This episode of Now It Can Be Told starts with food stamp fraud -- is the situation in New York City easily found in other places across America? Undercover agents are 'selling' a supermarket owner $25,000 worth of food stamps for $15,000 cash. Undercover agents are also interviewed for the show with Alexander Johnson in the field. A recipient, Jose Hernandez, talks about what he's seen. The next segment looks at the Death of a Princess, Grace Kelly. She started as a model in New York City, an actress, and on to so much more. Friends Rita Gam, Vera Maxwell, and Patricia Burstein are interviewed. Craig Rivera covers the story from Monaco to get to the bottom of the controversy. Finally, this episode looks at the current defense budget of 240 billion dollars -- about $1,100 per U.S. citizen. Where does the money go? Some investigating shows the U.S. Department Of Defense spending up to $999 on a single pair of pliers. Roberta Baskin reports.
Geraldo Rivera hosts episode 2 of the news series Now It Can Be Told, with a segment by Alexander Johnson. The show focuses on the Son Of Sam Letters. Guests include confidante Chase Berkowitz, Author of 'The Ultimate Evil' Maury Terry, Neysa Moskowitz one of the victims' mothers, and Detective Joseph Basteri of the NYPD.
This episode of Now It Can Be Told investigates the Challenger cover-up -- NASA seems to imply that the seven astronauts on board the fateful voyage perished instantly in the explosion, but do the autopsies point to another conclusion ? Hear expert analysis from officials as Geraldo and team dig for the truth.
The Fourth episode of Now It Can Be Told focuses on Airline Security. Geraldo and team expose harrowing truths that show airports in the United States are not up to international standards. Isaac Yeffet, an airline security expert, joins us for the first segment. He explains how he had been approached to test security at American airports prior to the Pan Am 103 disaster and had submitted damning results with appropriate fixes. We see NOW correspondents go undercover to ask airport employees about their training, finding that it had bee anything but strenuous. In fact, NOW correspondents actually purchase tickets under suspicious names and are able to see fake luggage containing items that should trigger a security search casually loaded onto the plane. United States Senator Alfonse D'Amato joins Geraldo in studio, and Neil Livingston, a terrorism expert weighs in via satellite. NOW correspondent Richard Wiese reports from the field and correspondent Gail Anderson ends the show with a segment abou the financial folly of the U.S. Government.
Geraldo Rivera hosts this episode of Now It Can Be Told, which features an extensive investigation into the Movement Of Spiritual Inner Awareness , a non-profit religous corporation founeded by John-Roger. Is he a 'guru equal to the level of Jesus' as John-Roger himself has expressed ? This group is tax exempt and regulary hosts seminars with attendees from such notable companies as Lockheed and even government agencies like the U.S. Navy and Social Security Administration. With our tax dollars going to fund them through these seminars, the NOW team digs for the truth. Craig Rivera reports from the field, and former MSIA members Victor Toso, Walter Ligan and Dodie Bradie are interviewed. Also interviewed Tom Franklin Daly, a management training consultant who has worked with Lockheed, and David Lane a philosophy professor. Roberta Baskin finishes up the show, revealing whether it's Democratic debri or Republican refuse, trash cans are not cheap on Capitol Hill.
In this episode of Now It Can Be Told, Geraldo and team start with a little-known radioactive disaster right here in the United States: a scrapyard in Phoenix Arizona. Gail Anderson reports from the field. Maintenance worker Vicente Sotelo is asked to clean out garbage from the storage room in Juarez, Mexico.
This episode of Now It Can Be Told, recorded in December of 1991, features two rich segments. The first focuses on refugees from America's southern border, some selling sex drugs and inevitably, death. Just how bad is this menace? Gail Anderson reports. In studio Gera ldo sits down with Gail and Sgt. David Norman who spent over a decade in the El Paso PD for a recap. Later in the show extensive interv iews with Jay Bernstein are aired, for all the latest in Hollywood dirt he wouldn't spill -- until now. "Behind the phony tinsel of Hol lywood lies the real tinsel of Hollywood".
