Dec. 4, 2023
Listen Now - Dr. Death: Bad Magic
In this episode of Unspeakable: by Kelly Jennings, Kelly discusses a podcast you have to listen too!
When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last...
In this episode of Unspeakable: by Kelly Jennings, Kelly discusses a podcast you have to listen too!
When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. But a team of researchers suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding a secret..
From Wondery, the new season of Dr. Death: Bad Magic is a story of miraculous cures, magic and murder. Hosted by Laura Beil.
You can listen to Dr. Death: Bad Magic exclusively and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts starting December 4th.
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Hey, listeners, I have a
new show that I think you're going to
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love. From Wondery and hosted by
Laura Biel, the critically acclaimed Doctor Death
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is back with a new season,
Doctor Death, Bad Magic, a story
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of miraculous cures, magic and murder. When a charismatic hotshot doctor announced revolutionary
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treatments for cancer and HIV, it
seemed like the world had been given a
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miracle cure. Medical experts rushed to
praise doctor Sir Hotgumruku, a genius who
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is the co founder of a cutting
edge biotech company. Hopeful patients and families
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from across the globe turned to him
for one last chance. But when the
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company stock skyrocketed to over half a
billion dollars, a team of private researchers
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dive into Sir Hott's background and they
begin to suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding
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a shocking secret. And when a
man is found dead in the snow,
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with his wrist shackled and bullet casings
speckling the snowbank, Sir Hot would no
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longer be known for world changing treatments. He'd be known as a fraud and
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a key suspect and a Grizzly Murder. I'm about to play a clip from
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Doctor Death, Bad Magic. Follow
Doctor Death on the Wandery app or wherever
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you get your podcasts. It was
late on a freezing Saturday night in northern
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Vermont. Greg Davis was in his
bedroom with his wife Melissa, when they
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heard someone outside. Greg opened the
door and saw a man standing there,
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wearing a jacket and mask with the
emblem of the US Marshal. He was
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holding a rifle. Behind him in
the driveway was a white Ford Explorer with
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emergency lights flashing in its dash.
The Marshal said he had a warrant for
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Greg's arrest on racketeering charges, had
been instructed to take him into custody and
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transport him to Virginia. Greg couldn't
have known what this was all about.
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He was working in waste management.
His friends and family knew him as a
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father of six, a businessman,
and a devout Christian. He went to
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his bedroom and told his pregnant wife
what was happening, then packed a bag
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of clothes and walked out. Davis's
twelve year old son watched from the upstairs
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window as the car pulled away.
It was the last time he saw his
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father alive. The next afternoon,
a car made its way along a quiet
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stretch of Peacham Road, about fifteen
miles from Gregg Davis's farmhouse. It was
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another brutally cold day, barely cracking
ten degrees. Just off the side of
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the road, the driver saw something
out of place. It was a shape
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jutting out of the snowbank. There
on the ground, partially covered by snow,
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was a man's body. His wrists
were shackled, twenty two caliber bullet
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wounds in his head and torso with
bullet casing speckling the snowbank. Greg Davis
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was dead. How had all this
happened? Prosecutors would later claim it all
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traced back to a man whose life
had long been cloaked in mystery, and
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who was nowhere near Vermont that night. Well, good afternoon, everyone,
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It is truly my great pleasure to
welcome Aenochian Biosciences. Less than a year
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after Greg Davis's body was found in
the Vermont snow, the CEO of an
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emerging biotech company stood at a sleek
white lectern in Times Square. The very
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first time I met Ronesi leva or
chairman. He told me will be a
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Nasdaq listed company. Anochian Bioscience has
now traded alongside tech giant like Apple and
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Microsoft, But the CEO wasn't taking
the credit. The success of the company
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00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:11.439
was largely thanks to a man who
was standing just offstage. The man with
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the ideas that drove Anokian Biosciences to
its six hundred million dollar valuation, a
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man with short dyed blonde hair,
stubble and an impish smile. The very
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first time I met Sarah Kumruku,
our scientific founder, he told me,
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will be the company that would put
an end to HIV AIDS. Doctor sar
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Hodgembrukchew, at just thirty six years
old, Doctor Serhau was leading a mission
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to end HIV AIDS forever. He
was also working on cures for cancer,
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hepatitis B, and a host of
other diseases. His patients saw him as
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a miracle worker. His colleagues compared
him to Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla
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and Einstein in one and the same
person. But in a few years he
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wouldn't be known for world changing treatments. He would be known as a fraud
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and a key suspect in a Grizzly
Murder. Listen to Doctor Death, Bad
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Magic early and ad free right now
by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app
