With a Side of Chow Chow: The Kidnapping of Elton B. Stephens Jr.

Ridiculous Crime

iHeartPodcasts

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

A Southern Gothic thriller for the ages, this is the tale of a Cohen Brothers-esque kidnapping gone sideways. A bumbling couple take a magazine subscription heir prisoner to fund the purchase of their dream home, and the whole saga is later chronicled by the inventor of a game in which one hunts humans. Listener Lane Price tipped us off to this epic, delivering a Southern fried wild ride.

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0:00.0	My name is Kyle Tequila, host of the shocking new true crime podcast, Crook County.
0:05.0	I got recruited into the mob when I was 17 years old.
0:08.0	People are dying. Is he doing this every night?
0:11.0	Kenny was a Chicago firefighter who lived a secret double life as a mafia hitman.
0:15.0	I had a wife and I had two children. Nobody knew anything.
0:18.0	He was a freaking crazy man.
0:20.0	He was my father and I had no idea about any of this until now.
0:25.4	Crook County is available now.
0:27.6	Listen for free on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.9	Hey Brooklyn Nine-Niners, it's a reunion.
0:36.8	The ladies of the Nine-N-N-N-N- are getting back together for a special episode of the podcast, More Better.
0:41.7	Host Stephanie Beatrice and Melissa Fumero, welcome friend and former castmate, Chelsea Peretti.
0:46.5	Remember when we were in that scene where you guys were just supposed to hug and I was standing there?
0:51.3	Oh, yeah.
0:51.7	I was like, can I also hug them?
0:55.6	Listen to More Better with Stephanie and Melissa on America's number one podcast network.
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1:00.5	Follow more better and start listening on the free IHeart Radio app today.
1:05.0	Black History Month is here and we're excited to kick off season 4.
1:09.6	If I didn't know, maybe you didn't either.
1:11.8	This season, we're shining a spotlight on revolutionary women who redefined excellence.
1:17.2	Give Grace Wisher her flowers.
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