In May 2024, Graceland was 24 hours from foreclosure—all because of a forged signature from a woman who'd been dead for 18 months.

Lisa Jeanine Findley, a 54-year-old con artist from Missouri, nearly stole Elvis Presley's mansion using fake companies, burner phones, and Microsoft Word in a $2.85M extortion attempt that shocked Memphis.

Host Steve Rhode shares his personal connection to Elvis's death, then unravels how Findley impersonated three different people in panicked emails to CBS News, created companies 6 years after they supposedly made loans, and was still shredding evidence when the FBI knocked on her door.

From fake cancer diagnoses to claiming Nigerian scammers framed her, this case reveals what happens when decades of small cons escalate into one massive delusion.

Because this isn't fiction. It's True Crime Cases You Haven't Heard.

Features exclusive analysis from the series' criminologist on the psychology of fraud, plus a bonus conversation exploring how someone convinces themselves they can steal an American icon.

Episode highlights:

• The email meltdown where one woman argued with herself as three people
• The company created 6 years after it supposedly made a loan
• The shredder still warm when FBI agents arrived
• Why spelling "Chancery" wrong might have saved Graceland

All details from court documents, official records, and sworn testimony.

You can download case files on the show episode page at TrueCrimeUnheard.com.

In this gripping episode of our True Crime podcast, we delve into the untold true crime story of federal agent Alberico Crespo, who knelt at a Santería altar—was he seeking spiritual guidance or protecting a drug empire?

This shocking true crime case reveals how a decorated fraud investigator used his badge to shield the very crimes he swore to stop, including connections to drug trafficker Jorge Diaz.

Based on court records, FBI wiretaps, and sworn testimony from his 2023 trial, we explore the missed 2018 tip that could have prevented 240,000 pills from hitting the street, and uncover the tragic deaths of four elderly victims found in seized trafficking files.

Discover the details behind why Crespo received a sentence of 97 months—longer than the dealer he protected.

Join me as we honor the victims and investigate the failings of justice in this riveting episode. Full source links available at TrueCrimeUnheard.com.

He confessed to killing 48 women, but the real story is darker. In this episode, we strip away the myths and expose the realities of Gary Ridgway — the so-called Green River Killer. Discover why he wasn’t caught for nearly 20 years, how he hid in plain sight as a father and factory worker, and the systemic failures that allowed him to keep killing. Built entirely from court records, sworn testimony, and prosecutorial files, this episode reveals lessons law enforcement — and society — still struggle to learn.