Red Collar

A weekly series about con artists who kill, money and murder hosted by Catherine Townsend.

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The Preacher's Wife: Shirley Jo Phillips

When the decapitated body of pastor’s wife Wilma Plaster is found in Springfield, Missouri, police investigate rumors of a married lover and a female con artist. As the body count rises, this shocking story proves that no one is safe from red collar criminals even our grandmothers. SOURCES: Glenn “Buddy” Minster Obituary (1959 - 2014) | Springfield, MO STATE v. PHILLIPS | FindLaw Shirley Jo Phillips Kills Wilma Plaster, Dismembers Her | Crime News Shirley Joe Philips | Facing Evil Body Parts Bel...

Jun 23, 2022•35 min

Follow the Blood Money: Alex Murdaugh

Catherine follows the updates on the Murdaugh case: Gloria Satterfield's body is set to be exhumed, a look at yet another weird 911 call, and allegations of a corrupt judge.

Jun 17, 2022•8 min

Murdaugh Country: Alex Murdaugh

Did Alex Murdaugh, scion of a powerful South Carolina legal family, really try to stage his own suicide? As police investigate the unsolved deaths of his wife and son, the bodies continue to pile up in this real life Southern Gothic murder mystery. SOURCES: Unsolved Murdaugh Murders Expose Years of South Carolina Mysteries - The New York Times State Grand Jury Indicts Former Bank CEO Russell Laffitte. More Charges for Murdaugh and Fleming Murdaugh True-Crime Saga Getting Scripted Treatment at Li...

Jun 16, 2022•44 min

Follow the Blood Money: Robert and Andrew Kissel

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/male-domestic-violence-survivors-say-feel-depp-heard-trial-turning-poi-rcna29742 https://www.justice.gov/archives/fraudtaskforce/report-fraud/chart This Daily Mail article has photos of Nancy Kissel - before and after. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5182749/Hong-Kong-milkshake-murderer-challenges-life-sentence.html...

Jun 10, 2022•10 min

Blood Brothers: Robert and Andrew Kissel

Multimillionaire banker Robert Kissel was poisoned with a milkshake in his Hong Kong high rise; his brother Andrew was beaten to death at his mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. One brother was a smashing success, the other was a con artist. Both were sucked into a world of high-society scandal involving sex, drugs, and massive fraud on opposite sides of the world. SOURCES: Never Enough Kindle Edition - McGinniss, Joe Stamford Advocate Developer Set to Plead Guilty Is Slain at Home - The New York...

Jun 09, 2022•48 min

Follow the Blood Money: Eric Hanson

SOURCES: Red Collar White Collar Fraud by Frank Perri

Jun 03, 2022•10 min

House of Horrors: Eric Hanson

After police find four members of the Hanson family bludgeoned and shot to death in an upscale neighborhood in Aurora, Illinois, the hunt is on to find the psychopath who was stalking them - before the killer strikes again.

Jun 02, 2022•41 min

Introducing Blood Money

What would you do for money? For white collar criminals, the answer seems to be, almost anything. But even though they launder millions of dollars, steal someone’s identity or even cause entire financial systems to crumble, we don’t associate them with murder. Neither does the FBI: They specifically classify white collar crimes as those that involve fraud - but NOT violence. But experts have identified a subgroup of white collar criminals - the ones who kill when their deception is uncovered. Th...

May 19, 2022•1 min

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