The Marianne Smyth Scam - A Conwoman Who Fooled Hollywood
Housewives of True Crime
Tabitha Kane
4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Walton, a successful reality TV producer, thought he had found a lifelong friend in Marianne Smyth. She was charming, sophisticated, and full of unbelievable stories—especially about her long-lost fortune tied up in legal battles with greedy family members. Over the years, Walton gave her thousands of dollars, believing he was helping her reclaim her rightful inheritance.
But behind the elaborate tales was a master manipulator. Marianne Smyth wasn’t just fighting off meddlesome relatives—she was running a years-long con, scamming everyone in her path. When Walton finally uncovered the truth, he realized he wasn’t the only victim. Marianne had left a trail of deception across multiple states, using fake identities, fraudulent businesses, and carefully crafted lies to swindle unsuspecting targets.
How did she manage to keep up the act for so long? And what finally brought her schemes to an end? Tune in as we unravel the shocking story of the woman who deceived friends, lovers, and even the legal system.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to Housewives of True Crime. |
| 0:05.7 | Welcome. |
| 0:06.4 | Welcome. |
| 0:07.5 | I am Tabitha. |
| 0:09.2 | Give me Dateline, white wine, and I'll pick up your kids in the carpool line. |
| 0:14.4 | The next day, right? |
| 0:15.3 | Yeah, the next day. |
| 0:16.0 | Okay. |
| 0:16.8 | And I am Gretchen. |
| 0:18.3 | I like white wine, true crime, and in bed by nine, because I have a lot of stuff to do in the morning. |
| 0:26.7 | We are housewives of true crime. |
| 0:30.6 | Yes, we are. |
| 0:31.4 | Yes, we are. |
| 0:32.6 | House of whites are true crime. Welcome. |
| 0:46.4 | Welcome. |
| 0:46.9 | Welcome. |
| 0:47.4 | How's the true crime? |
| 0:50.6 | And it's New Year's time. |
| 0:53.8 | It is. It's almost New Year's. Yeah. Are you ready for big |
| 0:58.0 | 2021? Well, yeah. I read that we're going to have enough vaccinations by June. To get out of the |
| 1:07.6 | house? Yeah. So I think that there is some light. |
| 1:12.1 | It might be half a year away, but there is some light at the end of that tunnel. |
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