5 episodes

Welcome to "The Red Dot Pod". Our podcast tells the story of Dr. Richard Stahl, a former App State professor imprisoned in the early 2000s for wire fraud after the mysterious death of a coconspirator led to Stahl receiving a $5 million insurance payout. Stahl is a fascinating and controversial character of the North Carolina high country who built an ostentatious black mansion that was the subject of local lore for many years - the mansion was known in the town of Boone as "The Red Dot House."

Co-hosts: Nick Gardner, Dylan McCue
Editor - Eisa Yazdizadeh
Art - Susanna Ficklin, Dylan McCue

Red Dot Pod Nick Gardner & Dylan McCue

    • True Crime
    • 5.0 • 80 Ratings

Welcome to "The Red Dot Pod". Our podcast tells the story of Dr. Richard Stahl, a former App State professor imprisoned in the early 2000s for wire fraud after the mysterious death of a coconspirator led to Stahl receiving a $5 million insurance payout. Stahl is a fascinating and controversial character of the North Carolina high country who built an ostentatious black mansion that was the subject of local lore for many years - the mansion was known in the town of Boone as "The Red Dot House."

Co-hosts: Nick Gardner, Dylan McCue
Editor - Eisa Yazdizadeh
Art - Susanna Ficklin, Dylan McCue

    Episode 4: Inge's Story

    Episode 4: Inge's Story

    So far, you've heard the story of David Andersen, the primary coconspirator in the case that sent Stahl to prison. But who were the other coconspirators wrapped up in the scheme? Join us as we learn about Ingeborg Karow Bain and the broader pattern both were a part of.

    • 50 min
    Episode 1: Boone's Biggest Mystery

    Episode 1: Boone's Biggest Mystery

    An intro to the Red Dot House and the man behind it - the craziest story ever to come out of Boone, North Carolina.

    • 20 min
    Episode 5: Return to the Red Dot House

    Episode 5: Return to the Red Dot House

    Piecing together conversations with Stahl himself as well as sources who have come forward since the podcast released. We revisit the house with guests who attended it, talk to another person wrapped up in Stahl's insurance scheme, and discuss a bunch of other ventures Stahl has been involved in before and after prison.

    • 47 min
    Episode 3: The House

    Episode 3: The House

    Episode 3 takes a deeper look into Dr. Stahl's most enduring legacy... his infamous house. The black hillside mansion which towered over the town of Boone for a decade has now been torn down.

    Join us as we take you back in time to dissect the rumors and mysterious details around the Red Dot House. 

    • 52 min
    Episode 2: The Crime

    Episode 2: The Crime

    A breakdown of how Stahl netted $5 million in insurance payouts, the federal indictment that sent him to prison, a discussion on insurance fraud with one of his prosecutors, and the questions that remain about Stahl crime...

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
80 Ratings

80 Ratings

reillykathleen ,

So good

Outdid yourselves with episode 5!

Terry 9000 ,

Well researched, good listen

If you’re somebody who remembers the red dot house, or satans castle as it was affectionately known, you gotta check out this series. If you’ve never been to Boone or heard of the home it’ll still be worth your time.

l.P. Freely ,

Team Inge

wild story

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