappearance sparked a deeper mystery. What happened to her parents, and how would Julie bring them back?

Off Record: Cancer Scam Continued

As a follow-up to last week's episode, Patia and Hannah break down the fraud perpetrated by Tony Dia, the father of fallen police officer, Anthony Dia. Patia also tells Hannah about an additional victim of Lisa Titkemeier.

Cancer Scam

When Lisa Titkemeier told her new friend Dee Lynn that she had cancer, Dee sprang into action, raising thousands of dollars to help. But what began as an inspiring story of friendship and community support soon took a dark turn. 

Off Record: The ER of Law (with Emily Galvin Almanza)

What is a public defender really up against? Emily Galvin Almanza fought for over 2000 clients in some of America's toughest courts and saw firsthand how even being accused of a crime can derail someone's life. Today, we speak with Emily about her most memorable cases and her new fight to reform th…

Off Record: Inside a Kratom Wrongful Death Case (with Michael Cowgill)

Attorney Michael Cowgill joins us to discuss a wrongful death lawsuit involving Kratom, the widely available and largely unregulated substance sold in gas stations across the U.S. At the center of the case is Patrick Coyne, a 39-year-old husband and father, whose death has been attributed to Kratom…

Kidnapped at Birth (Part 2 of 2)

Paul Fronczak discovered that he was not biologically related to his parents, Dora and Chester Fronczak, but was born in New Jersey as Jack Rosenthal. He also learned he had a twin sister, Jill, who was missing. Paul's search for his identity had expanded. He was now looking for three people: the r…

Kidnapped at Birth (Part 1 of 2)

In 1964, Paul Fronczak was kidnapped from a Chicago hospital just one day after he was born. Miraculously found and returned two years later, he grew up unaware of his past until a childhood discovery sparked a search for the truth. As an adult, Paul’s investigation into his own identity uncovers a…

Off Record: A Mother on Trial (with Samantha Michaels)

Investigative reporter Samantha Michaels of Mother Jones spent a year digging into Oklahoma’s controversial “failure to protect” laws—statutes meant to safeguard children, but that can also send victims to prison. At the center of her reporting is Kerry King, a mother of four, and the fallout from …