BLACK LABEL: The Stalker Files
Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
Justin Drown
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
A fan’s obsession turned fatal — The Stalker Files revealed.
Ricardo López was an ordinary name behind an extraordinary obsession. He convinced himself he knew Björk intimately, though they had never met.
Ricardo’s fixation consumed his thoughts, spiraling into actions that only his twisted mind understood. Lured by her music and public persona, he embarked on a path that eclipsed his grip on reality.
The unraveling began when authorities discovered a chilling video diary, a manifesto of madness. His devotion had crossed a line into dangerous delusion.
Ricardo’s story culminated in a shocking event, leaving ripples across the globe and ushering in debates about fan culture and personal space.
Featuring footage from Ricardo's own recordings, this episode takes you inside the mind of a delusional admirer. Not suitable for all listeners. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
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| 0:00.0 | Listener, if you've read my recent post, then you know I've been somewhat under the weather. |
| 0:05.6 | That put me in a position of having to release a black label episode somewhat last minute here on the 31st. |
| 0:12.1 | The following black label is a from the ground up remake of one of the original black label episodes. |
| 0:18.9 | To put it frankly, listener. |
| 0:23.1 | The original episode wasn't great. |
| 0:28.5 | Of those first nine black labels, I would say that this particular coverage has been brought up the least. |
| 0:29.9 | With my limited time to get you guys out of black label this month, I decided to use that |
| 0:34.4 | original episode as a base, but now it is expanded with more research, |
| 0:39.9 | more Ricardo Lopez audio, much tighter and better writing, better recording equipment, |
| 0:45.4 | and the whole episode is tied together with a theme on stalking. |
| 0:49.1 | That is something that stood out to me reading the original script. |
| 0:52.5 | I simply covered the incident, but the episode |
| 0:55.2 | seemed to lack any thesis. Now, I can confidently say that the episode I'm presenting to you today |
| 1:01.3 | is 100 times better and actually has a point. I will know here that having recorded this a couple |
| 1:08.1 | days ago, my voice was coming off having a sore throat for |
| 1:12.0 | close to two weeks. If it sounds raspy at all, I apologize to you for that. I'm actually not |
| 1:18.2 | used to being under the weather for so long, and I hope you forgive me. All right, I won't |
| 1:23.3 | waste any more of your time. Let's get on with it. |
| 2:18.3 | Thank you. waste any more of your time. Let's get on with it. The You know, that's a good, that's a good, that's a good motivator to make these tapes for one day for her to see. |
| 2:25.3 | To see the real fucking me. |
| 2:29.3 | And why would she want to? Because I am the man. |
| 2:33.3 | That's a fucking good plan motherfucker that's a good plan |
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