2106: The Internet Saves the Bachelor part 1

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

After a one-night hookup with a fan-turned-client, former Bachelor star Clayton Echard faced an unexpected legal battle — and public accusations that threatened to ruin his life. In this episode, we unpack the early timeline of Clayton’s explosive case with Laura Michelle Owens, who claimed she was pregnant with his twins… despite his insistence they never had sex. But Clayton wasn’t her first target. When no one else believed him, the internet showed up and started pulling Laura’s story apart. Stayed tuned for part 2 and 3 of the "Internet Saves the Bachelor." Be the first to listen on Patreon and PRETEND+ on Apple Podcast. Credits: Hosted, Produced: Javier Leiva Written by: Mackenzie Aimes Additional Reporting: The Dating Detectives Podcast References: https://justiceforclayton.com/wiki/index.php/Laura_Michelle_Owens_-_Court_Case_History https://www.reddit.com/r/JusticeForClayton/ https://victimsoflauraowens.com/coverage/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Babble
0:02.0	Sitting quietly
0:08.0	Once you've made the house all shiny
0:10.0	Down time can be just fine, plain bangers from their 90s
0:14.0	Tea break
0:15.0	Lunch break
0:16.0	Maybe listen to the outbreak
0:18.0	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:26.6	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time.
0:27.6	Go on.
0:28.8	Play some other time.
0:30.0	Put your phone down.
0:30.8	Tombola.
0:32.6	Open for fun.
0:35.5	Terms apply 18 plus gambleaware.org.
0:38.5	Warning.
0:44.1	This episode contains some graphic descriptions of sexual activity, so if you have little ones in the room, maybe this is not the right one for them.
0:48.2	So put on the headphones.
0:51.2	Clayton Eckerd is on an epic worldwide journey to find the love of his life.
0:59.4	I'm a Midwest boy from Missouri that just wants to find my person. I can't wait to get married and have kids.
1:05.4	And I believe more than anything that my future wife is here.
1:09.6	This is the trailer for season 26 of The Bachelor.
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