Show Notes
A failed bombing in Yemen. A list of 23 names. And a lawsuit that pulls a hidden war into the light. In this episode, we break down the allegations that a U.S.-based private military company—made up of former American special operators—was hired by the UAE to carry out targeted killings during the Yemen war. Using court documents, investigative reporting, and firsthand accounts, we trace the story from a single assassination attempt in Aden to a broader pattern of covert operations, exposing the blurred line between counterterrorism and political targeting. This isn’t just about one attack—it’s about a system, a legal gray zone, and the question of how modern warfare is conducted when it’s designed to stay invisible.
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A routine encounter near Independence Mall unexpectedly cracked open one of Philadelphia’s strangest ongoing investigations. A woman was found using the identity of a missing person, leading police to a house on West Chew Avenue in Olney—and into the bizarre world surrounding Raymond Horsch, a photographer and filmmaker with a decades-long history that stretched from Philadelphia to New Zealand. What investigators reportedly uncovered next only made the story darker: missing women, fake identities, an enormous archive of explicit and disturbing material, photographs and videos that authorities have scrutinized for possible evidence of real deaths, and allegations involving a recording said to show the killing of Nicole Fusaro. But the case is far from simple. Some of Horsch’s imagery was staged. Some early evidence reports later changed. And several women connected to the investigation are still missing. In this episode, we go deep into the Olney House investigation—Raymond Horsch’s bizarre past, the women whose names became tied to the case, the search of the Chew Avenue property, the explicit material that raised disturbing questions, and the mystery investigators are still trying to unravel. The House on Chew Avenue: The Olney House Investigation
This week on Gangster Wednesday, we travel through the rapidly changing world of international organised crime—from the alleged cover-up surrounding Héctor Cuén’s murder and Mexico’s mysterious drone thefts and security alerts, to the daylight assassination of Israeli underworld figure Yanis Yushvaev and the arrests of Ecuadorian suspect “Chito” and Scottish gangland figure Steven “Bonzo” Daniel. We examine new questions about EncroChat evidence in Jonathan Gill’s extradition case, an alleged cocaine-support fleet operating off Ecuador, a Cambodian cryptocurrency network accused of laundering money for the Sinaloa Cartel, and the recovery of firearms and viable explosive devices in Dundalk. We also separate fact from internet speculation in two disturbing true-crime investigations: South Korea’s Jeju missing-person scandal and the Philadelphia house containing approximately 70,000 videos connected to women missing for years. All charges and official accusations discussed remain allegations unless a conviction is specifically stated.
We talk about Daniel Kinahans extradition and the lack of American coverage and what the future is for the Kinahan Cartel. Also more information into Bolle Jos attempted capture by the Netherlands, and Mexicos continued fight against the crumbling CJNG structure and more
Tonight on Gangster Fridays, we break down a week where the global underworld looks like it is being squeezed from every direction. Sean McGovern gets 24 years in Dublin, a Kinahan-linked oil tanker story pulls Irish gangland into Iran sanctions and dark-fleet shipping, Angelo Pandeli is deported from Bali after allegedly trying to flee on a private jet with a fake passport, and violent stories erupt from Belfast, Barcelona, Limerick, Massachusetts, South Africa, and beyond. From courtrooms to riots, encrypted phones to alleged hitmen, this week asks one big question: are the old safe havens for organized crime finally collapsing?