Podcast
True Story presents gripping Danish and international criminal cases based on real events. Each episode combines investigative journalism, documentary storytelling, and narrative techniques to explore the complexity of authentic crimes and their investigations.
The podcast delivers well-balanced true crime content that goes beyond the sensational, offering listeners thorough examinations of cases with both historical and contemporary relevance. The series emphasizes factual reporting while maintaining the narrative tension that makes real-life crime cases so compelling.
True Story is available on major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and is aimed at listeners interested in criminal cases, investigative journalism, and documentary content.
About the podcast
FormatPodcast
LanguageDanish
Available onSpotify, Apple Podcasts
ThemesDanish and international criminal cases
StyleInvestigative journalism, documentarism, narrative storytelling
Episodes
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Michigan Inmate Wins, Then Loses $100M Diddy Judgment
A 51-year-old Michigan inmate won a stunning $100 million default judgment against Sean 'Diddy' Combs in September 2024, only to have it vacated days later on procedural grounds. The case centers on allegations of sexual assault at a Detroit party in 1997.
March 17, 2026
Michigan Inmate Wins $100M Diddy Judgment—Then It's Vacated
In September 2024, a Michigan circuit court judge issued a stunning $100 million default judgment against hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs after he failed to appear at a hearing. The plaintiff was Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, a 51-year-old inmate serving time for sexual assault and kidnapping, who claimed Combs had drugged and assaulted him at a 1997 Detroit-area afterparty. Days later, the judgment was vacated.
March 17, 2026
How a Michigan Inmate Defrauded Courts Into a $100M Diddy Verdict
A Michigan prisoner managed to trick American courts into awarding him a $100 million settlement against rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs—entirely based on fabricated claims. A new seven-part investigative podcast now reveals how the elaborate fraud unraveled.
March 1, 2026
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