“The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist" with Special Guest Bob Ruff from Truth and Justice Podcast

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode Esther and Lorena talk with Bob Ruff, host of the podcasts Truth and Justice and True Crime Binge. They discuss the Netflix documentary series "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist" that details one of the most high-profile incidents of catfishing on record. Manti Te’o was a celebrated linebacker from Hawaii who played for Notre Dame and was on track to become a first round draft pick for the NFL when a scandal marred his future prospects. He’d been in a long-term relationship with a girl who, it turned out, didn’t exist. He’d been fooled into believing that his long-distance girlfriend, Lennay Kukua, had died from a chronic illness. But, instead, it was discovered that Te’o’s girlfriend was actually a man named Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. Esther and Lorena also talk about hanging with podcasters at the Generation Why 10- Year Anniversary Livestream, Bob’s latest investigation on Truth and Justice, and who he has coming up as special guests on True Crime Binge. Links: Link to the Netflix docuseries Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist: https:// www.netflix.com/title/81580141 A link to an article about the Manti Te’o catfishing case: https://www.usmagazine.com/ celebrity-news/pictures/the-manti-teo-catfish-controversy-a-complete-timeline/ Esther was recently a guest on True Crime Binge. Listen here: https://audioboom.com/ posts/8169182-esther-ludlow-once-upon-a-crime

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases. It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:06.0	This episode contains explicit language. It is not intended for children.
0:11.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:13.0	Thank you all for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:24.7	I am so excited for today's show.
0:27.5	Those of you who have been listeners for a while now know that in December, I have very
0:32.3	special guests on the show each week to discuss something that we've been covering or following or watching.
0:38.0	So today I'd like to welcome my very first special guest, Mr Bob Ruff, the incomparable host of such podcasts as Truth
0:46.1	and Justice and True Crime Binge, hey Bob. Hey Esther, how are you? I'm good.
0:51.2	First question, am I the first person to call you Mr. Bobra?
0:55.0	Probably, yeah.
1:00.0	Definitely nobody around here would call me that.
1:03.0	Yeah, it felt even weird just, you know, saying it, so I thought I should ask. Oh, So you all might not know this, but Bob and I have spent some time together at Crime
1:30.4	Con and we did the Gen Y live stream event just a few months ago in Kansas City.
1:37.1	And I think that we've also both learned that when we're together, there's really no
1:41.6	telling what's going to come out of our
1:42.8	mouth well especially Bob's mouth you'd ever know I was. I like how you set that up like
1:49.0	you were part of it but no actually just Bob just says random stuff all the time.
1:53.4	Oh yeah I can definitely you know go with the flow and if somebody gets me going I
1:58.1	I'll join right in so yeah that's so it is all you Bob it's yeah usually I'm fine.
2:05.2	Listen that Gen Y situation was not my fault they told me five minutes for
2:09.2	went on stage and I was supposed to be MCing or whatever.
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