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Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

S4 Ep3: The Maxwells

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

History, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.5 β€’ 992 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 10 February 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On November 5, 1990, Ghislaine Maxwell flew to New York to hand deliver an envelope for her Father. What she did not know was that this envelope was part of a plot, that Robert Maxwell had initiated to steal $200m from the shareholders of Berlitz Corporation. Exactly a year later his naked body would be found floating in the Atlantic. Find us online. Support the show by joining our Black Label by becoming a Patron on Patreon. Black Label can also be subscribed to on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook. Hosted by Shane Waters. You can find his history podcast Hometown History here. Find Foul Play: Crime Series on all podcasting outlets here. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com Support this podcast at β€” https://redcircle.com/foul-play-crime-series/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:30.0

On the 5th of November, 1990, Elaine Maxwell flew to New York to hand deliver an envelope

0:37.2

for her father.

0:38.6

What she did not know was that this envelope was part of a plot that Robert Maxwell had

0:43.6

initiated to still $200 million from the shareholders of Brilitz Corporation.

0:50.8

The Brilitz Corporation was a language education and leadership training company based in New

0:56.2

Jersey.

0:57.2

In 1996, Brilitz became a subsidiary of Macmillan Inc. and in November 1988, when Maxwell

1:04.6

Communications Corporation took over Macmillan, they also acquired Brilitz.

1:11.5

Just a year later, Brilitz was made public.

1:14.8

In January of 1991, Maxwell purchased the New York Daily News and sent Elaine to New

1:21.8

York City to act as his representative.

1:25.2

In May 1991, Elaine accompanied by Macmillan, flew on Concord to New York City to attend

1:32.6

an event to honor Simon Weisenboh, a Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and

1:40.3

writer.

1:41.3

To her surprise, Elaine was left to attend the function alone as her father had to leave

1:46.7

for Moscow unexpectedly.

1:49.5

This was the last time Elaine would see her father.

1:53.8

On the 5th of November 1991, Robert Maxwell's naked body was found floating in the Atlantic,

2:01.0

close to his yacht, the Lady Galaine, near the Canary Islands.

2:06.4

The Inquest rule that he had died from a heart attack, combined with accidental drowning.

2:11.4

However, there are many conspiracy theories surrounding his demise.

2:17.2

In the days leading up to his death, pressure was mounting on Maxwell.

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