Monkey brains, Mad Cow, documents of deceit: Millionaire's plot to fake death Pt 1-Crime Watch Files

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🗓️ 8 October 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In a special three-part edition of True Crime Daily The Podcast, we're taking a deep dive into the wild case of Jose Lantigua, a Florida man who betrayed his family and friends, fled to the jungles of South America to fake his own death, and was finally brought down back in the U.S. in an elaborate international fraud scheme.

In part one, host Ana Garcia explains how the plot began, and sits down with private investigator Richard Marquez to discuss the devious details of Lantigua’s plan.

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0:00.0	Award of warning, this podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some
0:05.3	strong language.
0:06.6	It, therefore, may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find
0:11.4	it disturbing.
0:21.4	A millionaire CEO living large is suddenly dead.
0:30.5	Getting him to describe his alleged activities would be like reading a Jason Bourne novel.
0:38.2	But did wealthy and mysterious Jose Lantigua die a natural death?
0:43.2	Or was this something more ominous?
0:46.0	Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.
0:51.0	And you really couldn't have made this up.
0:53.6	A fatal rare disease, international intrigue, and a family ensnared in a twisted tale of deception.
1:01.6	You know, I'm so blessed.
1:03.2	How did I get so lucky?
1:05.0	Spunned by a master storyteller.
1:07.6	Yep, I thought it was like a fairy tale, you know, it was a princess.
1:13.7	But as you're about to learn, her prince Jose Lantigua is really a dead man walking.
1:20.0	Hi, everyone.
1:21.0	I'm Anna Garcia and welcome to a special edition of True Crime Daily, The Podcast.
1:25.4	Today, we're going to delve into the dark and the twisted world of Jose Lantigua.
1:31.1	Jose was a wealthy businessman from Florida and he betrayed his family by faking his own
1:36.1	death, fleeing to the jungles of Venezuela.
1:39.2	And this was all part of an elaborate scam to make millions of dollars off of insurance
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