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The frame in the drain: how a dead soldier's photograph trapped a scammer
The frame in the drain: how a dead soldier's photograph trapped a scammer
In this episode, we trace the construction of "James Hartley" from Terry McCarthy's visit to Susan Williams' duplex on October third, 2018, through the framed portrait that arrived in January and the $12,000 wire transfer on February seventh. We examine the spiral notebook found in McCarthy's boarding house listing twelve victims and over $91,000 in documented losses, and the DNA match that connected him to a 2014 assault case-revealing this was never just about romance fraud.
Person: Susan Williams, Terry McCarthy…
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