Hi, I'm Sarah Hagi, co-host of Wondery's podcast, Scample Insers.

In our recent two-part series, Three Weddings and a Funeral,

we dive into the story of a German con man who built an entire life on fake names,

lies, and schemes, and the unlikely true-kind twist that brought this decades-long charade

crashing down. Listen to Scample Insers on Amazon Music or ever you get your podcasts.

Bowman was last seen in November of 2021, at a 7-11 in Los Angeles. His final text was to 9-1-1

for help, help that never came. I'm Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished. My latest episodes

cover everything we know about Bowman's disappearance. Listen to The Vanished on Amazon Music or

ever you get your podcasts. Their comfortable lifestyle and loving children

weren't always enough to keep their 18-year romance afloat. They were trying to put their marriage

back together. He was my best friend, he still talked on the phone five times a day.

Until a mysterious disappearance changes everything. He's so reliable that he wouldn't just

disappear. Is this a case of a person who doesn't want to be found? I did not know he was married

for the first two years. It was that moment where you knew that first big piece of the puzzle had

just been set out in front of you. They're beginning to realize that maybe he's leading a double life.

Or has greed corrupted someone into doing the unsinkable? He was begging for his

money. He said he didn't do anything. He said he'd get it for the money. It was a trap.

What about you? You can join this. You were sustaining your belt. It was absolutely amazing to me

what someone would do for money.

July 11th, 2008. Salida, Colorado.

It's about 3 p.m. on a quiet summer afternoon when officers at the Salida Police Department

receive a worried call from 40-year-old mother, Kristen Durgan.

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