Pretend Podcast

Serialized podcast about deception, con artists, and people pretending to be someone else.

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Posted in: Episodes Get Started Season 5
The Cousins Internet stalker

S503: The Cousins part 1

This is not your typical internet stalker story. Susan Fensten’s tale is one of torture, rape, bondage, cannibalism, and murder. […]

Posted in: Episodes Get Started Season 5
The Sugar Daddy Alan Canty

S501: The Sugar Daddy part 1

1980s Prostitution in the Streets of Detroit Back in the 1980s, Mark Bando was a Detroit police officer working the […]

Posted in: Episodes Get Started Season 4
The Norco Bank Heist part 1

S408: The Norco Bank Heist part 1

This is the story of the 1980 Norco bank robbery—one of the most violent bank heists in U.S. history. Remarkably, […]

Posted in: Episodes Get Started Season 4
The Bounty Hunter-Part 1 Jack Saltarelli was once a fugitive running from FBI. Now he's bounty hunter.

S403: The Bounty Hunter Part 1

Jack Saltarelli is a bounty hunter. His job is to hunt down fugitives. Any given day, he’s going after rapist, […]

Posted in: Episodes Get Started Season 3 Word of Faith Fellowship
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S301: The Prophet – Word of Faith Fellowship Revisited

Season 3: The Prophet – Word of Faith Fellowship Revisited   I’m back with a whole new season of Pretend […]

Posted in: Episodes Get Started Season 2
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S212: The Hijacker part 1 – Martin McNally

In today’s episode, Martin McNally recounts his 1972 hijacking of an American Airlines flight headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma. His plan […]

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About PRETEND Podcast:
PRETEND podcast is consistently in the top 100 True Crime Podcasts in US, UK, Canada, and Australia. It has been featured in the New York Times, the BBC, and New York Magazine and Vulture named PRETEND in their top 52 True Crime podcast list.
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