My Best Friend Killed Someone — Then Confessed the Murder to Me | Louis Ruggiero

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🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Louis Ruggiero grew up in New York City with privilege and connections — his mother, Rosanna Scotto, is a famous Fox News anchor, and his father is an attorney. But behind the perfect image, Louis was spiraling into addiction. College introduced him to Xanax, which quickly led to harder drugs, arrests, and trouble that was often swept away by his family’s influence. His life took a shocking turn when a close friend confessed a murder to him, forcing Louis to testify in a high-profile trial. In this interview, Louis reveals his struggles with drugs, what it was like to be caught up in a murder case, and how he’s working to turn his life around. #LouisRuggiero #RosannaScotto #AddictionRecovery #MurderTrial #DrugAddiction #NYCStories #TrueCrimePodcast #lockedinpodcast Connect with Louis Ruggiero: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NothingsOffTheTable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nothingsoffpod/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingsoffpod Website: https://linktr.ee/nothingsoffthetable Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 A Dark Confession and Introduction 00:52 Meet Lewis: Background and Podcast 02:26 Twelve Years of Chaos 03:03 Growing Up Privileged in New York 04:42 Life with a Famous Mother 06:26 Spotlight Pressure and Acting Out 08:18 Rebellion and Early Signs 10:24 Parents' Presence and Family Dynamics 11:37 The Straight-Laced Sister 12:29 Making Amends and Lifelong Change 13:10 Hazy Future Plans and Pressure 14:31 High School Troubles and Africa Experience 16:03 Xanax: The Real Start of Addiction 17:56 Family History and the Addictive Personality 18:33 Barstar: College, Drugs, and Escalation 19:23 Interventions and Denial 20:54 Deceit, Probation, and Court-Ordered Programs 23:18 A Violent Encounter and New Addictions 24:22 Losing Friends and Facing the Law 26:06 White Privilege and Justice 27:41 Revolving Door of Addiction and Jail 28:58 Relapse and Deeper Descent 30:32 Confession of a Murder 35:01 After the Confession: Investigation and Fallout 39:05 Rock Bottom and Family Intervention 41:03 Rehab, FBI Subpoena, and Trial 44:52 Testifying in a Murder Case 47:56 Staying Sober Through Chaos 48:55 Falling Back and the Battle for Sobriety 49:54 Daily Recovery Work and Lasting Change 51:01 Living Amends and Generational Healing 54:05 Enabling, Gambling, and Hard Lessons 57:04 Gambling: Vegas, Apps, and Addiction 01:00:32 Reflection: Parental Trust and Actions 01:03:32 Integrity, Character, and Redemption 01:05:00 Advice to My Younger Self 01:05:16 Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	At the time, I had a friend, and he brutally murdered somebody, rolled his body up in a comforter,
0:04.8	threw him out his third floor window, drove the body from New York City all the way to Jersey,
0:10.1	buried and burned it. Two days after he did it, met me at the gym, and confessed the whole murder
0:14.4	to me.
0:14.8	Louis Virgirio grew up in New York City with every advantage. His mother, Rosanna Scotto,
0:19.8	a well-known Fox News anchor, and his father, a
0:22.7	successful attorney. But behind the privilege and connections, Lewis was secretly spiraling.
0:28.3	College introduced him to Xanax, which soon led to harder drugs and constant trouble with the
0:32.8	law, always covered up by his family's influence. But things took a darker turn when one of his closest
0:38.5	friends confessed a murder to him, forcing Lewis to testify in a trial that would change his life
0:43.7	forever. Now he opens up about addiction, privilege, and his journey to finally getting clean.
0:52.1	Lewis, welcome to Locked in, man. So glad we can finally make this happen.
0:55.4	Thanks, bro.
0:55.9	I appreciate you having me.
0:56.9	Yeah, thanks to Kevin for, you know, connecting us.
0:59.3	And we've been, you launched your podcast if you want to tell the audience about that.
1:03.5	Yeah, I launched my podcast.
1:05.9	First week of May, it's called Nothing's Off the Table with Lewis Ruggiero.
1:09.9	It's all about overcoming adversity, people in sobriety who were, you know, ex-addicts, ex-alcoholics,
1:18.7	ex-gamblers.
1:21.8	I'm an ex-gambler as well, so I've kind of been trying to focus on that a bit more recently
1:27.3	with just all the gambling that's so prevalent now and legalized and stuff like that.
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