February 12, 2024

EP. 229 — Scammed Down Bad For Love w/ Erin Whitehead

What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Erin Whitehead joins the show to discuss Lezlie Manukian, a financial black widow who traveled the world scamming lover after lover into investing into bunk restaurants. She didn’t get caught until she messed with the wrong family. Stay Schemin’!

 

This episode was recorded Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

 

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Erin Whitehead @girlwithatail

 

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

 

Sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-03/con-artist-love-fraud-victims-investigate-lezlie-manukian/11300436

“Unravel True Crime”: Snowballpodcast

https://www.flashpack.com/us/solo/relationships/women-happier-single-men/#:~:text=Naturally%2C%20the%20truth%20is%20rather,and%20married%20women%20with%20children

https://archive-yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/should-women-stay-single

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