Long for the good ol' days when people were honest? Well, keep dreaming! Railey Jane Savage shares stories of the great scammers of history who would cheat you as soon as look at you!

You can find her book, A Century of Swindles, at Amazon: https://amzn.to/42PjjQ7

Thanks Railey Jane for a great conversation!

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https://jimharold.com/retail-gangster-the-story-of-crazy-eddie-crime-scene-205/New Yorkers remember the wild TV ads of Crazy Eddie, a very popular electronics chain in the 70s & 80s. Investigative journalist Gary Weiss joins us to talk about the real Eddie Antar and his machinations to separate customers from their dollars in a, not always, honest way.

You can find Gary's book on the subject over at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WTTKvJ

Thanks Gary!

Finding mutilated bodies and chasing a mad butcher sounds like something out of a Jack The Ripper book. However, these headlines were found much closer to home for me!

In the 1930s, my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio was terrorized by the Torso Killer who may have killed as many as 12-13 people. The criminal left the bodies in a dismembered and mutilated state around the city. Author James Jessen Badal joined us in this classic program from 2014 to talk about this fascinating case.

Believe it or not, Eliot Ness of Untouchables fame was a key player and the case is still not officially solved after all of these years.

Many of the events involved occurred close to where I grew up and I've always been fascinated by this gruesome tale of Cleveland lore.

You can find Dr. Badal's book, In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland's Torso Murders can be found at Amazon: https://amzn.to/42KbxHW

Thanks Dr. Badal!