About this episode
The episode discusses a bizarre hostage situation involving Matthew Yussman and his mother, leading to a robbery and a complex FBI investigation.
In 2015, Matthew Yussman and his 70-year-old mother were held hostage and Matthew was forced to rob the very credit union that employed him. The entire situation is bizarre and the FBI can't determine if Michael is actually a victim or a criminal mastermind. A few months later and 800 miles away in Tennessee, three different families experience the exact same thing. Finally, not one but TWO high speed chases hold the answer to everything. Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh Sponsors: -TaskRabbit: Taskrabbit.com Use code THEWORST for $15 off your first task -Goodles: Goodles.com Available at Target, Walmart, and other retailers -OSEA: Oseamalibu.com Use code THEWORST for 10% off your first order -Quince: Quince.com/theworst for free shipping + 365-day returns -Ruggable: Ruggable.com Use code PATW for 10% off your first order -Shopify: Shopify.com/WORST for a $1/month trial -Zenni: Zenni.com/podcast use code PODCAST15 for 15% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Michael Benanti, Brian Witham
Topics covered
- hostage situation
- robbery
- FBI investigation
- high speed chases
- bizarre crimes
Keywords
- hostage
- robbery
- FBI
- Tennessee
- high speed chase
- crime
Sponsors
TaskRabbit, Goodles, OSEA, Quince, Ruggable, Shopify, Zenni
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Tennessee, credit union
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