216: Pt 1: Owen Hanson – From championship athlete to international outlaw

Listen to this episode from Game of Crimes on Spotify. Murph sits down with Owen Hansen, whose life journey reads like a crime thriller. From a troubled childhood in Redondo Beach to becoming a successful drug dealer and bookmaker, Owen’s story is a raw, unfiltered look at the dark side of ambition and the high-stakes world of organized crime. Owen opens up about his family struggles, the influence of sports, and the seductive pull of gang culture during his high school years. He shares how early drug use spiraled during college before he transformed his entrepreneurial drive into a booming—but dangerous—betting and drug empire.