The Franklin Scandal
Was the Franklin Scandal a manufactured panic?
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67 mins
Explore the explosive allegations tied to the Franklin Community Federal Credit Union in the late 1980s. Claims of child abuse rings and political cover-ups gripped Nebraska. Trials, recanted testimony, and conspiracy claims left the truth fiercely debated.
Ep 1:
Into Omaha's Buried Nightmare
A Nebraska credit union hides a Ponzi scheme and whispers of a child trafficking ring reaching into Washington's highest circles — this is where the Franklin Scandal begins.
Ep 2:
Washington's Blackmail Architect
In D.C., lobbyist Craig Spence builds a blackmail machine of hidden cameras and compromised elites, while early whistleblowers in Omaha are silenced one by one.
Ep 3:
Death Over a Cornfield
Investigator Gary Caridori uncovers damning evidence and becomes a target himself — until a fiery crash in an Illinois cornfield leaves his son dead and his briefcase missing forever.
Ep 4:
Two Grand Juries, One Verdict
Grand juries declare it all a hoax and crown the accused as victims, but the case against star witness Alicia Owen unravels into a battle of shifting, contested testimony.
Ep 5:
Silence Rewarded, Innocence Punished
Alicia Owen refuses to break even facing 200 years in prison, while the officials who buried the truth climb the judicial ladder — a chilling verdict on who wins and who pays.
Ep 6:
Echoes of Epstein
The Franklin blueprint resurfaces decades later in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, tying together intelligence ties, media silence, and one Attorney General who links both scandals.
Ep 7:
The Truth That Won't Die
Three decades on, two competing narratives still collide — real documents, real deaths, and real survivors leave the Franklin Scandal's ultimate truth unresolved.
Discussions (5)
Deborah
Level 8 · 4 mo agoSpence secretly filming politicians at his parties to build his own plot armor is the real story.
Daniel
Level 7 · 4 mo agoNothing says justice like promoted prosecutors.
Rhett
Level 10 · 4 mo agoThe DNA test proved she lied, it was a giant hoax
