In this episode of pplpod, we delve into one of the most chilling and complex mysteries in WWII history: the true identity of the Holocaust perpetrator known as "Ivan the Terrible". Known as a notoriously cruel guard at the Treblinka extermination camp, this unidentified mass murderer operated the tank engines that fed the gas chambers and subjected victims to unspeakable torture with swords, pipes, and whips.

We explore the intense international manhunt and the explosive true crime history surrounding John Demjanjuk, a retired Cleveland autoworker of Ukrainian descent who was accused of being the infamous Nazi concentration camp guard. Listeners will hear about Demjanjuk's dramatic 1988 trial in Israel, where he was initially sentenced to death, and his shocking 1993 Israeli Supreme Court acquittal. The overturning of his conviction hinged ...