The Abduction of Peter Weinberger

Criminology

Emash Digital

True Crime

4.7 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In 1956, Angelo LaMarca abducted Peter Weinberger and left a ransom note for the baby's parents. A cat-and-mouse game with the Weinbergers and the police ensued while 1-month-old Peter's life hung in the balance. Multiple ransom demands were made, but the drops were never picked up. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss this case from the 1950s. The Weinbergers weren't famous or rich, so in that way, this kidnapping differed greatly from the infamous Lindbergh kidnapping case. But, there were some similarities as well. The hunt for the abductor relied heavily on handwriting analysis. When the truth came out, people were horrified to learn the true details and the motive behind the abduction. LaMarca's actions devastated two families. You can help support the show at patreon.com/criminology An Emash Digital production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you remember the movie catch me if you can?
0:03.1	Well apparently a lot of people think that this movie is based on a true story, but I found
0:07.6	out it's 98% BS.
0:10.6	Frank Abignaul says that he posed as an airline pilot, he was a doctor and he wrote $2.5
0:16.3	million in bad checks.
0:18.1	But after doing a little digging, it turns out that Frank Abignaul's story is a lie and
0:23.2	I have to documents to prove it.
0:25.3	You see I've been trying to get Frank Abignaul on my podcast for five years now, so if
0:29.0	he won't come to me, I'll just have to go to him.
0:32.4	Hey Mr. Abignaul, for six years we've rated the FBI, pretending to be a pilot, a doctor,
0:39.2	a professor, but how are we able to do that if you were sitting in prison the whole
0:43.2	time?
0:45.7	Just recently I flew up to Vegas and confronted Frank Abignaul after one of his keynote
0:50.3	speeches.
0:51.9	This is the real catch me if you can.
0:54.8	And I'm going to expose his lies one by one and I have the police records, court records,
0:59.7	all the documents I need to prove he's a fraud.
1:03.4	Look for the episode titled The Real Catch Me If You Can, Only On Pretent.
1:09.4	The Real Catch Me If You Can, Only On Pretent to be a
1:28.2	Doctor.
1:47.0	Hello everyone and welcome to episode 232 of the criminology podcast on Mike Ferguson.
1:53.1	And this is Mike Morford.
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