Hi, I'm Sarah Hagi, co-host of Wondery's podcast, Scample Insers.

In our recent two-part series, Three Weddings and a Funeral,

we dive into the story of a German con man who built an entire life on fake names,

lies, and schemes, and the unlikely true-kind twist that brought this decades-long charade

crashing down. Listen to Scample Insers on Amazon Music or ever you get your podcasts.

Bowman was last seen in November of 2021, at a 7-11 in Los Angeles. His final text was to 9-1-1

for help, help that never came. I'm Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished. My latest episodes

cover everything we know about Bowman's disappearance. Listen to The Vanished on Amazon Music or

ever you get your podcasts. Valerie Payne was a glamorous divorcee. She was blonde, she was petite,

a very, very fashionable lady. She had this beautiful friend Jack sent. And she came to America,

hoping to put her failed marriage behind her. She had some friends in Scottsdale and she jumped

on a plane to make a life here. One that would be even more upscale and dazzling than what she left

behind thanks to Ira Pomerance. It was the playboy kind of guy. He had airplanes, he had several jaguars.

Their courtship was swift. On their first date, he took her to Las Vegas.

But barely four years later, Ira would suddenly disappear.

They said Valerie, listen, we need to put in the missing persons report.

Was the wealthy playboy on the run? He was involved with bad people.

Did Valerie know more than she let on? The delivery driver had seen

something being put into the dumpster. And would the missing man ever be found?

It was a torso. No arms, no legs, no head.

There's no dental. There's no way to identify the body.

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