If the US Government asked you to move to Colombia to hunt down the world’s most brutal narco-terrorist, what would you say? Real Narcos meets the real DEA agents tasked with bringing down some of history’s most notorious criminal masterminds - from the King of Cocaine, Pablo Escobar, to the most powerful drug trafficker on the planet, El Chapo.
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You know, it's, it's a steep technical ice climb. It's, really exposed. It comes out right on the summit of the middle peak of A Iraqi Mount Cook, you know, to, over 3600 meters, marvelous climb. You know, it's really elegant ice climb. They must still have their wits about them. Ayaraki Mount Cook has steep rock faces, plunging crevasses, and frequent avalanches. Above all, the mountain is notorious for its unpredictable weather. In the blink of an eye, conditions can switch from bright and sunny to white out blizzards and some of the coldest temperatures on the planet. The east face is notoriously exposed with very few places to shelter. But Mark isn't worried. He's checked the forecast, and although there's a storm brewing somewhere off the coast, it's not due to make landfall for another couple of days. 24 hours, at least. By then, he and Phil will be well clear, at least they should be. We thought we had a 24 hour window, and so that the only thing we could really do was climb light and climb fast. And that's what we set off in the dark to do. At the foot of the east face, mark and fill, buckle their helmets and fix their crampons to their boots. Looking up at the predawn sky, there isn't a cloud insight. At three thousand seven hundred meters, Iaraki Mount Cook is the tallest mountain in New Zealand. On clear days, these slopes provide awe inspiring panoramas of the surrounding southern alps. And a spectacular group of peaks known as the Grand Plateau. The Grand Plateauvers is the empty theater of climbing for New Zealand really It really is an amphitheater, and the higher you get, the the more incredible the view, you're ascending
And Andy Warhol, among his closest friends. With his wicked sense of humor, he's a fixture at society dinner parties and frequents the most exclusive night spots in town. Friends describe him as fun, loyal, and with an astonishingly high IQ of a 186. And although he isn't open about his love life, most of them are sure he's gay. He certainly likes to surround himself with handsome young men. However, even those who speak of him affectionately will attest to the shadiness of his character. Apparently, he openly describes himself as a con man and even boasts about how he rips people off. He not only thrives on deception but seems to enjoy it. Given all of Ron's shady dealings, the possibility of homicide strikes Zoller as more and more likely. He sends Ron's dental records to the unidentified persons program in Sacramento just in case his body shows up somewhere. Zoller has teams of people out looking for Levin, dead or alive. But for someone so well known in the city, he's proving difficult to track down. Meanwhile, all Zoller can do is wait. The first break in the case comes nearly 2 months into the investigation. Zoller learns that on June 7, 1984, the day after Ron was reported missing, someone tried to cash one of his checks for over $1,500,000. Unfortunately for the person concerned, the account
I'm Nathan Wiley, host of Noiser's new show, Real Outlaws. In this taster episode, we're on the trail of Ned Kelly, the Australian legend without equal. But what's the truth behind the myth? If you like what you hear, search for Real Outlaws wherever you get your podcasts, and hit follow or subscribe to never miss an episode. Ned Kelly is popularly known as the Australian Robin Hood, A semi mythical figure drawn from the traditions of the highwayman. Depending on who you speak to, he's a cultural icon, a social revolutionary, or just another stone cold killer. The harsh realities of life on the fringes in the bushland territories of colonial Australia shaped the man he would become, and the legend that would emerge. This is Ned Kelly part 1, the bushranger. Southern Australia in the year 18 70, way out in the middle of nowhere. A single road cuts through the dense bush. It's mid March and the rain falls heavily this time of year. Open to the elements, the torrential downpour fills the rutted dirt track that passes for a road. A huge figure of a man stumbles out of the trees, dragging a thick log out onto the road. He drops it next to another huge tree trunk already lying in the mud. He curses. This is backbreaking work. It's 50 years since Harry Power was born all the way across the world in Waterford, Ireland.
He was a criminal genius that built an international consortium that rivals any private corporation in the world. They operate in 40 countries, and they generate 1,000,000,000 of dollars every year. There are not too many CEOs in any company around the world that would rival Charles Mann's infrastructure, his criminal genius, and his ability to get away with crime and drug trafficking for decades. Not for the first time, El Chapo is on the run. Moving from location to location deep in the Sinaloa Mountains. The authorities continue to monitor his telephone calls. They have a rough idea where he is, but they still can't pin him down to a specific spot. However, the traffic to and from his cell phone is increasing. And each time Chapo sends a message or makes a call, he's risking exposure. My name is John Cuban, and this is the season finale of Real Narcos. The monitoring of his telephone calls continued. Now he's enamored with Kate Del Castillo. Through his attorneys, he sends a Blackberry secured telephone to Kate Del Castillo, but but now, you know, we have the ability to monitor those calls. Kate Del Castillo, the Mexican actress, is keen to explore the possibility of making a movie about Chapo's exploits. And Chapo's had enough of being marooned up in the mountains. All this fraternizing with actors and producers, all this talk of turning his life story into a film, it's too good to resist. Chapo is all in on the movie idea, but he can't oversee a screenplay from the Sierra Madre.
And he very calmly, very casually, returns to his prison bed, sits down and starts to put on his chutes. He then waits a short time. And then when the hole is punched into his cell, he walks over and disappears. When the Mexican government says that, you know, the prison could not be penetrated by land and by air, it It was also supposed to be impenetrable through tunnels. But because of corruption, Chapo Guzman was able to do that. And Chapo Guzman probably paid at least $3 to $5,000,000 to build that tunnel. But certainly, it is the most sophisticated tunnel that was ever used by a drug lord to escape. Finally, the prison guards arrive in the cell, but they're far too late. Chapo is long gone. It was more than 20 minutes before the guards reacted to the fact that they could no longer see him sitting in a cell. It was a mile long tunnel. It had a rail system. And on that rail system, it had a motorbike. But the rear tires fit perfectly on the track. So it had a dual purpose. It was used to carry dirt out of the tunnel. And then at the same time, it could quickly take him that mile long road into freedom. He mounted this, motorbike.
