5. All My Scammers Live In Texas

The Wedding Scammer

The Ringer

True Crime

4.0 • 792 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Wedding Scammer resurfaces. Carl Butcho is still in the wedding business, and he's got a new alias. But a few discerning Texans manage to connect the dots, and find their way to Justin. To buy Rob Harvilla's new book, '60 Songs That Explain the '90s,' click here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-harvilla/60-songs-that-explain-the-90s/9781538759462/ Host: Justin Sayles Producers: Jade Whaley, Mike Wargon, Bobby Wagner, Amanda Dobbins, Justin Sayles, and Vikram Patel Original Music: Justin Catoni of 13th Ward Social Club Sound Design: Bobby Wagner Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey all, Justin here.
0:02.4	Just my usual reminder that the wedding scammer is a seven-part story that isn't complete until you get to the end.
0:08.2	But I've also got a recommendation for you.
0:10.7	My dear friend and colleague Rob Harvilla just released his new book.
0:14.8	It's called 60 Songs That Explained the 90s and is based on his excellent podcast,
0:19.4	which, full disclosure, I'm also a producer on.
0:22.9	But if you like 90s music, good writing, and lightly embarrassing personal anecdotes,
0:27.5	you'll love this one.
0:29.1	Buy 60 songs that explain the 90s wherever you get your books or click the link in this episode's description.
0:37.6	Previously on The Wedding Scammer.
0:41.7	Carl Buccio was the new name, and that was the person that we identified in a photo lineup
0:47.2	with Oakland Police Department.
0:48.6	Your trust is broken forever.
0:51.3	Like, you can't...
0:53.0	Who are you ever going to trust again after that?
0:55.5	Like, who hurt Carl?
0:57.2	That he feels like he needs to hurt other people.
1:00.1	It can only be about control.
1:03.1	That's where I landed pretty quickly.
1:10.5	Over the past four episodes, I've told you a lot about our scammer,
1:14.6	including a bunch of the names he's gone by.
1:17.2	Michael, Lawrence, Mark, and his real name, Carl Buccio.
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