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38. Steven Jay Russell | The Real "I Love You Phillip Morris" Story

Podcast: Homocidal Tendency: A Queer True Crime Podcast · Homocidal Tendency | LGBTQ Crime & Dark History

Opublikowano: 2026-09-13

This week, we are stepping away from the grim and the gruesome to explore one of the most bizarre, darkly comedic true crime stories in history. ​Meet Steven Jay Russell, the "King Con." He didn't use shivs, explosives, or violence to beat the Texas justice system. Armed with a 163 IQ and weaponized confidence, Steven conned his way into a corporate CFO position, embezzled $800,000 to fund a luxurious lifestyle for the man he loved, and then proceeded to walk out of prison four separate times using nothing but a walkie-talkie, a telephone, a typewriter, and...