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The Irish Heiress: Ep. 6, The Family

2021/10/28
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Jonathan Walton: 本集讲述了 Mair Smyth 的国际诈骗活动，以及她如何利用家人参与其中。警方在北爱尔兰追捕她长达十年之久。通过对 Mair Smyth 女儿 Chelsea Welch 的采访，揭露了 Mair Smyth 不称职的母亲形象，以及她对家人的虐待和剥削。Mair Smyth 的诈骗手段多样，受害者遍布全球，数额巨大。她还使用多个化名，身份复杂，给调查带来困难。 Chelsea Welch: 我从小在母亲的诈骗中长大，生活极度不稳定。母亲对我的虐待给我带来了严重的心理创伤和焦虑。我从小就不知道自己的亲生父亲是谁，母亲对此撒谎。在北爱尔兰期间，母亲利用我伪造签名，参与她的诈骗活动。母亲还将体重增加归咎于我，并通过手术减肥。母亲的行为严重影响了我的性格和情绪调节能力。 Joshua Askavish: Mair Smyth 试图通过金钱和奢侈的旅行来修复与女儿 Courtney 的关系。她向 Courtney 提供了大量的金钱，并带她去度假。但后来，她突然停止了金钱的转移，并消失不见。Mair Smyth 的债主上门寻找她，威胁要杀害她的家人。 Jonathan Walton: Mair Smyth 的诈骗行为给受害者带来了巨大的经济和精神损失。她不仅骗取了大量的金钱，还破坏了受害者的信任和生活。Mair Smyth 在逃离北爱尔兰之前，命令其丈夫 Stephen Smith 将所有格雷伊猎犬处死。她的家人与她疏远。Chelsea Welch 与 Mair Smyth 截然不同，过着积极向上的人生。

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Jonathan explores whether Mayor Smith's claims of being Irish were true or part of her elaborate cons.

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Johnathan discovers that Mair Smyth’s cons have gone international, and police from Northern Ireland are hot on her trail. Mair's daughter Chelsea speaks out for the first time about her experience being raised by a con artist and getting roped into helping her scam $500,000 from dozens of victims in Northern Ireland. Chelsea reveals not only that Mair was an unfit mother, but offers a stunning psychological portrait of a woman who uses and exploits family members without a shred of remorse.

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