Introducing: Billionaire Boys Club

Death of a Starlet

Wondery

True Crime, Josh Lucas, Tracy Pattin, Exhbit C, Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Peter Bogdanovich, Hollywood & Crime, Dorothy Stratten, Documentary, Exhibit C, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

In 1980s Los Angeles, a group of prep school boys got together to make investments together, get rich quick, and live large. But headed by a handsome and charismatic leader named Joe Hunt, the members of the self-proclaimed “Billionaire Boys Club” get sucked deeper into twisted schemes of kidnapping, torture, and revenge. The boys must stick together, or risk prison - or worse. From the makers of The Wonderland Murders, Young Charlie, and The Dating Game Killer, this six-part series is co-hosted by Tracy Pattin and Emmy-nominated actor Timothy Olyphant. Binge all episodes of Billionaire Boys Club exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/billionaire-boys-club/ now.

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0:00.0	On June 6, 1984, a well-known Beverly Hills con artist named Ron Levin vanishes without a trace.
0:16.3	Eight weeks later, a wealthy Iranian exile is kidnapped out of his home and is never heard
0:22.3	from again.
0:24.0	At first, the two disappearances seem unrelated,
0:27.0	but soon, suspicion falls on a group of young men,
0:31.0	united by greed and privilege.
0:34.4	They are the golden sons of LA's wealthiest families.
0:38.8	They drive matching BMWs, wear tailored Armani suits, lunch at Spagoz, and run-up tabs at LA's hippest hotspots.
0:50.0	They call themselves the billionaire boys club. They are united by a common goal.
0:54.8	They want all the riches and status they were promised since birth and they'll stop
1:00.1	at nothing to get it. Their leader is Joe Hunt.
1:05.0	He's 23 years old, charming and charismatic
1:10.0	and a master of mind games.
1:12.0	But Joe's real talent lies in fleecing millions of dollars
1:16.4	from wealthy investors in a high-stakes Ponzi scheme.
1:20.4	It's a scheme that will slowly implode and put its members on a path to revenge, kidnapping,
1:27.0	and murder.
1:30.0	I'm Tracy Patton.
1:32.0	Join me and my co-host Timothy Olafont as we dive into
1:36.5	Hollywood in the 1980s when capitalism is king and greed is good.
1:42.7	How did Joe Hunt manage to con millions from investors?
1:46.2	Why did a group of privileged young men who had it all follow him down a road of destruction? This is the true story of the Billionaire Boys Club,
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