Soldier of Misfortune

Bobby Joe Keesee is on the hook for federal kidnapping and murder charges, but ends up getting a lifeline. Jesse seeks the opinion of a psychiatrist to shed some light on Keesee's story.  This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez 

After returning home from Hanoi Hilton prison a 'war hero', Bobby Joe Keesee soon sours on straight life and recruits a teenage co-worker to help him execute his biggest caper yet: kidnapping an American diplomat for ransom. Spolier alert: it does not go well.  This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez 

After securing an early release from federal prison, Bobby Joe Keesee goes back to what he knows...fraud and theft. As his crimes escalate, will anybody stop him before it's too late?  This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez 

Months after disappearing from his sister's house without a trace, Bobby Joe Keesee hijacks a Thai pilot and is flown to Vietnam, where he soon ends up incarcerated alongside future big wigs in American politics at North Vietnam's infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' POW facility.  This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz Sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez 

After going AWOL from the Army, Bobby Joe Keesee culminates a 25-state joyride in a stolen car by stealing an airplane and flying it...to Havana, Cuba, pissing off both the U.S. and Cuban governments.  This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez 

In part two of the podcast finale, Jesse questions why Bobby Joe Keesee was given so many chances, and asks his panel of guests how society might prevent future similarly inclined individuals from doing as much harm as Keesee did. The answers may surprise you. This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez

A trailer for the limited series Soldier of Misfortune, available now wherever you listen. 

In part one of the podcast finale, Bobby Joe Keesee contacts one Harry Christensen, a champion power boat racer, and offers to buy a used Cesna airplane off him. Christensen is never seen again.  This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez 

After serving in the Korean War, Texas panhandle native Bobby Joe Keesee's long career of fraud gets its (somewhat) inauspicious start. Seeking more understanding, Jesse speaks with writer Rachel Monroe about her New Yorker article on "valor theft" in the U.S. military.  This episode was brought to you by VitaDreamz sleep aid chews. To get a free sample shipped right to your door, go to qrco.de/sleepez