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The River Card That Exposed a 9‑Year Romance Scam Kingpin

The River Card That Exposed a 9‑Year Romance Scam Kingpin

A greeting card sealed in a zip‑lock bag and tied with butcher's twine was pulled from a trotline in the Alcott River - dry despite the damp - with a blue ballpoint note signed "Forever, Kent." That single card led investigators from a riverbank to a nine‑year romance scam that extracted $81,400; who was Kent, and how did one card open a decade‑long deception?

In this episode, we follow the discovery at five twenty in the morning and trace how an online relationship that began on a dating platform for over‑forty adults turned into…

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