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The Perfect Liar

The Perfect Liar

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Who is lying, and how did they make everyone believe it? The Perfect Liar dissects deception with surgical curiosity — from daring impostors to subtle con artists, and the psychology that lets lies become truth.

Each episode peels back the mechanics of fraud, confidence tricks, social engineering and long cons, blending forensic detail, survivor testimony, and analysis of motive and method. You’ll hear how identity is forged, reputations are hijacked, and truth is reconstructed, presented in tight, story-forward episodes that prioritize evidence over sensationalism.

New episodes drop every day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 4:00 AM, so expect consistent short-to-medium length installments that focus on one deception, one tactic, or one unraveling per show. Formats rotate between case breakdowns, expert interviews, and narrative reconstructions to keep the lens fresh while staying rigorous.

This podcast is for anyone obsessed with con artists, impostors, fraud prevention, or the psychology of lying — listeners who want concrete takeaways, warning signs, and the anatomy of deception rather than idle gossip. If you study scams, prepare investigations, or simply can’t stop asking “how did they get away with it?”, this is for you.

Subscribe now to follow every lie as it’s exposed and learn to spot the perfect liar before it’s too late.

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  • + raise the central question before naming Patricia

    + raise the central question before naming Patricia
    Oct 18 2026
    + planta la pregunta central antes de nombrar a Patricia

    A hidden cassette labeled "Patricia A. Hughes, Vocal Arts Faculty, Kettner Conservatory" was found behind a sealed panel in a crawlspace-yet the conservatory burned in 1989 and employed no Patricia Hughes; who constructed this false history, and why did someone bury the tape to disappear? The discovery ties a single 40-cent dialect tape and a magazine listing to a decades-long identity that blurred invention and professional skill.

    In this episode, we follow the tangible trail the tape left-from a plumber's flashlight on April 9, 2009, to the rented rooms where Patricia rehearsed accents-and trace how a woman built an auditable career from purchased learning and fabricated documents. How did she turn self-training into legitimate theatre work, and what did she sacrifice to keep the fiction intact?

    Person: Patricia Hughes Hughes
    Date: April 9, 2009 (tape found)
    Location: Archer Street crawlspace, Callum, Ohio
    Item: Memorex Type I cassette tape, transparent plastic case
    Event: Kettner Conservatory fire in 1989

    - The cassette tape was purchased used for forty cents at a Goodwill in Akron in September 1991.
    - Patricia reported listening to the dialect tape approximately four hundred times.
    - She graduated from Callum North High School in 1990 and left Callum in spring 1991.
    - Arch Stage Productions hired her in spring 2001 at a salary of four hundred dollars a week.
    - A royalty check for eleven dollars was mailed to Patricia for a dialect module sold in 1998; she never cashed it.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    16 min
  • The Diploma in the Culvert: How a Fake JD Saved Lives-and Lied

    The Diploma in the Culvert: How a Fake JD Saved Lives-and Lied
    Oct 17 2026
    The Diploma in the Culvert: How a Fake JD Saved Lives-and Lied

    A discovery of a laminated Juris Doctor wedged in frozen mud launched a case of near-daily moral dissonance: a woman who passed the Ohio bar in the 78th percentile and built a 12-year legal practice, yet listed a law school that had been closed since 1979. How did four hundred and twelve annotated law books and eleven handwritten notebooks lead to a forged paper trail - and to clients who never knew?

    In this episode, we walk through the moment a birdwatcher found a diploma in a culvert and the ensuing investigation into Jessica Anne Anne’s life and practice, showing what was found, what was real, and what was fabricated; could years of solitary study and a fake credential coexist without anyone discovering the truth?

    Person: Jessica Anne Anne
    Location: Millhaven, Ohio
    Date found: March 11 (morning)
    Institution: Alderton College of Law (closed 1979)
    Bar score: 78th percentile

    - The diploma conferral date read May 14, roughly 19 years before it was found.
    - Anne arrived in Millhaven about 12 years before the investigation began and was 31 years old at arrival.
    - Investigators cataloged 412 legal textbooks with margin annotations in matching handwriting.
    - Eleven composition notebooks dated across at least 13 years were found with pencil annotations of legal study.
    - Anne passed the Ohio bar on her first attempt and scored in the 78th percentile.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    19 min
  • A Teenager's Photo Exposes a Fraud Examiner's Stolen Life

    A Teenager's Photo Exposes a Fraud Examiner's Stolen Life
    Oct 16 2026
    A Teenager's Photo Exposes a Fraud Examiner's Stolen Life

    A cheap flip-phone photo taken at 5:50 a.m. on February 11, 2009, started a chain that ended with a fraud examiner in handcuffs and $412,000 gone across 22 clients - but the certificates on his wall were fake. Who was the man trusted to catch fraud when he himself had built a four-year scheme that depended on never being checked?

    In this episode, you’ll hear how a sixteen-year-old’s picture, a framed fake credential, and a small-city network of trust intersected to reveal a complex theft. We follow the timeline from the morning photo to the arrest and the odd mix of technical competence and outright deception that raises the question: how did he keep it up for so long?

    Person: David Alan Reynolds
    Date: February 11, 2009
    Location: Crale City, Indiana
    Amount: $412,000
    Clients: 22

    - At 5:50 a.m. a sixteen-year-old named Bruce Weber took the photo that triggered the case.
    - Reynolds arrived in Crale City in spring 2005 at age 47 and set up Meridian Forensic Solutions in Suite 214.
    - The fraud ran for four years and collected payments between $1,100 and $1,800 per quarter from six nonprofit clients.
    - The Delaware-registered shell, Meridian Forensic Services LLC, used an account name Alan David Rennick and ended in 7731.
    - Transfers were consolidated every six months and moved to a Louisville account managed by Eddie Suarez, who took 10% of each transfer.

    To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.

    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    19 min
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