Geraldo begins this episode of Now It Can Be Told by introducing his extraordinary team of field reporters. They are Roberta Baskin, Craig Rivera, Gail Anderson, Krista Bradford, Richard Wiese and Richard Johnson. This team makes NOW what it is, a hard-hitting in-depth news program where no corrupt beaurocrat is safe. In the first segment, Roberta Baskin reports from Washington on some facts about President Geraldo Ford's personal wealth, and his pardon of Richard Nixon. Geraldo has Mr. Ford himself come on the show, to answer some of these questions and more. Mr. Ford re-iterates he did the right thing for America, and it was a decision made without Mr. Nixon's involvement. Later in the show we hear from Senator Bob Smith(R), New Hampshire, about the wasteful spending going on in Washington and what he plans to do about it. Gail Anderson reports from the field to find out what tax paying Americans think about congress appropriating $320,000 to buy former president William McKinley's step-mother's house. Is this the best thing for our tax dollars ?
This episode of Now It Can Be Told sees Geraldo investigate the Aileen Wuornos murders in depth. Craig Rivera reports from the field, and interviews incldue; Major Dan Henry of the Marion County Sheriff's Department, Jackelyn Giroux a Hollywood producer, Brian Jarvis Former Marion County Detective, SGT Robert Douglas of the Marion County Sheriff's Department, Jim Greene another Hollywood producer, and Brenda Hewitt a witness. Jackelyn Giroux also joins Geraldo for a segment in studio. Aileen was executed by lethal injection in the state of Florida October 9th, 2002.
Now It Can Be Told Episode 12 concluded the investigation of 1986's Challenger Disaster. John Pike of the Federation Of American Scientists is interviewed extensively. Krista Bradford is in studio with Geraldo, and they also ask Senator John Glenn his thoughts. Additionally, Senator Glenn is asked about Now It Can Be Told's shocking new evidence that shows America taught Saddam Hussein's chronies how to develop nuclear means.
This episode of Now It Can Be Told focuses on two topics; the tradition of grindadrap practiced in the Faroe Islands, and the fate of Bob Marley's estate. Grindadrap is an ancient pagan tradition of hunting whales. The Faroese use boats to herd the whales ashore, then harvest them by hand with spears and hooks in the shallow waters. With so many efforts around the world aimed at saving whales, is this a respected part of Faroese culture, or truly tragedy at a bloody beach? Roberta Baskin reports for this segment, and interviews are conducted with Martin Jacobson of Bacalao Seafood, Kate Sanderson, a writer, and Kjartan Hoydal, then Director of Fisheries in the Faroe Islands. Next, looking at the rastafari Bob Marley's estate. The legendary cultural figure did not leave a will, and was survived by wife Rita Marley, their four children, as well as at least seven other children with four mistresses. The family is locked in a legal battle over his estate after Bob passed away from cancer at age 36, with presumably about 35 million dollars in his estate. Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records and a close friend of the Marleys, is interviewed for this segment. We also hear from Rita on the current status. The show wraps up with what could've been a major, completely overlooked, misstatement by an active U.S. president: did JFK say he was a jelly donut during a 1963 speech at the Berlin wall?
his episode of Now It Can Be Told, hosted by Geraldo, investigates in two major segments: the Attica prison uprising of 1971, and female serial killer Eileen Wuornos. Richard Wiese travels to Attica for the NOW show -- we learn that as much as one third of the entire Attica New York population are inmates. Richard interviews Eugene Smith, a hostage during the uprising, as well as Helen Cunningham, whose husband did not survive. Also interviewed is William Kunstler, an attorney. What could've have helped prevent this violent incident and the 43 deaths it created ? Next segment, correspondent Craig Rivera heads into the field to investigate the case of Eileen Wuornos: Is she America's first female serial killer? Sheriff Robert Vogel, of Volusia County is interviewed, as well as Dan Henry of Marion County PD and Brian Jarvis, formally of Marion County. Also interviewed is Ed Bonnett, a public defender and Jackie Giroux a hollywood producer. Footage from the trial of Eileen is played, as the NOW team investigates her motives and actions.
