The Quarterback and The Con Artist: Ep. 1

Queen of the Con

iHeartPodcasts and AYR Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

When retired NFL quarterback Erik Kramer puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger, he thinks all his problems will finally be over. But really, they were just getting started. After Erik miraculously survives his suicide attempt, he is mentally incapacitated, stricken with the mind of a 6 year-old boy. And during his recovery, a tall blonde con woman deftly insinuates herself into Erik’s life, secretly marries him, and begins to rob him blind. This sophisticated scammer has sheriff’s deputies, lawyers and judges all doing her bidding. But a childhood friend of Erik’s figures out what's going on and moves heaven and earth to try to stop the scam.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:04.0	On a cold January day in 1995, 18-year-old Krista Pike killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in the woods
0:13.2	of Knoxville, Tennessee. Since her conviction, Krista has been sitting on death row. How does
0:19.2	someone prove that they deserve to live?
0:21.8	We are starting the recording now.
0:23.7	Please state your first and last name.
0:27.1	Krista Pike.
0:28.8	Listen to Unrestorable Season 2, Proof of Life,
0:32.2	on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:44.5	Hey, Queen of the Con listeners.
0:47.9	Jonathan Walton here with a brand new podcast for you to listen to.
0:50.4	It's called The Quarterback and the Con Artist.
0:53.1	You thought the Irish heiress was bad?
0:56.8	Well, get a load of this psychopath. Here now is episode one. This series deals with troubling topics, including suicide, drug overdosing,
1:07.6	and dependent adult abuse. If you or someone you know is struggling with depression
1:12.5	or suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 right now and speak with a counselor for free.
1:22.7	Dearly beloved and honored guests, we are gathered here today to witness the coming together of these two people.
1:29.4	It's 10 a.m. on December 22nd, 2016. Fifty-two-year-old Eric Kramer is standing with his 43-year-old bride,
1:38.0	Courtney Baird, about to get married. Marriage is a sacred institution. It's a tradition of partnership, of trust, and of dependence on one another.
1:49.1	The setting is just beautiful at the picturesque Santa Barbara Courthouse, a cavernous historic 90-year-old
1:56.9	building with Spanish colonial revival architecture, terracotta-tiled floors, baroque old-world
2:04.2	murals on the walls, illuminated by gargantuan antique chandeliers.
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