The Fake Federal Agents: A True Crime Case
A crew impersonating DEA agents kidnapped and tortured a Naperville businessman. Built from 15 court documents. The full case you haven't heard.
Overlooked criminal cases investigated through court records, FBI affidavits, and verified documents. No sensationalism. No speculation. Just the evidence.
Documentary investigations backed by real-world experience in emergency response, public records, and investigative journalism. Every case is researched through court documents, FBI affidavits, and verified sources you can check yourself.
Every investigation follows a documentary standard: primary sources, verified facts, and respect for victims.
Court filings, FBI affidavits, and primary documents you can verify yourself—not rumors or recycled clips.
No graphic descriptions, no gore, no spectacle. The focus is on systems, institutions, and the people failed by them.
Lesser-known cases with deep records—the kind of files that reveal how power, money, and bureaucracy really work.
Recent episodes built from court records and primary documents—not just headlines.
A crew impersonating DEA agents kidnapped and tortured a Naperville businessman. Built from 15 court documents. The full case you haven't heard.
Alan Filion ran a swatting-for-hire service called Torswats â 375+ calls, a Telegram price list, AI voices. Built from 20 federal court documents.
Peter Karasev — PhD engineer, Amazon subsidiary ML scientist, $250K salary — bombed two PG&E transformers in San Jose while his three children slept. Built…
Five Feeding Our Future defendants stalked a 23-year-old juror and delivered $120,000 in a Hallmark bag. She called 911. Built from federal court documents.
Craig Lang killed a Florida couple to fund a mercenary trip to Venezuela — then fled to Ukraine. Two life sentences. Built from federal court…
Christina Chapman ran a North Korea laptop farm from suburban Arizona — 90 laptops, 68 stolen identities, $17.1M funding nuclear weapons. Built from 402 pages…
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