In this episode of Now It Can Be Told, we visit Cuban rebels based in Florida plotting to overthrow Fidel Castro. They're named Alpha 66 and correspondent Alexander Johnson goes in depth for this segment. Also joining Geraldo is Cuban-born Mayor of Miami Xavier Suarez. Next up Geraldo and Craig Rivera take a look inside the mind of Aileen Wuornos, possible America's first female serial killer. The show is wrapped up revealing the government expense, totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars, testing the sweetness of apples.
This episode of Now It Can Be Told starts with a pressing issue: The fate of western hostages currently being held in Lebanon. Geraldo starts with with Benjamin Netanyahu, then Foreign Minister of Israel, in an in-depth interview regarding hostages held by both sides and the situation in the middle east at current. The segment also includes footage of Sheik Abdullah's barracks, where the hostages are expected to be held.
Is the price of fame the loss of privacy? This episode looks at unauthorized biographies about Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Lennon. Did Donald, Arnold and Yoko use their celebrity strings to obstruct publication? Geraldo investigates, along with NOW correspondent Alexander Johnson.
This episode of Now It Can Be Told starts with an in-depth investigation into the various modeling agencies of David DuPont. Roberta Baskin investigates.
This episode of Now It Can Be Told starts with the situation in Haiti, and what's going on there. 'Baby Doc' ruler Jean-Claude Duvalier was deposed in 1986, but the plight of that country's people has yet to improve. David Whipple, Executive Director of A.F.I.O is interviewed about what may happen in Haiti. Next, the NOW team takes a look at the millions of dollars Americans spend on nutritional supplements, with Krista Bradford reporting in the field.
The 32nd episode of Now It Can Be Told focuses on two big stories in the public eye; whether Winston Churchill actually gave his famous wartime speeches, and the tragic death of 19 year old Alan Pierce after he was illegaly served at three different bars. Correspondent Roberta Baskin reports from the field, interviewing Bill Pierce, Alan's father. Also interviewd is Jon Howard of Virginia's ABC board. The now team goes undercover with cameras, to see if the teenage actors can get served in restaurants that are under review precisely because of Alan Pierce's tragic demise.
This episode talks baseball; everything from groupies to is it really an all-american sport, when most of the gear used comes from foreign lands? Guests include Steve Garvey as well as sports analysts Gray Cylkowski and Steve Jacobson. Additionally, Geraldo delves into Cuba with the segment 'Back Door To Cuba', focusing on caribbean runaways and just how do Americans vacation on the island with the embargo fully in place?
This episode of Now It Can Be Told sees Geraldo discussing Cuban refugees, just what do they do to get away from that country? Called the 'Voyage of the Damned' the tiny leaking rafts are exceedingly precarious. Geraldo interviews Jose Basulto, president of Brothers to the Rescue as well as Florida Congressman Lawrence Smith about the issue. He also speaks with Oswaldo Cuellar, a rafter who survived the journey. And next, is Madonna a bully? Interviewed for this segment is Christopher Anderson, author of Madonna Unauthorized. The end of the show sees a recap of some of America's biggest liars.
Geraldo investigates the campaign of David Duke.
Geraldo hosts this episode of Now It Can Be Told, and it's all Cuba. Aboard the United States Coast Guard cutter Matagorda, we investigate the dangers of overloaded and leaking refugee rafts. The risks taked to get out of Cuba are enormous. Later in the show, we investigate the Cuban red light district and just what these young Cubanos are getting for their services. What is the minimum for a sexual service?
1950s Cuba, or a 1990s nightclub in Miami ? This episode talks about Alpha 66, caribbean runaways getting into Cuba, night clubs and more. We see revolutionary communist posters in Cuba, Carnivale, and Geraldo sailing into the island on his sailboat, New Wave. "We're an organization that is attempting to start a revolution in Cuba", these words from an Alpha 66 representative. And how to get there with the embargo in place? Geraldo's team follows the track of many Americans looking to subvert the restriction, and goes through Mexico City.
The smoking gun in the Aileen Wuornos scandal.