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"The Sadist Manifesto" - Mike Debardeleben

·1 hr 58 min·5 clips
Described by profiler Roy Hazelwood as the most dangerous of all aberrant offenders, the great white shark of deviant crime.
A deep-dive true crime podcast exploring the life and crimes of James Mitchell DeBardeleben, an almost unknown serial criminal who was one of the most prolific counterfeiters in US history and a suspected serial killer. The hosts trace his troubled childhood in a military family through his criminal career, examining how FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood classified him as the exemplar of true sexual sadism.

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A talky, grim look at the Mall Passer and the counterfeiting case that finally exposed him.

This episode tracks the Mall Passer, a skilled and prolific counterfeiter who moved hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake bills across 38 states before Roger Colin Blanchard's 1983 arrest in Maryville, Tennessee revealed James Mitchell de Barta k's identity.

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If you want a grim case unraveled by two people thinking out loud, press play.

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