Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 296 episodes
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Historical True Crime — assassins, gangsters, mobsters and lawmen; manhunts, scandals and unexplained phenomena. Stories of the wildest and darkest chapters of America's past.
Unknown Host hosts Infamous America, a history show with 296 episodes published.
While FBI agents wait for information which might reveal the identity of one of the armed robbers they have been chasing for six months, they decide to set up a surveillance operation in South Miami. On April 11, 1986, M
After a robbery spree in October and November of 1985, Michael Platt and Bill Matix go dark until January of 1986. They return to their favorite territory in South Miami, but they run into trouble when a witness provides
In October of 1985, two armed robbers, Michael Platt and Bill Matix, begin targeting banks and armored cars in broad daylight in South Miami. They wear masks and army fatigues, and they have no problem opening fire in pu
Frank Lucas experiences a rough ride in the second half of the 1980s, and he hits rock bottom in the early 1990s. But when he is at his lowest point, one of his brothers throws him a lifeline. Frank finally leaves the he
In 1975, the law finally takes down Frank Lucas. Frank faces decades in prison, and he makes a decision to work with New Jersey prosecutor Richie Roberts to reduce his sentence. When Frank returns to Harlem, his empire i
Hard times arrive for Frank Lucas’s heroin business. In the early 1970s, Harlem gangsters start dying, disappearing, or going to prison as a DEA-NYPD task force rounds up the leading players. Frank is forced to resort to
After Bumpy Johnson dies, Frank Lucas travels to Bangkok, Thailand and sets up a powerful heroin operation. Frank’s new gang, nicknamed the Country Boys, makes millions selling heroin in New York and New Jersey. Frank ma
Bumpy Johnson, the Godfather of Harlem, goes to prison after the betrayal by Flash Walker. While Bumpy serves time at Alcatraz, Frank Lucas commits two high-profile robberies in Harlem. When Bumpy returns home, he brings
Before Frank Lucas is a household name in Harlem, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson runs the city. During the Prohibition and Depression eras, Bumpy rises through the ranks of Stephanie St. Clair’s gang. Bumpy leads the gang in
As a police task force revisits evidence from one of the murders in the 1980s, the next series of crimes begins in the same area of Texas that has been haunted for twenty years. In 1997, a young mother stages a daring es
After a pause, the disappearances begin again in 1983 when Heide Fye vanishes after using a payphone in League City, Texas. A year later, Laura Miller vanishes after using the same payphone. They are two of four female v
In the summer of 1971, outside of Houston, Texas, Claire Wilson is six minutes late to pick up her 13-year-old daughter, Colette, after band practice. In those six minutes, Colette Wilson disappears. Weeks of frantic sea
Members of the SWAT team confront the remaining robber and finally end the North Hollywood Shootout. Elements of the 44-minute gunbattle spark immediate controversy, and the event accelerates major changes in police depa
The shootout moves into a residential neighborhood, and the LAPD organizes the rescue of injured officers and civilians. One of the robbers makes his final stand, and the other struggles to continue his escape. Thanks to
The robbery escalates. Dr. Jorge Montes, a dentist whose office is across the street from Bank of America, helps Detective John Krulac and Officer James Zboravan. Robbers Larry Phillips and Emil Matasareanu continue the
When the robbery becomes frustrating, Larry Phillips begins the North Hollywood Shootout. Officers in multiple locations withstand gunfire from illegally modified fully automatic assault rifles and they struggle to fight
After two armored car robberies, Larry Phillips and Emil Matasareanu graduate to bank robberies. They have an arsenal of high-powered weapons at their disposal, and they show no fear of confrontation with police. They ex
In the 1990s, Los Angeles was the reigning bank robbery capital of the world. As two young men from Pasadena became increasingly disgruntled, they gravitated toward armed robbery. One wanted wealth and status. The other
HH Holmes goes to trial for the murder of Benjamin Pitezel. The legal battle is headline news, and he loves the attention. During that time, investigators make disturbing discoveries in the basement of the Murder Castle
After six months on the run, law enforcement arrests HH Holmes for insurance fraud. Holmes believes he has secured a sweetheart deal which will allow him to face minimal punishment, but then he learns he is being investi
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Infamous America is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under history (society) and has published 296 episodes.
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