Peter Barth

United States

Investigator and Trainer at Bellingcat

investigator @bellingcat /texan up north. organized crime, past & present. I post on @oldpete45.bsky.social now.

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Articles

New Leads in an Infamous Corpus Christi Cold Case

1 month ago | texasobserver.org | Peter Barth

Editor’s Note: Bellingcat Investigator Peter Barth, who grew up in Texas, researched and reported this story in collaboration with the Texas Observer. William “Bill” Asher Richardson Jr. pulled into the driveway of his upscale Corpus Christi home late on a Sunday night at the end of summer. The wealthy Texas oilman was unloading his Winnebago RV as his wife and stepson walked inside.
Cartel King Kinahan's Google Reviews Expose Travel Partners

Apr 6, 2024 | bellingcat.com | Connor Plunkett |Peter Barth |John Mooney |Beau Donelly

Last week, Bellingcat and the Sunday Times reported that wanted cartel boss Christopher Kinahan Sr. had exposed his movements and whereabouts by posting Google reviews for a variety of restaurants, hotels and other expensive establishments using his alias “Christopher Vincent”. The “Dapper Don” detailed trips to Zimbabwe, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, the Netherlands and Egypt.
Revealed: how Kinahan cartel launders cash

Apr 6, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | John Mooney |Beau Donelly |Peter Barth

The Kinahan cartel is using a network of front companies, offshore accounts and proxies to evade sweeping US sanctions and explore new ways to launder its vast wealth. A wide-ranging investigation by The Sunday Times into the operations of the transnational organised crime syndicate has identified some of the key figures involved and uncovered how it continues to operate.
On the run, reviewing restaurants: Christy Kinahan’s online world

Mar 30, 2024 | thetimes.com | John Mooney |Beau Donelly |Connor Plunkett |Peter Barth

One of the world’s most wanted men stands on the deck of a private fishing charter boat off Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, as a Russian oligarch’s superyacht comes into view. He takes out his phone, snaps a picture and types a review on Google Maps. “Excellent trip with friends. Caught a cartload of fish,” he posts, along with three photographs.
On the run, reviewing restaurants: Christy Kinahan’s online world

Mar 30, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | John Mooney |Beau Donelly |Peter Barth

One of the world’s most wanted men stands on the deck of a private fishing charter boat off Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, as a Russian oligarch’s superyacht comes into view. He takes out his phone, snaps a picture and types a review on Google Maps. “Excellent trip with friends. Caught a cartload of fish,” he posts, along with three photographs.