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Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness.


The Missing Cryptoqueen

OneCoin victims’ advocate Jen McAdam has helped convince hundreds of Dr Ruja’s scam victims to join her lawsuit. With Dr Ruja missing - possibly dead - it feels like this compensation lawsuit is their best shot at justice. But things take an unexpected turn.

Featuring footage from: Good Morning Britain/ITV, The Islam brothers, Daniel Leinhardt/Youtube, TikTok/maseratimassage.

16. Off the Record

OneCoin victim Jen McAdam lost thousands in the OneCoin scam, and nearly a decade on, it still dominates her life. Jen blames Dr Ruja, but with her still missing - possibly dead - justice looks unlikely. But Jen has a plan, and hundreds of other OneCoin victims join the fightback.

15. Pac-Man

With the FBI offering a $5m reward for Dr Ruja, her fame reaches new heights. And so does our search for her, with new clues pointing us to Cape Town, South Africa.

Featuring footage from: Aron Hyman/The Cape of Cocaine podcast, Heart FM, TikTok/Coolstorybru, The Hunt, documentary series: Die Kryptoqueen - ARD/arte/WDR, Novinite Nova.

14. The Cablecar

New clues about Dr Ruja emerge in an unlikely - and dangerous - place. We pick up the trail with Scottish OneCoin investor Jen McAdam. Since we released the podcast, Jen’s become consumed by the search for Dr Ruja. Despite the evidence pointing to her murder, Jen’s not convinced - should we be?

Featuring footage from: Aron Hyman/The Cape of Cocaine podcast by TimesLive, BTV, Novinite Nova, News24, Newzroom Afrika, Heart FM, TikTok/Coolstorybru, The Hunt, documentary series: Die Kryptoqueen - ARD/arte/WDR.

13. The South Africa Connection

It’s been eight years since Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution, before disappearing. Jamie Bartlett picks up the story of the now FBI-wanted fugitive; following a trail of greed, deceit, and herd madness.

Coming Soon: Four New Episodes of The Missing Cryptoqueen

The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova takes an unexpected turn when a story emerges alleging she's been murdered. But with with sightings of Dr Ruja still coming in long after her apparent demise, can it be true? We speak to the Bulgarian journalists behind the story and team up with BBC colleagues to investigate the murder theory. It takes us on a trail to a Bulgarian man widely suspected of heading an organised crime organisation. Meanwhile, a trusted former adviser to Dr Ruja disappears, just like his old boss.

Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producer: Rob Byrne
Executive Producer: Georgia Catt
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Featuring material from: LiveNow from Fox, Radio 100,7.
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live

12. Wanted: Dead or Alive?

How mysterious friends in influential places may have helped Ruja stay one step ahead. A massive revelation we only now know, but which Ruja knew years earlier. 

Who are they? And could they be helping her now?

CREDITS
Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producers: Rob Byrne and Georgia Catt
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Studio Engineer: Giles Aspen
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Documentaries production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live

11. Operation Satellite

The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova gathers pace, five years after she disappeared. Files leaked from Dubai reveal how Dr Ruja stashed millions in the emirate and struck up a relationship with a mysterious sheikh. Then, a careless selfie leads the podcast to a mansion in an exclusive gated community. As the FBI steps up its search, new information surfaces about Dr Ruja’s disappearance from an unlikely source.

Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producers: Rob Byrne and Georgia Catt
Series Producer: Georgia Catt
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Featuring footage from: LiveNow from Fox, 5en News, Prag News, Welt Netzreporter
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Documentaries production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live

10. The Dubai Files

The search for Dr Ruja is back on. A lot has happened since Episode 8.

Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir

This audio was updated on 12/08/2020 to reflect additional correspondence with Chelgate.

9. Follow the Money

The final episode takes an unexpected twist.

Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producer: Georgia Catt 
Additional Research: Ignatius Bahizi
Editor: Philip Sellars 
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir

16. Off the Record

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