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Chameleon: Dr. Dante - Introducing Season Six of Chameleon: Gallery of Lies

He partied with Andy Warhol. He helped Jeff Koons create a 43-foot-tall puppy made out of flowers. Commissioned a daring Keith Haring mural. He made millions, owned several homes, and dozens of vintage classic cars.



And then he lost it all.



Get ready to meet the most famous criminal you’ve never heard of.



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Introducing Season Six of Chameleon: Gallery of Lies

It was a stupid game, it was a fucking game, it was a terrible game.

Not long ago, I spent three nights on a remote island with this guy, Helga Akenbach.

Helga was once one of the most powerful art dealers in the world.

He's also the most famous criminal you've never heard of.

She said what happened, I said yeah, something stupid, they think I took too much money from

Helga was so successful at finding and selling Picasso's and Warhol's and Richters that

he owned seven homes and 30 classic cars.

You know, he didn't want to drive one Bentley, he wanted to drive five Bentley's.

When I did a party there, let's say a new year party, we had 400 guests from all over

But then, Helga ripped off the wrong person.

The man Helga crossed was named Bertold Albrecht and heir to the Aldi supermarket fortune.

The two became unlikely friends until they went into business together.

That's when things turned shady, forgery and fraud entered the picture, and Helga landed

I was also thinking sometimes to kill myself because I was frightened of the future.

Helga Aachenbach considers himself a scapegoat for an art world built on corruption, lies

A wellness center some called Miracle Ranch, nestled in the scenic mountains of Southern California, promised a luxurious escape and a path to wellness through clean, alkaline living. Its leader, Dr. Robert O. Young, attracted wealthy clientele with his “groundbreaking” health protocols and friendly, family-man persona. But beneath the serene surface, Miracle Ranch harbored a dark secret. The people who stayed there didn’t get better; they got worse. 

Through legal documents and candid interviews with former patients and employees, law enforcement officials, and affected family members, this series unravels the chilling true story of one man who convinced scores of people that cancer is not a cell but an “acidic, poisonous liquid,” and how his popular “alkaline diet” turned deadly.

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0:00.0	It was a stupid game, it was a fucking game, it was a terrible game.
0:07.8	I hate it.
0:10.2	Not long ago, I spent three nights on a remote island with this guy, Helga Akenbach.
0:16.6	Helga was once one of the most powerful art dealers in the world.
0:20.4	He's also the most famous criminal you've never heard of.
0:23.4	She said what happened, I said yeah, something stupid, they think I took too much money from
0:29.0	belt hood.
0:30.0	Helga was so successful at finding and selling Picasso's and Warhol's and Richters that
0:34.3	he owned seven homes and 30 classic cars.
0:37.4	You know, he didn't want to drive one Bentley, he wanted to drive five Bentley's.
0:43.1	And for a while, the good times roll.
0:45.5	When I did a party there, let's say a new year party, we had 400 guests from all over
0:50.1	Germany.
0:51.1	But then, Helga ripped off the wrong person.
0:54.4	The man Helga crossed was named Bertold Albrecht and heir to the Aldi supermarket fortune.
1:00.0	The two became unlikely friends until they went into business together.
1:06.0	That's when things turned shady, forgery and fraud entered the picture, and Helga landed
1:11.2	in prison.
1:12.2	I was also thinking sometimes to kill myself because I was frightened of the future.
1:19.9	Helga Aachenbach considers himself a scapegoat for an art world built on corruption, lies
1:24.9	and deceit.
1:26.8	But is he?
	...

Introducing Season Six of Chameleon: Gallery of Lies

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