Have You Seen This Man?

John Ruffo engineered one of the most outlandish frauds in American history -- a $350 million swindle. But even after his arrest, no one really knew Ruffo. When the unassuming Brooklyn computer salesman pleaded guilty in 1998 and received a 17-year prison sentence, his story was just beginning. He turned in his ankle monitor, made a final stop at an ATM, drove to JFK Airport and vanished. In Season 2, the ABC News investigative unit joins the U.S. Marshals cold-case fugitive manhunt for Ruffo as they span the globe and uncover surprising details about his cloak-and-dagger past. The final clue may come from listeners who will once again be asked, Have You Seen This Man?

Trailer: 'Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery' 11/12/2024

Trailer: 'Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery' Introducing a new investigative true crime series: "Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery." Karen Silkwood’s death 50 years ago this November continues to haunt Oklahoma and the nation. The 28-year-old plutonium plant worker died in a fatal crash while driving to meet a reporter with The New York Times allegedly to deliver evidence documenting unsafe conditions at the plant. Two reporters who covered the Silkwood story in 1974 have spent years trying to piece together what many in Oklahoma speculate: Karen Silkwood may have died for what she knew. Fifty years later, hear newly-discovered investigative tapes, deathbed conversations and long-awaited interviews reexamining what happened that night. Listen to Ep. 1 on , , , or you get your podcasts. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/33902857

S2 | Ep. 6: The Barber 09/15/2021

S2 | Ep. 6: The Barber A scrap of paper that Linda found in Ruffo’s coat pocket reveals an early clue pointing investigators to Italy. Does Ruffo’s Italian barber know more? U.S. Marshals head to Rome for answers in the midst of a global pandemic. They try and rekindle the search for the fugitive on the Adriatic coast. Back home, Ruffo's former wife contemplates a reunion she both dreads and desperately wants. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155283

S2 | Ep. 5: In from the Cold 09/08/2021

S2 | Ep. 5: In from the Cold In secret diaries he left behind, John Ruffo spins an exotic Cold War tale. But is it all part of another Ruffo con? Did one FBI veteran carry crucial information to the grave? We go in search of retired agents and an infamous convicted FBI turncoat to see if any of them hold answers to the mystery of Ruffo’s escape. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155298

S2 | Ep. 4: The Long Con 09/01/2021

S2 | Ep. 4: The Long Con Investigators thought they knew John Ruffo when they exposed his crime. But in tape-recorded prison calls, Ruffo’s accomplice tells the FBI they don't know the half of it. One of Ruffo’s lawyers reveals the reason he needed a top secret clearance to mount Ruffo’s defense. And as Ruffo’s past takes shape, U.S. Marshals enter a maze of fake identities and front companies, trying to follow the money. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155308

S2 | Ep. 3: The Dream 08/25/2021

S2 | Ep. 3: The Dream Linda Lausten spent 19 years married to a man she never really knew. His escape sent her reeling -- as if widowed by a husband who wasn’t dead. She starts to uncover clues about who John Ruffo really was. As the U.S. Marshals continue their search, go along as a tantalizing lead takes them inside Dodger Stadium. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155313

S2 | Ep. 2: Project Star 08/18/2021

S2 | Ep. 2: Project Star The crime was audacious –- the biggest swindle of its time –- falsely trading on the name and clout of American’s tobacco giant, Phillip Morris. Getting access to millions, John Ruffo transformed himself into a Wall Street high roller. He spun fantastical tales of secret government missions. And when it all started to unravel, he ripped a page from a John Grisham thriller, leaving U.S. Marshal criminal profilers to make sense of a cryptic farewell note. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155328

S2 | Ep. 1: ‘Hold On, Marshal Kevin’ 08/11/2021

S2 | Ep. 1: ‘Hold On, Marshal Kevin’ John Ruffo, a small-time computer salesman from New York City with a surprising gift for deception, committed a staggering $353 million bank fraud. After Ruffo was handed a 17-year sentence, the U.S. Marshals had him in handcuffs, ready to haul him off to prison. What happened next would leave a trail of shattered lives and spark one of the longest, most intensive manhunts in U.S. history. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155348

