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Ex-Wives Undercover: Liars, Cheaters & Love Cons

S2E11: Jailbird

Ex-Wives Undercover: Liars, Cheaters & Love Cons

Double A Productions

Relationships, True Crime, Society & Culture

3.9763 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

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When Ben started sending videos of himself driving around with a gun in his passenger seat it set off alarms! Time was ticking to find him before something catastrophic happened. When Athena finally got the call from detectives, she couldn't fathom what he had done. Ben was in jail...but for how long?


Please Note: When launching this podcast, we used a faux name 'Ben' for our ex-husband. Since then, we've revealed his real name 'Brandon Johnson' to protect other victims.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

This podcast is based on real-life events that are portrayed to the best of Athena and Amber's memory and also backed by court records and other factual evidence.

0:09.2

While all the stories in the podcast are true, some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved.

0:18.3

Previously on ex-wives undercover.

0:22.0

In November of 2021, D unfortunately has a run-in with Ben at her gym.

0:29.3

The police and K-9 unit were dispatched to find Ben, but he was able to evade them.

0:35.0

A month later, in December of 2021, there was a second attempt to arrest Ben

0:41.0

in Balthill, Washington. This is where he involves my daughter, Sydney, in a police chase,

0:46.0

where he once again is able to get away and catch a flight back to California. Only a few days later,

0:53.3

I receive a death threat via text message from Ben.

0:57.0

I filed a police report for an order violation of my domestic violence no contact order.

1:04.1

And although this happened in December of 2021, I just finally received a letter from the Snohomish County prosecuting attorney.

1:15.0

That is approximately two years ago from the date I filed the police report.

1:21.5

Now, this letter states that they would not pursue any charges against Ben for threatening

1:27.1

to kill me.

1:28.5

And by the end of the episode, Ben continues to spiral and his suicide threats get more and more disturbing.

1:37.8

Season 2, Episode 11.

1:41.6

Jail Bird

1:42.3

Welcome to X-wives undercover.

1:46.7

Liars, cheaters, and love cons.

1:49.8

I'm Amber.

1:50.6

And I'm Athena.

1:52.2

First, we told our story, and now we're sharing all of your craziest and most heart-wrenching

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