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About Behind the Scanner
Welcome to Behind the Scanner, your home for true crime. In every episode, we unpack real criminal cases and the investigations behind them. Press follow and join us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
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- Behind the Scanner
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- true crime
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- en
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- First episode
- 16 Oct 2026
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
14 episodes in the feed.
21 Oct 2026
One Drop of Blood: The Theranos Deception
A young Stanford dropout promised to revolutionize medicine with a single drop of blood, building a $9 billion Silicon Valley empire called Theranos. Behind closed doors, secret technology failures were masked through extreme corporate intimidation and fake lab demonstrations. Uncover the courageous whistleblowers, the investigative journalism that cracked the corporate secrecy, and the federal trial that brought down Elizabeth Holmes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
21 Oct 2026
The $65B Wall Street Illusion: Bernie Madoff
Wall Street legend Bernie Madoff executed the largest Ponzi scheme in history, fraudulently amassing $65 billion under the guise of an elite investment fund. Operating from a secretive floor in New York, his team deposited client cash directly into a single bank account while fabricating decades of trading records. When the 2008 global financial crisis sparked $7 billion in client withdrawal demands, the zero-balance reality came to light. Uncover Madoff's confession to his sons, the massive FBI investigation, and the 150-year prison sentence that brought down Wall Street's biggest con. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
21 Oct 2026
The $100M Highway Heist: America's Largest Jewelry Theft
In July 2022, an organized cargo theft ring executed the largest jewelry heist in American history by trailing a Brinks armored semitruck across California. Waiting for a brief pause at a dark highway rest stop, the thieves breached the truck and vanished with 27 duffel bags containing over $100 million in gems and luxury watches. Uncover the federal investigation, the high-stakes tracking operation, and the arrests that brought down the interstate criminal network. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
20 Oct 2026
Latex Faces and Lost Millions: The Graff Diamonds Heist
On August 6, 2009, two men pulled off a £40 million heist at Graff Diamonds in London using liquid latex prostheses to completely bypass security. Despite meticulous planning and high-speed getaway swaps, the entire operation unravelled over a single cheap burner phone left behind in a getaway car. In this episode of Behind the Scanner , we unpack how Hollywood-grade disguises beat elite security systems—and how a single human error brought down the masterminds. Subscribe to Behind the Scanner for more deep dives into legendary crime cases! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
20 Oct 2026
Blackout in Dresden: The $123M Vault Heist
In 2019, a criminal syndicate sabotaged Dresden’s power grid, plunging the area into darkness before breaking into the historic Green Vault museum. Stealing over $123 million in priceless royal jewels, the gang executed one of the largest heists in modern history. Step inside the high-stakes investigation, the notorious Berlin clan connection, and the court deal that helped recover part of Germany’s lost heritage. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
20 Oct 2026
The Paris Drag Heist: $113M in Diamonds
How did a gang in skirts and blonde wigs pull off a $113 million heist in broad daylight? In 2007 and 2008, armed robbers targeted the ultra-exclusive Harry Winston boutique in Paris with the help of an inside security guard. Discover how disguises, insider betrayal, and a high-stakes police investigation led to finding millions in stolen gems hidden inside a neighborhood drain! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
20 Oct 2026
The $100M Diamond Heist
How did a team of thieves pull off a $100M vault heist—only to be caught by a half-eaten salami sandwich? In 2003, Leonardo Notarbartolo bypassed 10 layers of high-tech security at the Antwerp Diamond Center. But one careless mistake left behind the DNA evidence that brought him down. Listen to the unbelievable story behind the Heist of the Century! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
18 Oct 2026
Heavyweight Kingpin The $1B Cocaine Heist
How did a Montenegrin heavyweight boxer become the mastermind behind a $1 billion maritime cocaine smuggling operation? In this episode of Behind the Scanner, we unravel the unbelievable true story of Goran Gogic and the Balkan Cartel's high-stakes infiltration of commercial shipping lines—culminating in the historic 20-ton cocaine bust aboard the MSC Gayane at the Port of Philadelphia. We examine the sophisticated logistics behind midnight ocean transfers, the recruitment of corrupt container ship crew members, and how Gogic coordinated multi-ton shipments from Colombia to Europe via U.S. ports until his dramatic arrest at Miami International Airport. Dive into the intelligence operations, maritime security breakdowns, and the legal takedown of one of the largest maritime narcotics conspiracies in federal history. Subscribe for more investigative deep dives into global drug networks, high-tech smuggling tactics, and law enforcement operations. Subscribe for more investigative deep dives into global drug networks, high-tech smuggling tactics, and law enforcement operations. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
