This podcast details true crime cases.

It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

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And welcome to the first series of 2023.

Happy New Year.

This year I'm going to be adding some special treats

and surprises for my Once Upon a Crime listeners.

I put a list together of the most well-received

episodes of the last two years and I'm endeavoring to give you more of those types of

stories or formats. One thing I know my listeners like are deeper dives into truly unique and may I say bizarre cases.

So for the first two months of 2023, I'll be covering two truly bizarre cases over multiple episodes, one story for January and another

for February.

These stories are so strange and full of odd details and I know you're going to love them. If you do, make sure to share the podcast with a friend, family member, or coworker.

I'd really appreciate it and it helps us out tremendously to bring in new listeners.

Without further ado, I will share a story that was so weird and unbelievable

that Hollywood produced a thriller film based on it.

This is the story of The Girl Who Cried Orphan, the case of Barbara Sculova. You're going to be. teachers at a primary school in Oslo, Norway were concerned about a new student in the fall of 2007. The boy named Adam was small and fragile.

His complexion was pale and he often appeared anxious and startled easily.

One day a loud noise scared the youth so badly he broke down in tears, sobbing hysterically.

He was sent to the school nurse, and then a playwright and theater manager named Martin Farner. When Adam's teachers noticed over time that the boys seem to be suffering from some sort of emotional distress,

they began carefully questioning him.

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