Episodes

For years, Dr. Thomas Weiner was a medical god in Helena, Montana. He was one of the busiest oncologists in the country, earning more than any peer or even the CEO at his hospital. He had a magnetic charm—nurses fought tooth and nail just to be assigned to his staff. Half the town still considers him a hero. They are wrong. In this episode of Slippery, we track the recent, catastrophic downfall of Dr. Weiner after his medical license was stripped. We unearth the horrifying case of a patient tr...

What is it like to sit across from one of the FBI’s most wanted men? In this gripping debrief, we talk with producer and writer Nancy Sexton, who traveled to an undisclosed location in France where she snagged an exclusive, face-to-face interview with the elusive fugitive, Harry McDaniel. Nancy pulls back the curtain on Harry’s high-wire act of survival, detailing a relentless rollercoaster journey of evading international law enforcement. But beyond the thrill of the chase lies a deeply human...

What’s a totally reasonable response to your business getting squeezed by the competition? If you’re Harry McDaniel, it’s apparently taking $1.7 million that technically doesn’t belong to you and fleeing the country. You know, a classic corporate pivot. Back in the 1990s, Harry co-owned a paper company. But when illegal business practices started tanking his operation and the government failed to play hero, Harry decided to take matters—and a massive pile of cash—into his own hands. Naturally, ...

In 2003, Andrew Luster—multimillionaire heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune—was convicted of 86 counts of rape, drug-facilitated sexual assault, and poisoning. After fleeing the country and sparking an international manhunt, he was sentenced to 124 years in prison. Now, he is scheduled to walk free nearly a century early. In this exclusive DEBRIEF episode, we sit down for a groundbreaking conversation with Shawna Morgan. As Luster’s second victim, Shawna has spent decades healing in priva...

He was the multi-millionaire heir to the Max Factor cosmetics empire, living a life of absolute privilege on the California coast. But behind closed doors, Andrew Luster was using his fortune to fund a horrifying hidden life as a serial predator—drugging, raping, and videotaping his victims. When the law finally caught up to him, Luster didn't just stand trial; he cut off his ankle monitor and vanished. What followed was a wild international FBI manhunt that ended with a chaotic, televised capt...

Scott and Nancy turn back the clock and reveal how two spunky kids from opposite sides of the country ended up in the center of some of the biggest true crime stories ever. This is the Slippery origin story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices