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Episode 3: Unforced Errors

2023/7/27
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Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story

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Annette Colert
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Becky McIntosh
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Coco Berthmann
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Melissa McCune
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Sarah
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Sarah Ganim
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Somi Ali
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Sarah Ganim:对Coco Berthmann自述经历的调查发现其故事存在诸多疑点,包括性侵犯频率和德国生活时间线的不合理性,以及一些细微的谎言,这些都削弱了其故事的可信度。她认为,虽然很少有人会编造性侵经历,但Coco的一些不必要的谎言让她对整个故事的可信度产生怀疑。 Valiant Richie:虽然家庭内部人口贩卖很常见,但Coco故事中一些细微的谎言让她对整个故事的可信度产生怀疑。他指出,幸存者通常不会一开始就讲出全部故事,细节出错也很常见,这并不意味着事情没有发生。 Becky McIntosh:Coco在与Becky同住期间编造了许多谎言,包括谎称亲人去世,模拟癫痫发作,谎称被邀请与摩门教先知共进午餐等。起初,Becky认为Coco的谎言源于其童年创伤,但后来意识到Coco的行为是操控和情感虐待。Coco利用讲述恐怖故事的方式来控制Becky,并让她感到害怕和疲惫。 Annette Colert:Coco在Annette家中居住期间,因为Tony获得了更多的关注而感到不满,并编造了关于Tony病情和死亡的谎言。 Coco Berthmann:Coco在社交媒体上发布积极的帖子,并关注粉丝数量的增长。她利用讲述自己被贩卖的经历来博取同情和关注,并以此建立自己的影响力。 Somi Ali和Melissa McCune:在Miami的募捐晚会上,Coco讲述故事的方式很戏剧化和血腥,这引起了Somi Ali和Melissa McCune的注意。 Sarah:Coco在高中时向Sarah透露了她被贩卖的经历,但并没有使用“贩卖”一词,这与之前调查中Coco声称从未在来美国之前向任何人透露过这一经历相矛盾。Sarah认为Coco的故事部分真实,部分虚构,她无法确定Coco是否真的被贩卖。 Sarah Ganim:本集探讨了Coco Berthmann人口贩卖故事的可信度问题。调查发现,Coco在讲述自己经历时存在许多不一致之处和谎言,这些谎言虽然看似微不足道,但却严重影响了人们对其核心故事的信任。节目中采访了多位与Coco接触过的人,他们都讲述了Coco如何通过谎言来获得关注和同情,以及这种行为对他们造成的影响。一些专家也表达了对Coco故事可信度的质疑。最终,节目并没有给出明确的结论,而是将问题留给了观众。

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By the summer of 2019, Coco Berthmann has gone public with her story. She's regularly invited to appear on podcasts and to speak at anti-trafficking events. One organization even flies her to Miami to give the keynote address at a star-studded benefit for survivors. But privately, Coco's story just isn't adding up. She shows all the outward signs of having lived through trauma, but she keeps getting caught in lies that have nothing to do with her larger story of abuse and survival. And those closest to her are struggling to figure out what actually happened during Coco's childhood.

Plus, an unexpected call from Germany changes the course of the investigation.

If you or a loved one is struggling, help is available:

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline): Dial 988

National Human Trafficking Hotline): 888-373-7888

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)): 855-897-5910

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Resources)

Mental Health Hotline): 866-903-3787

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