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People are always intrigued by intelligent criminals. We say stuff like \u201cIf she\u2019d only put that genius and energy into something good, she\u2019d have been a huge success.\u201d And it\u2019s true, it really is. But the thing is, some people just live for the con. It\u2019s in their blood\u2014they can\u2019t imagine doing anything else. In every situation, they\u2019re looking for the angle, the way to turn everything to their advantage and put one over on everybody else in the process. Join us for the story of a born con artist whose quest for thrills turned deadly\u2014the only case we\u2019ve ever heard of with both a fake kidnapping and a real one.

Sources:
Court paperwork: https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/eighth-district-court-of-appeals/2004/2004-ohio-136.html
Scene Magazine, Andrew Putz: https://www.clevescene.com/news/mastermind-or-moron-1481119
CNN/Court TV: http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/02/11/ctv.jenkins.trial/
Cleveland Magazine, Eric Trickey: https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/politics/articles/aaron-phillips'-deal-with-the-devil
Investigation Discovery's "Murder By the Book," episode "Faye Kellerman"

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