John McAfee Serial Killer Ghost Writer Alex Cody Foster | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 219

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 268 minutes

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Summary

Alex Cody Foster is one of the most successful Ghost Writers in the world. Having penned eight #1 Amazon best sellers, he's one of the most sought-after Ghosts in the field - a reputation that would eventually attract the attention of the highly controversial crypto magnate John McAfee. Alex's travels with Team McAfee would go on to inspire his book 'The Man Who Hacked The World: A Ghostwriter's Descent Into Madness with John McAfee', along with inspiring the Netflix documentary 'Running with the Devil' in which Alex himself would also star. Since then, Alex has continued writing, dancing along illicit lines with the story of Owen Hanson in 'The California Kid: From USC Golden Boy to International Drug Kingpin' along with his investigations into serial killers and murder theories. Recently he's taken a keen interest in one criminal conspiracy - the Smiley Face Murders, a serial killer theory alleging that the drowning of 45 men across the United States are actually the collected works of by a shadowy group of murderous individuals. It all makes for a killer conversation - now if only we had the perfect ghost to punch it up. --- Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 09:54 - Obsessed with the Craft 19:29 - Waking Up in Different Timezones 28:39 - Growing Up in the Woods on the Cape 37:13 - Nearly Expelled from High School 51:57 - Going Homeless to Hitchhike Across the Country 01:18:51 - A Homeless Documentarian on the Streets of L.A. 01:33:49 - How to Shoot a Documentary With No Money 01:47:31 - Meeting My First Serial Killer 02:02:00 - I Remember When I Lost My Mind 02:26:30 - A Memoir in Maine 02:33:43 - Ghost Writing in Bar Harbor 02:44:08 - Finding the Next James Patterson 02:50:14 - Then I Met John McAfee (Thanks to Jimmy Watson) 03:06:33 - Team McAfee Falls Apart 03:17:59 - The Man Who Predicted John McAfee (& Jeffrey Epstein's) Demise 03:25:21 - On Body Language - Detecting Killers with Predatory Intent 03:35:25 - Stepping into the World of Serial Killers 03:57:33 - Regarding the Smiley Face Killers 04:15:05 - Starting WHSK - We Hunt Serial Killers 04:19:01 - Writing the Owen Hanson Story in 'The California Kid --- Support Alex Cody Foster - Get Your Copy of Alex's Books 'The Man Who Hacked The World' & 'The California Kid' at https://shorturl.at/VP38G We Hunt Serial Killers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whskofficial We Hunt Serial Killers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WHSKOfficial Website: https://www.alexfosterghostwriter.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexfosterghostwriter --- Sponsors: 120Life Go to https://www.120life.com - that’s https://www.120life.com - and remember to use code, “DROP” D-R-O-P to support the show and save 15%! --- BUBS Naturals The BUBS namesake derives from Glen ‘BUB’ Doherty, who was heroically killed in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. In addition to remembering Glen for the patriot he is, the BUBS ethos centers around the passionate and adventure seeking life that Glen lived. BUBS Naturals products are rooted in sustainably sourced ingredients and controlled consistency to provide our customers with the highest quality Collagen Protein & MCT Oil Powder that help you feel amazing and live a fuller life. Our mission is simple. FEEL GREAT. DO GOOD. 10% always goes back to charity, helping military men and women transition back into civilian life. Go to https://www.bubsnaturals.com/mike and use code MIKE for 20% off your order. --- TEAM DOG FOOD, TREATS & SUPPLEMENTS https://www.teamdog.shop TEAM DOG ONLINE TRAINING https://www.teamdog.pet SHOP ALL THE MIKE RITLAND BRANDS https://shop.mikeritland.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And I thought, well, if I do that, I'm going to prison for the rest of my life, because who are they going to believe?
0:04.7	This well-to-do upstanding citizen, which a lot of very good serial killers tend to be, or the homeless kid, his word against mine.
0:13.6	Well, not his work, he's dead, but like, how does it look? I've always led this quiet life. I'm a ghost writer. I work in the shadows.
0:21.4	I write other people's books for a living and put their names on it.
0:23.9	And then all of a sudden I had the man who hacked the world come out.
0:26.1	Tons of people were reading it.
0:27.2	It was one of the most biggest bestsellers in my publisher's history.
0:29.8	It was like everyone wanted to know about John all of a sudden.
0:32.1	But then they want to know about me. What was the first thing that he said to you? He said, you must be the writer. I had to understand where the darkness lives and how evil is born.
0:41.3	This is like the opportunity of a lifetime.
0:43.3	It's John McAfee.
0:44.3	She's like, the murder?
0:46.3	Who is the real John?
0:47.3	Who John better than anybody?
0:49.3	Almost anybody alive.
0:50.3	That was my job.
0:51.3	It's what I do.
0:52.3	I don't know. Call it like youthful confidence and naivety
0:55.1	or stupidity or balls of steel. Yeah, let's both an honor and a pleasure to welcome my next guest to the podcast.
1:22.4	He's been a ghostwriter of eight Amazon number one bestsellers.
1:25.4	He was John McAfee's personal biography, which we've got a good
1:27.9	link in Jimmy Watson to that. A guest favorite for sure on the show. He's worked on the Long Island
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