Episode 173 - A Very Normal Time

As we travel further into the new year, it provides new opportunities for the world's scammers. In this episode of the BTC, we look at two strange cases of scams going awry. A special thank you to this week's guest host, Eileen Walters!You can check out 600 Second Saga here!Research links below!Ring the Damn Bell - "A Wrestling With Sin Mystery: The Carny Con Man Jerry Balisok"Casetext - "State v. Balisok"Mental Floss - "How Conman Jerry Balisok Pulled the Ultimate Disappearing Act"68 Wn. App. 277, 843 P.2d 1086, STATE v. BALISOKStevenWarran - "March 10, 1990, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 'Jonestown Victim' Turns Up Alive In the King County Jail, by Jack Hopkins"Find A Grave - "Jerry Bibb Balisok"Justia - "State v. Balisok"The Seattle Times - "Murder Conviction Overturned By Court -- Court Of Appeals Rules Jury Action Prejuduced Trial"The Seattle Times - "Man Feared Dead In Jonestown Ran Hoax, Police Say"AARP Podcast - The Perfect Scam - Colorado Funeral Home Body Brokering Scheme Part 1 & 2 - Episodes 153-154 - May 11 & 18, 2023.KKCO11 News - "Montrose funeral home mastermind and co-conspirator sentenced"United States Attorney's Office: District of Colorado - "Sunset Mesa Funeral Home Operators Sentenced to Federal Prison For Illegal Body Part Scheme"Courthouse News Service - "Colorado funeral home director to pay restitution for selling body parts"The Daily Sentinel - "Body of complaints piled up: State knew of funeral home concerns long before FBI raid"