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Ryan welcomes returning guest Tony for a darkly funny episode of The Worst of the Best Podcast focused on people who incriminated themselves with selfies.
They break down ten real cases where a single photo (or series of photos) helped police close the case: tourists carving their names into the Colosseum, a murder committed with a belt that appeared in a Facebook selfie, a church burglar who left his phone behind, a thief who took selfies on the stolen phone that auto-uploaded to the cloud, a multi-murder case, a dismemberment that got Instagram hashtags, a stolen dress posted online, a fugitive who sent police better selfies because he hated his mugshot, a SIM-card mix-up that sent the burglar’s face to the victims, and a jailbreak that was thoroughly documented on a contraband phone.
Ryan and Tony debate which one is the most ridiculous, the most disturbing, and ultimately the “worst of the best.”
Expect true-crime details, dark humor, and the classic reminder that sometimes the dumbest thing a criminal can do is take a picture.
00:00 – Intro and welcome back Tony
02:20 – Episode concept: selfies that got people caught
04:00 – #10 Colosseum name-carving selfies
07:20 – #9 Cheyenne Rose Antoine (belt murder selfie)
12:00 – #8 Adam Howe (church burglary + phone left behind)
15:30 – #7 Tommy Beverly (selfies on stolen phones)
20:00+ – Travis Berkley, Sicily Aguilar, dress thief, Chip Pugh
39:00 – Ashley Keast (WhatsApp SIM-card fail)
42:00 – #1 Jailbreak selfies and video documentation
48:00 – Final picks: Ryan vs Tony
52:30 – Wrap-up and plugs
They break down ten real cases where a single photo (or series of photos) helped police close the case: tourists carving their names into the Colosseum, a murder committed with a belt that appeared in a Facebook selfie, a church burglar who left his phone behind, a thief who took selfies on the stolen phone that auto-uploaded to the cloud, a multi-murder case, a dismemberment that got Instagram hashtags, a stolen dress posted online, a fugitive who sent police better selfies because he hated his mugshot, a SIM-card mix-up that sent the burglar’s face to the victims, and a jailbreak that was thoroughly documented on a contraband phone.
Ryan and Tony debate which one is the most ridiculous, the most disturbing, and ultimately the “worst of the best.”
Expect true-crime details, dark humor, and the classic reminder that sometimes the dumbest thing a criminal can do is take a picture.
00:00 – Intro and welcome back Tony
02:20 – Episode concept: selfies that got people caught
04:00 – #10 Colosseum name-carving selfies
07:20 – #9 Cheyenne Rose Antoine (belt murder selfie)
12:00 – #8 Adam Howe (church burglary + phone left behind)
15:30 – #7 Tommy Beverly (selfies on stolen phones)
20:00+ – Travis Berkley, Sicily Aguilar, dress thief, Chip Pugh
39:00 – Ashley Keast (WhatsApp SIM-card fail)
42:00 – #1 Jailbreak selfies and video documentation
48:00 – Final picks: Ryan vs Tony
52:30 – Wrap-up and plugs
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What is The Worst of the Best Podcast?
Join host Ryan Rebalkin and his rotating guest hosts on The Worst of the Best Podcast, where they dive into the flaws of the best in pop culture and more. Covering genres like films, music, food, true crime, historical events, celebrity culture, and quirky societal trends, this podcast delivers a humorous, irreverent critique of the finest’s shortcomings.