The Hidden Third

Mariana van Zeller

thehiddenthird@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is a weekly investigative interview series about underground markets, criminal networks, law enforcement, and the people with firsthand knowledge of these worlds. Strong pitch candidates include accomplished investigators, law-enforcement veterans, former offenders with significant public platforms, private investigators, and experts on illicit economies; booking difficulty is medium because guests need distinctive experience and compelling real-world cases, but broad mainstream celebrity is not essential.

Metrics

Episodes: 40

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 52.1k subscribers

Contact Information

thehiddenthird@gmail.com

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Host

Mariana van Zeller - Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist known for reporting on underground economies, criminal networks, and high-risk communities.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Firsthand experience in criminal investigations, law enforcement, incarceration, private investigation, cultural influence, or underground economies, supported by substantial casework, public impact, or a distinctive personal story.
Required Achievements:  
Major investigative or law-enforcement casework, Published books or prominent media and platform roles, Notable firsthand experience with criminal justice or illicit markets

Recent Guest Discussions

Tom Elfmont - Cold-case Murder Investigations, Gang And Narcotics Operations, Volatile Periods In Los Angeles History, And Policing Controversies.

Wallace "Wallo267" Peeples - Incarceration, Personal Transformation, Cultural Influence, Prison-based Learning, And Rebuilding A Public Career After Release.

Michelle Gomez - Open-source Intelligence, Social Engineering, Psychological Profiling, Fugitive Recovery, Privacy, And The Mechanics Of Disappearing.

Recent Topics

Underground Markets, Investigations, True Crime, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Hidden Third
:

How an LAPD Captain Solved a 30-Year-Old Cold Case Murder

July 08, 2026

Nearly 30 years after 15‑year‑old Danielle “Danni” Houchins was murdered in Montana, former LAPD captain Tom Elfmont helped finally bring her family answers. Drawing on more than 25 years running gang and narcotics operations in South Los Angeles, Tom has turned his skills to cold cases and long‑forgotten victims. In this episode, he takes us inside policing during some of the most volatile moments in modern U.S. history — from Vietnam and the protest years in Berkeley to the 1992 Los Ange...

Wallo267 spent 20 years in Prison for Armed Robbery. Now He's YouTube’s Cultural Advisor.

July 01, 2026

In this episode of The Hidden Third, we sit down with Wallo267 to unpack a story that starts in the harshest possible place: prison. Wallo caught his first conviction at just 10 years old. By 17, he was sentenced to adult prison, where he would spend the next 20 years locked away. Sometimes in the same facility as his own brother and stepfather. Instead of letting prison break him, he turned it into a classroom. Inside, Wallo started paying attention. He interviewed every newly arrived inma...

The World’s Best Bounty Hunter: How Michelle Gomez Finds People Who Vanish

June 24, 2026

How do you find people who do not want to be found? In this episode of The Hidden Third, Mariana sits down with skip tracer and private investigator Michelle Gomez – described by Wired as “the world’s best bounty hunter” – to unpack how she tracks down people who have disappeared on purpose, from the fugitive Ryan Eugene Mullen to a fake “Prince of Dubai.” At 4'11" and just over 100 pounds, Michelle doesn’t look like the person you’d send after fugitives, stolen heavy equipment, or missing ...

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