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00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:25.800
or on Apple Podcasts
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00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.560
Hey, listeners, I have a
new show that I think you're going to
2
00:00:02.680 --> 00:00:07.240
love. From Wondery and hosted by
Laura Biel, the critically acclaimed Doctor Death
3
00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:11.439
is back with a new season,
Doctor Death, Bad Magic, a story
4
00:00:11.480 --> 00:00:17.399
of miraculous cures, magic and murder. When a charismatic hotshot doctor announced revolutionary
5
00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:21.039
treatments for cancer and HIV, it
seemed like the world had been given a
6
00:00:21.079 --> 00:00:26.199
miracle cure. Medical experts rushed to
praise doctor Sir Hotgumruku, a genius who
7
00:00:26.280 --> 00:00:30.440
is the co founder of a cutting
edge biotech company. Hopeful patients and families
8
00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:34.280
from across the globe turned to him
for one last chance. But when the
9
00:00:34.280 --> 00:00:39.119
company stock skyrocketed to over half a
billion dollars, a team of private researchers
10
00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:43.320
dive into Sir Hott's background and they
begin to suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding
11
00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:46.079
a shocking secret. And when a
man is found dead in the snow,
12
00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:50.119
with his wrist shackled and bullet casings
speckling the snowbank, Sir Hot would no
13
00:00:50.159 --> 00:00:53.759
longer be known for world changing treatments. He'd be known as a fraud and
14
00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:57.159
a key suspect and a Grizzly Murder. I'm about to play a clip from
15
00:00:57.200 --> 00:01:00.359
Doctor Death, Bad Magic. Follow
Doctor Death on the Wandery app or wherever
16
00:01:00.439 --> 00:01:17.239
you get your podcasts. It was
late on a freezing Saturday night in northern
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00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:22.599
Vermont. Greg Davis was in his
bedroom with his wife Melissa, when they
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00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:33.760
heard someone outside. Greg opened the
door and saw a man standing there,
19
00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:38.640
wearing a jacket and mask with the
emblem of the US Marshal. He was
20
00:01:38.640 --> 00:01:44.680
holding a rifle. Behind him in
the driveway was a white Ford Explorer with
21
00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:49.799
emergency lights flashing in its dash.
The Marshal said he had a warrant for
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00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:53.840
Greg's arrest on racketeering charges, had
been instructed to take him into custody and
23
00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:59.959
transport him to Virginia. Greg couldn't
have known what this was all about.
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00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:04.719
He was working in waste management.
His friends and family knew him as a
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00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:09.000
father of six, a businessman,
and a devout Christian. He went to
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00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:14.319
his bedroom and told his pregnant wife
what was happening, then packed a bag
27
00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:23.479
of clothes and walked out. Davis's
twelve year old son watched from the upstairs
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00:02:23.479 --> 00:02:29.080
window as the car pulled away.
It was the last time he saw his
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00:02:29.199 --> 00:02:38.080
father alive. The next afternoon,
a car made its way along a quiet
30
00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:45.080
stretch of Peacham Road, about fifteen
miles from Gregg Davis's farmhouse. It was
31
00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:52.520
another brutally cold day, barely cracking
ten degrees. Just off the side of
32
00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:57.319
the road, the driver saw something
out of place. It was a shape
33
00:02:57.719 --> 00:03:02.800
jutting out of the snowbank. There
on the ground, partially covered by snow,
34
00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:08.319
was a man's body. His wrists
were shackled, twenty two caliber bullet
35
00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:15.439
wounds in his head and torso with
bullet casing speckling the snowbank. Greg Davis
36
00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:23.719
was dead. How had all this
happened? Prosecutors would later claim it all
37
00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:27.840
traced back to a man whose life
had long been cloaked in mystery, and
38
00:03:27.879 --> 00:03:34.000
who was nowhere near Vermont that night. Well, good afternoon, everyone,
39
00:03:34.280 --> 00:03:38.719
It is truly my great pleasure to
welcome Aenochian Biosciences. Less than a year
40
00:03:38.800 --> 00:03:44.599
after Greg Davis's body was found in
the Vermont snow, the CEO of an
41
00:03:44.599 --> 00:03:50.360
emerging biotech company stood at a sleek
white lectern in Times Square. The very
42
00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:53.479
first time I met Ronesi leva or
chairman. He told me will be a
43
00:03:53.560 --> 00:04:00.719
Nasdaq listed company. Anochian Bioscience has
now traded alongside tech giant like Apple and
44
00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:05.360
Microsoft, But the CEO wasn't taking
the credit. The success of the company
45
00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:11.439
was largely thanks to a man who
was standing just offstage. The man with
46
00:04:11.520 --> 00:04:17.240
the ideas that drove Anokian Biosciences to
its six hundred million dollar valuation, a
47
00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:23.759
man with short dyed blonde hair,
stubble and an impish smile. The very
48
00:04:23.879 --> 00:04:28.839
first time I met Sarah Kumruku,
our scientific founder, he told me,
49
00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:36.879
will be the company that would put
an end to HIV AIDS. Doctor sar
50
00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:43.800
Hodgembrukchew, at just thirty six years
old, Doctor Serhau was leading a mission
51
00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:47.959
to end HIV AIDS forever. He
was also working on cures for cancer,
52
00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:54.000
hepatitis B, and a host of
other diseases. His patients saw him as
53
00:04:54.040 --> 00:04:59.120
a miracle worker. His colleagues compared
him to Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla
54
00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:03.639
and Einstein in one and the same
person. But in a few years he
55
00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:09.240
wouldn't be known for world changing treatments. He would be known as a fraud
56
00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:19.040
and a key suspect in a Grizzly
Murder. Listen to Doctor Death, Bad
57
00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:24.399
Magic early and ad free right now
by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app
58
00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:25.800
or on Apple Podcasts
