The Billionaire Boys Club

Detectives Don't Sleep

NOISER

True Crime, Fiction, History, Drama

4.6 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

It’s June 1984. Beverly Hills. Detective Leslie Zoeller is on the trail of missing con artist, Ron Levin. Levin is a larger-than-life character, known for his shady dealings. He's made plenty of enemies. But would he really just vanish into thin air? Is this a murder... or an elaborate disappearing act? Ponzi schemes. Rich kids turned bad. Political intrigue. Detective Zoeller will find himself embroiled in a case that takes him to the heart of the yuppie era, bringing him face-to-face with real-life American Psychos. A Noiser production, written by James Benmore. For ad-free listening, exclusive content, and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's June 7, 1984, at the Beverly Hills Police Department.
0:06.7	Detective Leslie Zoller swallows the last of his coffee,
0:10.7	wipes his mustache, and strides back to his desk where his phone is ringing.
0:16.7	It's a typically busy day in 90210.
0:29.6	A zip code famous for its A-list, celebrity homes, luxury hotels, and upscale shopping districts. Zohler's been serving as a Beverly Hills cop for almost a decade now.
0:35.6	It's a glamorous, glitzy beat,
0:40.6	populated with movie stars and billionaires.
0:42.9	But despite this,
0:46.5	the crimes committed here can be every bit as dark as in any other city.
0:49.0	And the phone call he's about to answer
0:51.0	will begin one of the most disturbing cases
0:53.9	in Zoller's career.
0:58.7	On the other end of the line is a woman named Blanche Sturkey.
1:03.6	She sounds frantic as she tells Zolar that her employer, Mr. Ron Levin, has gone missing. Grabbing his pen, Zoller asks for the details.
1:13.6	Blanche tells him that Ron is a 42-year-old single man,
1:18.6	who lives alone on South Peck Drive with a small dog named Kosher.
1:23.6	He's about 6'1, has white hair, a beard, and typically dresses in impeccably tailored suits.
1:32.1	Blanche is his housekeeper, and she's certain that something dreadful must have happened to him.
1:39.9	She explains that yesterday afternoon, Ron told her that he was planning on leaving for New York
1:46.3	City early the next day. He said he was going on a business trip with two young friends who were
1:53.2	coming to pick him up at around 7 a.m. However, when those two men arrived this morning to
1:59.9	collect him, nobody answered the door.
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