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EP. 177 — The Resurrecting Romance Novelist w/ Paula Poundstone
What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? For Valentine’s Day, we have the legendary Paula Poundstone on the show to discuss Susan Meachen, an independent romance novelist who faked her death in 2020, miraculously resurrecting in 2022. Plus, a Florida woman has been arrested after a 4-year-long romance scam that resulted in the defrauding of an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Stay Schemin’!
Research done by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/health/fake-death-romance-novelist-meachen.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/susan-meachen-author-fake-death-b2265223.html?r=21062
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/susan-meachen-author-alleged-death-hoax
Twitter user @Draggerofliars thread: https://twitter.com/Draggerofliars/status/1610491152091717632
https://www.news4jax.com/consumer/2019/04/30/how-to-avoid-falling-for-fake-online-product-reviews/
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