The Hunt For The 'Teardrop'

The FOX True Crime Podcast

Fox News

True Crime

4.7 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In 2001, a 1938 Talbot-Lago 'Teardrop' coupe was stolen from a millionaire in Wisconsin. The car was worth $7 million and had attracted buyers, collectors, and, of course, thieves. After the owner's death, the investigation into the stolen vehicle went cold. That is, until the case landed on the desk of a private investigator with a very specific niche. Best-selling author Stayton Bonner and private investigator Joe Ford detail the gripping international search for the 'Teardrop' as detailed in their new book, The Million-Dollar Car Detective. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Here's the truth about AI.
0:02.0	AI is only as powerful as the platform it's built into.
0:05.0	ServiceNow puts AI to work for people across your business,
0:09.0	removing friction and frustration for your employees,
0:12.0	supercharging productivity for your developers,
0:15.0	providing intelligent tools for your service agents to make customers happier.
0:19.0	All built into a single platform you can
0:21.9	use right now. That's why the world works with ServiceNow. Visit ServiceNow.com
0:27.8	slash UK slash AI for people.
0:34.1	What's a car to you? For the average person, it may just be the thing that gets them from point A to point B.
0:41.5	But for others, it's not just a mode of transportation.
0:44.9	It's a work of art.
0:46.3	And just like any other works of art, a valuable car will attract wealthy buyers, as well as thieves.
0:53.1	This is the case of the 1938 Talbot Lago teardrop
0:57.4	coop. It's a sleek aerodynamic model worth $7 million, believed to be one of only 16 ever made.
1:06.3	Buyers and collectors from all across the world had traveled to Wisconsin just to see the teardrop at the time
1:12.2	owned by millionaire Roy Liskie. But one day in 2001, the teardrop vanished. Four years later,
1:20.0	Lisky died. But the search for what was known as the most beautiful car in the world was still alive.
1:26.5	I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox
1:29.2	True Crime podcast. In the years following the teardrops disappearance, many believed that the car would never be found.
2:05.2	Enter Joe Ford, a private investigator with a very specific knack for finding stolen cars and a name to match.
2:15.1	For Joe, this wasn't just a case that would define his career. Joe's daughter was suffering
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Fox News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Fox News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.