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PRETEND

S1212: The Stalker part 12

PRETEND

Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Note: Tune in to the end of the episode for some breaking news on this case. This series started as a whodunit about a menacing cyberstalker. But in reality, it turned into something else... something far more disturbing. We may all be witnessing medical child abuse in real-time. Munchausen by proxy is a disorder in which a caregiver intentionally causes or exaggerates the medical symptoms of someone in their care to seek attention or sympathy. BINGE ALL 13-EPISODES AD-FREE Patreon Listen to the first 10 episodes. Plus...Get Member-only bonus episodes, t-shirts, stickers, and more. Support PRETEND on Patreon PRETEND+ on Apple Podcast Binge the entire season with ad-free episodes plus bonus interviews that didn't make it on the show Subscribe to PRETEND+ on Apple Podcast Follow Pretend on social media: Twitter TikTok YouTube PRETEND is consistently in the top True Crime Podcasts about con artists in U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia. It has been featured in the New York Times, the BBC, & Netflix. To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected] or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/Pretend and https://www.advertisecast.com/CriminalConduct Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I tons of crap!

0:06.5

Every week we dive into the mind of the con artist and covering the secrets behind

0:11.5

the biggest Ponzi schemes you never heard about.

0:14.0

We're not talking about Bernie made-off or Charles Ponzi?

0:17.1

That's right.

0:18.1

Those guys have been covered to death.

0:20.2

The Ponzi playbook will focus on those fraudsters who have swendled millions from unsuspecting

0:25.2

investor, subscribe to the Ponzi Playbook wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.1

This podcast contains language and topics that are not suitable for young children.

0:35.0

We're also discussing possible medical child abuse.

0:38.0

If this is not for you, I'd say skip this one.

0:45.5

Previously, I'm pretent.

0:47.0

Hey.

0:48.0

Have a year.

0:49.0

Hi, have a year.

0:50.0

Is this a good time?

0:51.0

Yeah, for sure.

0:52.5

Heather and I have been in constant communication with the Rodriguez family.

0:56.3

I've been following the story as a journalist, you know, observing from afar,

1:00.0

but Heather has been more intimately involved because she too has been a victim of a cyber stalker.

1:06.9

Who better to relate to the torment experienced by Claudia and David Rodriguez?

1:12.2

But over time, Heather and I have been comparing notes,

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