Real Talk with Mary Contrary and Starfish
Explore stories of victims of lies, deceit, mis and disinformation, and conspiracies.
This is the story of Gilbert Chikli, mastermind of the fake president scam, stealing millions by wearing silicone masks to impersonate government officials. Chikli would fake France’s defence minister’s voice when making calls to well-researched targets, asking them with anRead More
This is the story of Carnell Alexander, a Dad by Default, who was accused of being deadbeat father to a child that even DNA proved wasn’t his. Father’s Day is coming up, and here is a father’s story. Sneaky ex-girlfriendRead More
Hear the story of Melissa Caddick, a Sydney con investor who swindled over 60 clients out of $25 million in life savings from 2009 to 2020. Details of this intriguing story started unfolding when police reported that an Australian motherRead More
Hear the story of Amy Carlson, the Crestone Cult Corpse. Believing she was ‘God’ as the leader of the Love Has Won Cult, her followers kept her mummified body long after she passed. Introduction An eye-less mummified corpse wrapped inRead More
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