S2 | Trailer: Join the Global Manhunt for John Ruffo 07/29/2021

S2 | Trailer: Join the Global Manhunt for John Ruffo John Ruffo was an unassuming computer salesman from Brooklyn who engineered one of the most outlandish frauds in American history. He received a 17-year sentence for his $350 million swindle -- but his story didn’t end there. After he turned in his ankle monitor, Ruffo made a final stop at an ATM, drove to JFK Airport and vanished. The ABC News investigative unit now joins the U.S. Marshals as they span the globe and uncover surprising details about his cloak-and-dagger past. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155353

S1 | Bonus: Sweet Home Alabama? 11/19/2020

S1 | Bonus: Sweet Home Alabama? The search for convicted killer Lester Eubanks winds into the thick woods of Warrior, Alabama, as this podcast and enhanced media attention delivers a steady flow of fresh tips to the U.S. Marshals. The deputy leading the search contracts coronavirus, but not before finding a tiny crack in the wall of silence around the longtime fugitive. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155373

S1 | Ep. 6: Gone Too Soon 11/20/2019

S1 | Ep. 6: Gone Too Soon The U.S. Marshals explore the potential for genetics to lead them to Lester Eubanks as the manhunt continues to heat up. And the community of Mansfield rallies behind the surviving relatives of Mary Ellen Deener. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155388

S1 | Ep. 5: He Ain't Gonna Give You S--- 11/13/2019

S1 | Ep. 5: He Ain't Gonna Give You S--- Mary Ellen's family makes a public plea for help. The US Marshals meet a relative of Lester Eubanks' who appears ready to help. And we make an unexpected discovery. Could an oil painting hold important clues to Lester's whereabouts? /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155398

S1 | Ep. 4: Father Figure 11/06/2019

S1 | Ep. 4: Father Figure With a fishing license for identification and a ten-speed bike to get around, Lester Eubanks starts a new life with a new identity. And he becomes the mentor to a young teenager, who speaks publicly about that period for the very first time. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155413

S1 | Ep. 3: Blood is Thicker Than Water 10/30/2019

S1 | Ep. 3: Blood is Thicker Than Water Lester Eubanks finds himself outside the prison walls. As he sets out to start his life on the run, he turns to a relative for shelter and support. And some people begin erecting barriers to avoid questions about Lester's disappearance -- an effort that persists to this day. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155428

S1 | Ep. 2: A Trip to the Mall 10/23/2019

S1 | Ep. 2: A Trip to the Mall For years, Ohio's prisons operated as menacing dungeons, with inmates facing unchecked violence of the sort depicted in Hollywood movies. But Lester Eubanks arrives at the Ohio State Penitentiary in the midst of a prison reform movement. And he capitalizes on a brief window of opportunity. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155433

S1 | Ep. 1: Outside the Half-Hour Laundromat 10/23/2019

S1 | Ep. 1: Outside the Half-Hour Laundromat The murder of an Ohio middle school student in 1965 shocks a hard-working community. And the arrest of a 22-year-old military man with a checkered record appears to be the end of a painful chapter for her family. But when Lester Eubanks heads off to prison, it is just the beginning of the story. /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155443

S1 | Trailer: Join the Nationwide Manhunt for Lester Eubanks 10/15/2019

S1 | Trailer: Join the Nationwide Manhunt for Lester Eubanks The U.S. Marshals recently added notorious murderer Lester Eubanks, who's been on the run for over 45 years, to their 15 Most Wanted list. While on bail awaiting trial for sexual assault in 1965, Eubanks shot and bludgeoned 14-year-old Mary Ellen Deener to death in Mansfield, Ohio. After his apprehension, Eubanks confessed to the crime, was convicted and received the death sentence. While confined in the Ohio state prison system, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. Then, in a series of shocking eve /episode/index/show/55484adc-534c-4420-bdd3-f1e9c7e08e3b/id/31155453

Have You Seen This Man?

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