18 Oct 2026
Silent Flights, Heavy Cargo
Drones are turning international borders into an invisible aerial highway for dangerous narcotics. From remote-piloted quadcopters flying high-grade methamphetamine over the US-Mexico perimeter to illicit night flights transporting ecstasy across the Niagara River from Canada, drug cartels are leveraging unmanned aircraft to bypass traditional physical barriers. In this episode of Behind the Scanner, we examine the high-stakes technological arms race between cartel drone operators and border law enforcement. We detail real-life cross-border interceptions—including the downfall of Jorge Rivera’s 13-pound meth operation—the struggle of border patrol agents trying to counter rapidly evolving aerial tech, and the heavy federal prison sentences delivered to those caught piloting contraband into the United States. Subscribe for more investigative deep dives into global drug networks, high-tech smuggling tactics, and border security operations. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
18 Oct 2026
The Atlantic Narco-Sub
In November 2019, a handcrafted 65-foot fiberglass semi-submersible slipped out of the Amazon rainforest and headed straight into the treacherous open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Inside were three men, 3,000 kilograms of high-grade cocaine worth over $100 million, and barely enough room to sit upright. In this episode of Behind the Scanner, we follow the brutal, harrowing story of Agustín Álvarez—a former Spanish amateur boxing champion who agreed to pilot Europe’s first trans-Atlantic narco-submarine. Explore the nightmare 27-day, 3,500-mile journey across raging seas: extreme claustrophobia, toxic diesel fumes, mechanical failures, and starvation—ending in a desperate, chaotic standoff off the rocky coast of Galicia, Spain. Subscribe for more deep dives into global drug networks, maritime smuggling operations, and high-tech border security intercepts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
17 Oct 2026
The Fall of El Chapo & amp; The Cartel State
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman built a multi-billion-dollar drug empire that spanned decades—until American justice caught up with him, resulting in a historic sentence of life in prison plus 30 years. But the downfall of Sinaloa's kingpin exposed a far deeper threat: cartels don't just evade governments, they infiltrate them. In this episode of Behind the Scanner, we uncover: • The Empire's Collapse: The multi-agency investigation, billions in laundered funds, and ultimate sentencing of the Sinaloa Cartel's leader. • The Cienfuegos Affair: The shocking U.S. arrest of Mexico’s former Defense Minister and the diplomatic fallout that upended international drug enforcement. • High-Level Corruption: How political protection and state-level bribery fueled transnational organized crime across borders. A dramatic true-crime investigation into how power, betrayal, and state corruption built—and fractured—the world's most notorious drug cartel . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
17 Oct 2026
Inside the Fentanyl Pipeline China, Crypto & Cartels
Forget street corners—today’s illicit fentanyl trade runs like everyday e-commerce. In this episode, we trace the global pipeline connecting Chinese chemical storefronts, anonymous crypto payments, Mexican cartel labs, and federal sting operations. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
16 Oct 2026
The FBI’s Encrypted Phone Trap
When global cartels needed an unbreakable way to communicate, the FBI gave them ANOM—a secure phone app secretly built with a hidden backdoor. Believing the devices were 100% private, crime syndicates across 100+ countries unwittingly funded their own real-time surveillance, broadcasting over 27 million messages straight to law enforcement. In this episode of Behind the Scanner , we uncover: • How the FBI subverted end-to-end encryption to trick 12,000 elite criminals. • The live interception of massive drug shipments, crypto money laundering, and hit plots. • The historic 48-hour global takedown that resulted in over 800 arrests worldwide. The ultimate true-crime story of how the underworld’s favorite privacy tool became its biggest trap. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
16 Oct 2026
How Cartels Infiltrate Airport Security
While you're sipping coffee at your departure gate, a multi-billion-dollar shadow war is unfolding right beneath your feet. International airports face an impossible dilemma: maintain lightning-fast global trade, or enforce absolute security. In this deep dive, we reveal how transnational cartels exploit that exact crack in the system—weaponizing logistics speed, corrupting the tarmac, and slipping past human checkpoints. In this episode: • The Perishable Trap: Why a cargo hold of fresh flowers is customs' biggest nightmare. • The Insider Threat: The dark psychology behind tarmac breakrooms and the "culture of looking away." • The AI Counter-Strike: How next-gen spiral X-rays and neural networks are taking human error—and corruption—out of the equation. Step behind the "Authorized Personnel Only" doors. Hit play to see what’s really Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-scanner--7469504/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). This episode includes AI-generated content.
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