The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe

When Derek Alldred was finally convicted in 2017, it was far from his first run-in with the law.
In fact, more than a decade earlier, he found himself in the crosshairs of one determined California fire investigator, named Tom Oldag, who suspected him of a very different kind of fraud.
In bonus episode three, Anna takes a deep dive into one strand of Derek Alldred’s colourful criminal history. Featuring real archival recordings from Captain Tom Oldag’s extensive investigation.
In this four part mini-series, we take a deep dive into our archive of never before heard interviews, to take a closer look at the key themes that underpinned Trust Me Babe.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show, our charity partners NO MORE have available resources at https://www.nomore.org.
To learn more about romance scams, and to access specialised support, visit https://fightcybercrime.org/

The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.
You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.
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Confronting your bestie’s terrible boyfriend about his toxic behaviour can be tempting, but is it always the best course of action? How do you strike a balance between protecting your friend from becoming isolated, and being honest with them about your fears?
In bonus episode two, Anna talks to social worker - Jen Lawrence - to learn more about the red flags of romance scammer behaviour, and what you can do about them.
In this four part mini-series, we take a deep dive into our archive of never before heard interviews, to take a closer look at the key themes that underpinned Trust Me Babe.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show, our charity partners NO MORE have available resources at https://www.nomore.org.
To learn more about romance scams, and to access specialised support, visit https://fightcybercrime.org/

The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.
You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.
Open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “iHeart True Crime+, and subscribe today!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the years leading up to Derek’s conviction, his victims sometimes came forward to the media about their experiences.
But when they did so, the reaction from the public wasn’t always sympathetic.
In bonus episode one, Anna takes a closer look at the stigma that surrounds romance fraud with journalist Rachel Monroe, who covered Derek’s sentencing for The Atlantic back in 2018.
In this four part mini-series, we take a deep dive into our archive of never before heard interviews, to take a closer look at the key themes that underpinned Trust Me Babe.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show, our charity partners NO MORE have available resources at https://www.nomore.org.
To learn more about romance scams, and to access specialised support, visit https://fightcybercrime.org/

The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.
You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.
Open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “iHeart True Crime+, and subscribe today!
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Girlfriends from all over the country finally converge on a house in Texas.
And they meet a woman who’s been waiting on answers from Derek Alldred, for decades.


If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show, our charity partners NO MORE have available resources at https://www.nomore.org.
To learn more about romance scams, and to access specialised support, visit https://fightcybercrime.org/

The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.
You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.
Open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “iHeart True Crime+, and subscribe today!
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It’s the unlikeliest of criminal partnerships: a devout polygamist from an insular Utah sect joining forces with a shadowy Armenian tycoon from LA. The result - a billion dollar fraud conspiracy. In Kingdom of Fraud, investigative reporter Michele McPhee traces the origins of the extraordinary alliance between Jacob Kingston and Levon Termendzhyan. Together, the two men trigger the largest tax investigation in American history and weave around themselves a web of dirty cops, influential political relationships and transnational money laundering. All this is set against the backdrop of Jacob Kingston’s clan – The Order. A powerful and secretive polygamist organization in Salt Lake City. To whom Jacob is desperate to prove his worth. Kingdom of Fraud is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts.
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