The name tag in the septic tank: how a dead soldier's identity became a con

Fake Relationship Stories · Sep 21, 2026 · 23m

The name tag in the septic tank: how a dead soldier's identity became a con

In this episode, we follow Clifford Simpson from his private grief support group in 2020 through nine months of messages from "Jennifer Hargrove," a woman who did not exist. We trace the escalating transfers-from $340 for a tow truck to $11,000 from an emergency fund Clifford built with his deceased wife Karen-and the cell tower data that places Dale Adams a quarter mile from Clifford's property during the fraud. We examine how Adams researched a real dead soldier, carried his photocopied military records in a motel…