SAD OLIGARCH
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WHAT HAPPENED TO RUSSIA'S DEAD OLIGARCHS?
Since January 2022, more than 12 of Russia's wealthiest oligarchs have been found dead. One was poisoned with frog venom. One was found hanged on a handrail with his wife and children killed with an axe. Several fell out of high windows. All of the deaths are suspicious. Russia says most of them were coincidental suicides--that the oligarchs were simply depressed. I don't think so.
Sad Oligarch is a modern true crime style investigative podcast series that looks into each Russian oligarch death in 2022/2023, unravelling a dark tale of Kremlin corruption and Russian political influence across the world.
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A Family Annihilation in Moscow
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06/14/23 • 31 min
On March 23rd 2022, affluent Russian businessman Vasily Melnikov was found dead alongside his family in their upscale Moscow apartment. They’d all been stabbed to death: Vasily, his wife, and their two sons aged 4 and 10 years old. The killings were brutal and tragic. In the crime scene photos one of the murder weapons can be seen. It's a Russian Special Forces combat knife...
In this episode we investigate the Melnikov family annihilation. Did Vasily kill his whole family as the Russian police claim, or is something else going on?
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A Double Suicide at Gazprom's Nest
SAD OLIGARCH
06/21/23 • 28 min
One day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Russian Gazprom executive hanged himself in the garage of his villa in the affluent village of Leninskoye. As police started to investigate the scene, security from Gazprom arrived and pushed them out. This was the second Gazprom executive suicide in as many months in the same village. Was work at Gazprom really that stressful, or did someone punish these wealthy higher-ups?
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Rich Russians Keep Dying
SAD OLIGARCH
08/30/23 • 35 min
In the penultimate episode of the series, Jake and Sergiy discuss the many mysterious Russian billionaire and millionaire deaths that have occurred since Sad Oligarch launched just three months ago. Several dark patterns emerge.
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An Oil Baron’s Frog Venom Heart Attack
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06/28/23 • 32 min
In May 2022 a Russian billionaire engaged in a shamanic ritual in a bid to help cure his hangover and spiralling alcoholism. During the ritual, frog venom was injected into his blood stream. He soon died of a heart attack. Was this a case of misadventure, or did his Kremlin linked oil company have something to do with his demise?
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The Death of a Fake Pentagon Analyst
SAD OLIGARCH
08/16/23 • 25 min
In part two of our look into the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of Latvian born Russian-American businessman Dan Rapoport, we expose his alter-ego. The fake Pentagon analyst Rapoport pretended to be caused so much trouble the Kremlin itself reported on it. Is this linked to Rapoprt’s death?
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Introducing: SAD OLIGARCH
SAD OLIGARCH
06/07/23 • 1 min
Sad Oligarch is a modern true crime style investigative podcast series that looks into the many Russian oligarch deaths of 2022, unravelling a dark tale of Kremlin corruption and Russian political influence across the world.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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09/06/23 • 26 min
In what will be a two-part final episode of Sad Oligarch, we take a deep dive into the violent life and violent death of Yevgeny Prigozhin—an oligarch, a war criminal, and the head of Kremlin backed private military contractor firm "PMC Wagner". This was a man with many enemies, but who shot him out of the sky?
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DC Freemasons & Russian Psyops
SAD OLIGARCH
08/23/23 • 20 min
In the conclusion to the Dan Rapoport subplot, we discover how a Russian gossip blogger managed to break the story of his death and why a DC Freemason lodge is affiliated with his alter-ego.
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An Oil Magnate Jumps Out a Hospital Window
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07/26/23 • 34 min
A checkup at the hospital seems an unlikely place for a suicide, but when a multil-million dollar Russian oil magnate had to get his heart checked, that's exactly what happened. A man worth half a billion dollars, with awards from Putin himself, decided to jump from a sixth storey window without leaving a note. Russian state media said he was depressed. His family say he wasn't.
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07/12/23 • 29 min
As Gazprom linked businessman Yury Voronov took a break at his cottage mansion, a gunman snuck through the trees and broke into his home. Voronov was shot at several times before a bullet struck him in the head. He was found floating in his swimming pool. So why was this death presented as a possible suicide in the Russian media? And how was Voronov killed with a gun that doesn’t fire live rounds?
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FAQ
How many episodes does SAD OLIGARCH have?
SAD OLIGARCH currently has 14 episodes available.
What topics does SAD OLIGARCH cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, True Crime and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on SAD OLIGARCH?
The episode title 'A Family Annihilation in Moscow' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on SAD OLIGARCH?
The average episode length on SAD OLIGARCH is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of SAD OLIGARCH released?
Episodes of SAD OLIGARCH are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of SAD OLIGARCH?
The first episode of SAD OLIGARCH was released on Jun 7, 2023.
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