The Casual Lovestruck Con Artist w/ Chris Gethard

Published: July 4, 2023, 4:05 a.m.

b'What\\u2019s poppin\\u2019 con-gregation? This week, Chris Gethard joins the show to discuss Steven Jay Russell, a notorious conman, fraudster, and hopeless romantic who\\u2019s known for walking out the front door of prisons, driven by his desire to be with the love of his life.\\xa0His life inspired the movie I Love You Phillip Morris staring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. Plus, an Arizona mom claims that scammers used AI to clone her daughter\\u2019s voice so they could demand a $1 million ransom from her while she was safe on a ski trip. Stay Schemin\\u2019!\\n\\nResearch by Kaelyn Brandt.\\n\\nSources: \\n\\nhttps://nypost.com/2023/04/12/ai-clones-teen-girls-voice-in-1m-kidnapping-scam/\\n\\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/06/steven-russell-elizabeth-day-jim-carrey\\n\\nhttps://www.grunge.com/468449/the-man-who-escaped-prison-by-simply-walking-out-the-door/\\n\\nhttps://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131783406/con-king-steven-russell-he-still-loves-phillip-morris\\n\\nhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/steven-russell-prison_n_5b731d07e4b025e3596b7af7\\n\\nhttps://solitarywatch.org/2014/12/08/voices-from-solitary-the-life-of-an-escape-artist/\\n\\nhttps://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/06/king-con-the-conman-who-simply-walked-out-of-prison-four-times/'