Fool Me Twice: The Murders of James & Virginia Campbell

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🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Some of the easiest people on the planet to fool are those who have a real high opinion of their own brains based on very little evidence. A classic con-artist trick is to make the mark think they’re the one in charge, they’re the one making the decisions. They don’t realize they’ve been taken until their bank balance is empty and they’ve signed away the deed to granddaddy’s farm. Sometimes they won’t even see it then, because that would mean facing up to some unpleasant realities about themselves. In this week’s story, the consequences of gullibility and manipulation are a lot heavier than financial ruin—three generations of a family have their lives torn to pieces over greed and a web of the darkest lies imaginable.

Sources:
Daddy’s Girl by Clifford Irving
Court papers: https://casetext.com/case/ray-v-state-51
The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/02/26/true-confessions/718e2739-0997-4ac0-a551-d860a9f51b7f/

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0:43.8	the true crime campfire. What has no beginning, middle, or end, but touches every continent.
0:52.6	If you answered the ocean, you're right. With the 2050
0:56.3	investor podcast, let's dive into the depth and mysteries of the oceans to understand how they
1:02.0	impact our climate and food, as well as the habitat of both animals and humans. My name is
1:07.9	Cocoa, global head of economics, cross-asset and quant research at
1:11.7	society general. Each month, I bring you a survey of the macroeconomic trends to better face
1:16.8	the challenges of tomorrow. Some of the easiest people on the planet to fool are those who
1:24.1	have a real high opinion of their own brains based on very little evidence.
1:29.5	A classic con artist trick is to make the mark think they're the one in charge.
1:34.0	They're the one making the decisions.
1:36.3	They don't realize they've been taken until their bank balance is empty and they've signed
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