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The Opportunist

OOBAH BUTLER Part 1 of 1: Internet Prankster

The Opportunist

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True Crime

4.710.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Before he even opened its doors, Oobah Butler’s restaurant was number one on TripAdvisor. He had no staff, no menu, and no real location. In fact, the restaurant was a lie. It would launch his career as an internet prankster, blurring the line between reality and illusion, begging the question: can you take a joke too far?

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0:00.0

You're probably already aware of Cast's new true crime investigative podcast, Lost

0:07.0

in Panama.

0:08.0

But if you haven't caught up, new evidence and testimony has recently been uncovered

0:12.3

in the most recent episodes.

0:14.3

It is shining new light on this case.

0:16.8

The first four episodes of the series set up the foundation of what is known about this

0:21.9

case, including a deep dive into the suspicious tour guide, the mysterious photos, and the

0:28.2

remains.

0:29.2

This set five launches a whole new direction of investigation into this case.

0:34.1

A woman connected to the confirmed homicide of her own son tells us that she knows the

0:39.8

same men responsible for her son's death are also responsible for Chris and LaSan's

0:45.2

deaths.

0:46.2

Not only that, but she presents to our team a full detailed story of exactly what happened,

0:51.7

how the women were abducted and killed, and somehow it all adds up.

0:56.7

All the pieces start to fit together, or at least start to make more sense.

1:00.7

As time begins to run out on the investigation, but with this major breakthrough in hand,

1:06.0

the team in Panama must attempt to assemble a compelling enough theory of the case in

1:11.0

order to push the Panamanian government to admit that there's more going on here than meets

1:16.4

the eye.

1:17.6

We need them to reopen this case, so that a much closer look can be taken at all the new

1:22.5

evidence coming to light, and the families affected can finally find some closure all

1:27.2

these years later.

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