Episode 12: Wanted: Dead or Alive?

The Missing Cryptoqueen

BBC

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Unknown

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova takes an unexpected turn when a story emerges alleging she's been murdered. But with with sightings of Dr Ruja still coming in long after her apparent demise, can it be true? We speak to the Bulgarian journalists behind the story and team up with BBC colleagues to investigate the murder theory. It takes us on a trail to a Bulgarian man widely suspected of heading an organised crime organisation. Meanwhile, a trusted former adviser to Dr Ruja disappears, just like his old boss.

Presenter: Jamie Bartlett Producer: Rob Byrne Executive Producer: Georgia Catt Commissioner: Dylan Haskins Series Editor: Philip Sellars Original music and sound design: Phil Channell Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir Featuring material from: LiveNow from Fox, Radio 100,7. The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:05.0	I know, I know, it's been a while.
0:08.0	So long that the price of Bitcoin
0:10.0	has doubled in value.
0:13.0	All time highs.
0:14.0	But one coin are still worth nothing.
0:19.0	Anyway, I'm sorry it's taken so long, and you're about to find out why.
0:28.0	Rousja had found herself in a very different world to the one we knew about and now so have we. If you don't
0:36.4	listen you just disappear from Earth. But we haven't disappeared yet, so welcome back.
0:45.0	Because you've not heard from us for more than a year,
0:48.0	here's a quick reminder of the story.
0:51.0	Recap music music please.
0:53.0	In 2014, Dr. Rouge Ignatova told investors she'd created a brand new cryptocurrency that would change the world. She called it one coin.
1:05.0	And I believe we are a very special network because we really act as a family.
1:12.0	By late 2016, Drooja was jetting around the world addressing
1:16.6	adoring fans. One family you're amazing guys. Millions of people from almost every country on earth had invested
1:26.5	billions in her promise of a financial revolution. Three goods. You sold goats. You did that for one coin.
1:35.0	But on the 25th of October 2017, as her investors were waiting to turn their one coin into dollars or euros,
1:45.0	Dr. Rouge boarded a Ryan Air flight from Sophia Bulgaria to Athens, Greece and disappeared.
1:55.0	She didn't react on the email, not on the what's up or nothing.
1:59.0	Nothing helped.
2:00.0	And nobody knew where is Dr. Lusha.
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