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Washington, D.C. has a long history of frauds and fantasists, people who showed up out of nowhere claiming to be somebody important, somebody rich, somebody royal. And people believed them\u2014let them into the inner circle, invested money with them, gave them a seat at the table\u2014only to find out later that they\u2019d been had. That\u2019s bad enough when all you lose is money, or a little bit of your pride. Far worse when your heart is involved. This is the bizarre story of Viola Drath, one of D.C.\u2019s most respected players, a brilliant woman who was ahead of her time. Not the sort of woman you\u2019d expect to fall victim to a breathtaking fraud. But as we\u2019ve seen before on True Crime Campfire, even the smartest people can be taken in by clever acting and relentless charm.

Join us for this true story, recently made into the movie "Georgetown" with Annette Bening, Vanessa Redgrave and Christoph Waltz.

Sources:
NY Times, Franklin Foer. The Worst Marriage in Georgetown. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/magazine/albrecht-muth-and-viola-drath-georgetowns-worst-marriage.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Herms_Drath
Investigation Discovery's "Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall," Episode "The House on Q Street"

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