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The voice was real: how a single caller fooled nine people across four states
The voice was real: how a single caller fooled nine people across four states
In this episode, we follow Michael Griffin's eighteen-month relationship with a fabricated Coast Guard officer, from the first connection request in February 2021 through the $4,200 wire transfer to Portugal in March 2022. We examine the forensic audio evidence that proved the voice was calibrated rather than performed, the reverse image search that revealed stolen photographs, and the cellmate's confession about the cognitive load of remembering which victim you were talking to. At the center is an unanswered…
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