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S502: The Sugar Daddy part 2

PRETEND

Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.72.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Alan Canty spent most of his lunch breaks rendezvousing with an 18-year-old sex worker named Dawn Spens in the seedy streets of downtown Detroit. His wife Jan Canty had no idea he was living a double-life. A real-life Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde saga Alan Canty was a prominent psychologist but to Dawn, and her pimp John “Lucky” Fry, he was known as Dr. Alan Miller. He developed an alter ego in order to protect his two worlds from colliding. However, secrets can’t last forever. One day, Alan Canty’s love affair came to a tragic end.   Links and sources: If you enjoyed the story, check out Lowell Lowell Cauffiel’s book titled Masquerade  To read Jan Canty’s memoir visit Amazon or www.jancantyphd.com Credits Today’s episode was edited by Bear Beat Productions and additional editing by Molly Brock Our Theme is Music by Joe Basie with theChicken.net And additional music by Blue Dot Sessions ------- Story idea? If you have a story to share, email Javier a voice memo or short written description at info@pretendradio.org. For more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org. To get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Creative Apple.

0:06.0

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The investigation is ongoing.

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Uncover true crime documentaries.

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0:15.0

Do some serious time with binge

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with bingable dramas.

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0:20.0

Everything from CSI,

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we got you. To police intercept us.

0:24.1

There are loads of channels dedicated to the crime shows you love.

0:29.6

That's what I do.

0:30.7

The world be free. Stream all day with nothing to pay. Pluto TV.

0:36.0

Previously, I Pretend. In 1983, Alan Canty, a wealthy psychologist from Detroit,

0:49.4

Michigan, rendezvowed through the Cede streets of Cass Corridor with an 18 year old girl named Don Spence.

0:57.0

They exchanged sex for cash and this happened every day. It was like clockwork. If it was lunchtime, you better believe

1:07.0

that Alan Canty was on his way to meet Don.

1:11.0

What do you think it was about Don that made her special?

1:15.0

Well, the fact that she was attractive and she was young and she was addicted to drugs.

1:20.0

To understand his psychology or his disorder, if we want to call it that.

1:25.0

You only have to look at Jan.

1:27.0

Jan Canty was Alan's wife.

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