EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 47 MIN

97. The Eiffel Tower Conman

from Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling · host BBC Radio 5 Live

Laura looks at the life of Victor Lustig, an ambitious 1920s conman who ‘sold’ both the Eiffel Tower and Tower Bridge to gullible businessmen. Plus, he built a fake ‘money printing machine’ AND he swindled $5,000 from history’s most notorious gangster, Al Capone.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

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