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Stolen Love

Stolen Love

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Have you ever wondered if the person you're falling for online is truly who they say they are? Welcome to Stolen Love, the podcast that unmasks the shocking reality behind online dating scams and the masterminds who perpetrate them.

Stolen Love dives deep into the heartbreaking world of romance scams, revealing the deceptive tactics used by con artists to steal not just money, but trust and emotional well-being. We share compelling true stories of victims who lost everything, alongside expert insights on how these sophisticated fraudsters operate. From intricate catfishing schemes to elaborate investment scams disguised as love, we expose the red flags you need to recognize.

New episodes arrive daily, every single day of the week, Monday through Sunday, promptly at 9:00 AM. Each episode of Stolen Love offers a gripping narrative, crucial prevention tips, and a deeper understanding of the psychological manipulation involved in these devastating financial scams. Our goal is to empower you with knowledge to protect yourself and your loved ones from becoming the next target.

This podcast is for anyone navigating the complexities of online relationships, those curious about the dark side of digital connections, or anyone who has ever suspected a scammer's intentions. If you want to understand how to identify a scammer and avoid falling victim to these predators, Stolen Love is your essential guide.

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  • The badge that didn't dissolve: how a waterfowl photographer unraveled a sixty-one-thousand-dollar romance scam

    The badge that didn't dissolve: how a waterfowl photographer unraveled a sixty-one-thousand-dollar romance scam
    2026/08/07
    The badge that didn't dissolve: how a waterfowl photographer unraveled a sixty-one-thousand-dollar romance scam

    In this episode, we trace the nine-month romance between Earl and Lloyd from a gardening forum reply through escalating financial requests, the moment a traffic camera caught the supposedly broken-down truck operational, and the critical discovery that the face in the dock photograph belonged to Nathan Doyle, a physical therapist in Ohio who had never heard of Harmon Reservoir. We follow Douglas Phillips through the storage unit warrant that recovered conversation scripts, crisis email templates, trust account numbers, and cultivation notes on at least three additional targets-a portable hard drive that became Kevin Morse's operational confession before he ever spoke a word.

    Person: Earl Richardson
    Person: Kevin Morse
    Person: Nathan Doyle
    Event: Badge discovered at Harmon Reservoir, early May
    Location: Harmon Cove, south bank of Harmon Reservoir
    Amount stolen: 61,000 dollars

    - Earl Richardson, fifty-six, retired from thirty years at a machine shop due to back injury, lived alone at Harmon Cove in a house belonging to his wife's family.
    - Earl bowled anchor position for Driftwood Four league at Harmon Reservoir every Thursday for nine consecutive years, missing only twice before autumn in question.
    - The conversation between Earl and Lloyd Jones began in late summer with a gardening forum question about soil pH for blueberries and escalated to evening phone calls within three weeks.
    - Between November and April, Earl wired sixty-one thousand dollars in transfers ranging from nine hundred to eighteen thousand dollars, each with a stated reason tied to Lloyd's supposed emergencies.
    - The portable hard drive found in a storage unit registered to Diane Morse contained Nathan Doyle's sourced photographs organized by use, conversation scripts calibrated for emotional registers, crisis email templates, seven trust account numbers, and cultivation notes on at least three additional targets.

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    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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    21 分
  • The rose on the welcome mat: how a file clerk built Glenn Russo

    The rose on the welcome mat: how a file clerk built Glenn Russo
    2026/08/06
    The rose on the welcome mat: how a file clerk built Glenn Russo

    A fifteen-year-old on a paper route found a long-stemmed rose sealed in its florist sleeve, card in block letters addressed to Cheryl, left on a welcome mat she hadn't used in months. But Cheryl Stevens had already been brought home from a Columbus motel where she'd waited three days for a man who never existed-a man whose voice on the phone came from thousands of miles away. How did a file clerk named Patrick Odom transform four visits to an insurance office into an eighteen-month romance, and why did he leave a rose for someone he knew would never see it?

    In this episode, we follow the anatomy of calculated predation: Odom's observation of Cheryl's solo morning window at the front counter, his theft of a stranger's marina photograph from a family account, and the spiral notebook filled with scripted crisis scenarios and blank spaces for victim names. We examine the prepaid SIM card routed through West African infrastructure, the eleven documented calls traced to an overseas relay, and the deliberate one-letter misspelling that created legal distance between fiction and fact-all leading to the question that haunts the case: was the rose a signal, a test, or proof he was watching the door she stopped using?

    Person: Cheryl Stevens, Patrick Odom, Andrew Foss
    Location: Dunbar, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Youngstown, Ohio
    Event: Romance fraud operation, April 2019 arrest
    Perpetrator: Patrick Odom, age 41
    Amount stolen: Not specified in transcript
    Platform: Connex dating app

    - Patrick Odom made at least four documented visits to Hargrove and Associates insurance office in spring 2018, where Cheryl worked the front counter alone from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
    - Glenn Russo's profile appeared on Connex in August 2018, one month after Odom left Dunbar Commercial Printing, using a marina photograph stolen from Andrew Foss's family account posted in June 2017.
    - The prepaid SIM card used for Glenn Russo's calls was activated at a gas station in Garfield Heights under the billing name "Rusco," and all 31 of Cheryl's outgoing calls were routed through a VoIP relay in West Africa.
    - A long-stemmed rose in a sealed florist sleeve with a card reading "FOR CHERYL, FROM YOUR ONLY REAL ONE" was found on Cheryl's welcome mat in late March 2019, eleven days after she returned home from waiting three days at a Columbus motel.
    - Investigators found a spiral notebook in Odom's Youngstown apartment containing character notes, scripted crisis scenarios with blank spaces for victim names, and at least eleven names in columns tracking relationship stage and money transferred; Odom was convicted on three counts of wire fraud and one count of identity fraud on April 22, 2019.

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    22 分
  • The Zip-Lock Bag That Unraveled Six Years of Lies

    The Zip-Lock Bag That Unraveled Six Years of Lies
    2026/08/05
    The Zip-Lock Bag That Unraveled Six Years of Lies

    A county snowplow operator found a zip-lock bag containing a ring, ribbon, and four notes signed "Rachel" on a frozen road shoulder. This discovery would eventually expose six years of calculated deception across at least three communities, but how did a simple bag unravel such a complex web of lies?

    In this episode, we delve into the intricate scheme built from ordinary interactions like shared recipes and morning walks, which felt like the beginning of something real for the women involved. The narrative begins with Lisa Harrison, a 38-year-old nurse in Harwick, whose steady routine was disrupted by the arrival of Rachel Sanders.

    Person: Steven Wilson
    Location: Glenmore Road, Harwick
    Date: A Tuesday morning in March
    Item Found: Zip-lock bag
    Duration of Deception: Six years

    - A snowplow operator found a zip-lock bag containing a ring, white satin ribbon, and four handwritten notes.
    - The deception spanned six years and affected at least three communities.
    - Rachel Sanders, 43, joined the women's fellowship group in January 2022 and targeted Lisa Harrison, 38.
    - Rachel proposed marriage to Lisa in the third week of February and later asked for $400 in cash for a car repair.
    - Patrice Nolan, the women's fellowship group leader, observed Rachel giving private attention to four different women.

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    24 分
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