EP. 115 — The Club Hopping Con Artist w/ Patrick Hinds & Gillian Pensavalle

What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? We got Patrick Hinds & Gillian Pensavalle discussing Sean Kirkham, a lifelong hustler who took advantage of U.S. nightclubs and the families of murdered and missing women in Canada. Plus, an ex-con uses identity theft to raise money for his boyfriend’s bail bond. Stay Schemin’!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/city-to-finish-women-s-memorial-after-non-profit-folds-1.2126363

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-women-memorial-leaves-trail-of-unpaid-debts-1.2101743

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/195/126/556532/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/founder-of-memorial-to-vancouvers-missing-and-murdered-women-sues-city-for-defamation

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-women-memorial-leaves-trail-of-unpaid-debts-1.2101743

https://abc13.com/houston-crime-con-artist-wanted-davion-sandifer-man-accused-of-scamming/11168054/

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