Pretend Podcast

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

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The Bounty Hunter-Part 1 Jack Saltarelli was once a fugitive running from FBI. Now he's bounty hunter. The Bounty Hunter-Part 1 Jack Saltarelli was once a fugitive running from FBI. Now he's bounty hunter.
Posted in: Episodes, Season 4 Posted on May 22, 2019May 25, 2022 Posted in: atlanta monster, bounty hunter, Con Artist, FBI, fugitive, informant, jack saltarelli, meth, meth lab, Podcast, wayne williams

S404: The Bounty Hunter Part 2

Jack Saltarelli is a bounty hunter who also happens to be a former fugitive. In part one of the Bounty […]

The Bounty Hunter-Part 1 Jack Saltarelli was once a fugitive running from FBI. Now he's bounty hunter. The Bounty Hunter-Part 1 Jack Saltarelli was once a fugitive running from FBI. Now he's bounty hunter.
Posted in: Episodes, Get Started, Season 4 Posted on May 7, 2019April 11, 2021 Posted in: bounty hunter, Con Artist, fugitive, jack saltarelli

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, […]

Susan Marie Walsh AKA Susan LeFevre the Fugitive Mom Susan Marie Walsh AKA Susan LeFevre the Fugitive Mom
Posted in: Episodes, Season 4 Posted on April 24, 2019December 7, 2023 Posted in: Female con artists, fugitive, fugitive mom, susan lefevre, susan marie walsh

S402: The Soccer Mom – Susan Marie Walsh

Every night, Marie Walsh had the same nightmare. If only she could roll over and tell her husband the truth. […]

Larry Douglas Jones is not your typical fugitive. Larry Douglas Jones is not your typical fugitive.
Posted in: Episodes, Season 4 Posted on April 9, 2019December 7, 2023 Posted in: cary, Con Artist, fugitive, gulfport, Mississippi, north carolina, Podcast, runaway

S401: The One Who Got Away

Peter Pan syndrome is when someone refuses to grow up. It’s neither a disease nor a recognized mental disorder—it’s just […]

The Shawcross Letters by John Paul Fay The Shawcross Letters by John Paul Fay
Posted in: Episodes, Season 3 Posted on February 20, 2019April 11, 2021 Posted in: Arthur, Arthur shawcross, bonus, Cannibalism, John Paul Fay, murder, murderabilia, serial killer, shawcross

Bonus: The Shawcross Letters

Arthur Shawcross is one of America’s most notorious serial killers. This is the story about one of his closest friends. […]

Bonus-The Commander (Author Abby Ellin, "Duped: Duped: Double Lives, False Identities and the Conman I Almost Married.) Bonus-The Commander (Author Abby Ellin, "Duped: Duped: Double Lives, False Identities and the Conman I Almost Married.)
Posted in: Episodes, Season 3 Posted on January 30, 2019February 24, 2022 Posted in: abby ellin, bonus, conman, double lives, duped, false identities, new york times, romance scam

Bonus: The Commander

Abby Ellin didn’t know it yet, but the man she was about to marry was a compulsive liar living a […]

Podcast-The-Prophet- The case against the Word of Faith Fellowship - Matthew Fenner
Posted in: Episodes, Season 3, Word of Faith Fellowship Posted on December 19, 2018April 11, 2021 Posted in: abuse, Cult, Fraud, gay conversion therapy, Jane Whaley, matthew fenner, north carolina, Podcast, Spindale, true crime, Word of Faith Fellowship

S311: The Prophet – Matthew Fenner vs. the Word of Faith Fellowship Part 2

  What does being gay mean at the Word of Faith Fellowship? Let’s say a man speaks to another man. […]

Podcast-The-Prophet- The case against the Word of Faith Fellowship - Matthew Fenner
Posted in: Episodes, Word of Faith Fellowship Posted on December 12, 2018March 26, 2021 Posted in: abuse, Con Artist, Cult, cults, gay conversion, Jane Whaley, Jesus, lgbt, north carolina, Podcast, Spindale, true crime, word of faith, Word of Faith Fellowship

S310: The Prophet – Matthew Fenner vs. the Word of Faith Fellowship Part 1

Who will take over the Word of Faith Fellowship when Jane Whaley is gone? Jane Whaley recently turned 80-years-old. Obviously, […]

S309-The-Prophet- Inside the Mind of Jane Whaley S309-The-Prophet- Inside the Mind of Jane Whaley
Posted in: Episodes, Season 3, Word of Faith Fellowship Posted on December 5, 2018April 11, 2021 Posted in: Cult, cults, Jane Whaley, north carolina, Podcast, Spindale, undercover, Word of Faith Fellowship

S309: The Prophet – Inside the Mind of Jane Whaley

  Christina Bryant is about to go face-to-face with the real Jane Whaley.   In my previous episode, I got […]

The Prophet Meet Jane Whaley part 3 Word of faith fellowship The Prophet Meet Jane Whaley part 3 Word of faith fellowship
Posted in: Episodes, Season 3, Word of Faith Fellowship Posted on November 14, 2018October 19, 2022 Posted in: Cult, cults, faith, Jane Whaley, north carolina, Spindale, Word of Faith Fellowship

S308: The Prophet – Meet Jane Whaley Part 3

The world first learned about the Word of Faith Fellowship after an Inside Edition exposé  in 1995. The investigation, led by […]

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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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