Marianne Smyth: The Fake Irish Heiress | 214

About this episode

The episode explores the story of Marianne Smyth, a con artist who posed as an Irish heiress and manipulated those around her until she was confronted by a reality TV producer.

For years, globe-trotting con artist Marianne Smyth used her charm to manipulate the people closest to her – including her own daughters. Her scam was a classic: she told people she was an Irish heiress with millions on the way, and all she needed was to borrow a little cash to unlock her fortune. People believed her – over and over again. But when she targets reality TV producer Jonathan Walton, she picks the wrong mark. Once he realizes he’s been played, Jonathan doesn’t just walk away – he launches an obsessive crusade to bring Marianne down and get justice for every victim she left in her wake. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Marianne Smyth

Topics covered

• con artist
• scam
• Irish heiress
• manipulation
• justice
• reality TV

Keywords

• Marianne Smyth
• scam artist
• Irish heiress
• Jonathan Walton
• manipulation
• reality TV
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Audible

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