Podcast appearances and mentions of Cassie Chadwick

In part two of two, we dive further into the tales of Cassie Chadwick. She ended up pulling one of the most elaborate cons in American history, securing her legacy alongside the upper-class she so coveted. Stay tuned until the end of the episode for an interview with author of 'The Impostor Heiress: Cassie Chadwick, The Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age', Annie Reed! • Follow Diversion Audio on Instagram • Explore more: diversionaudio.com This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayerDeveloped by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein Associate Producer is Leo CulpProduced by Antonio EnriquezTheme Music by Tyler CashExecutive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth Special thanks to:Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here Check out Annie Reed's book, 'The Impostor Heiress: Cassie Chadwick, The Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age' at Diversion Books for a deeper look at Cassie Chadwick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part one of two, we take a look at the story of a woman who wanted into east coast high society… and got there. Cassie Chadwick went by many names to cover her tracks, but ended up pulling one of the greatest cons in American history, securing her legacy alongside the upper-class she so coveted. • Follow Diversion Audio on Instagram • Explore more: diversionaudio.com This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayerDeveloped by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein Associate Producer is Leo CulpProduced by Antonio EnriquezTheme Music by Tyler CashExecutive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth Special thanks to:Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here Check out Annie Reed's book, 'The Impostor Heiress: Cassie Chadwick, The Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age' at Diversion Books for a deeper look at Cassie Chadwick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the iCarly, Scam Goddess crossover we've all been waiting for! We got Miranda Cosgrove and Nathan Kress discussing Cassie Chadwick, who at the turn of the 20th century became one of the US' foremost accomplished fraudsters. Plus, a Florida man is charged with 114 counts of various fraud, after he was caught in an alleged decades-long scheme to defraud Florida State's Division of Unclaimed Property. Stay Schemin'! (Originally Released 6/14/2022) CON-gregation, make sure to catch Laci's new TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciMiranda Cosgrove: @mirandacosgroveNathan Kress: @nathankress  Research by Kaelyn Brandt.  Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-high-priestess-of-fraudulent-finance-45/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/22/the-turbulent-life-of-cassie-chadwick-the-impostor-who-claimed-to-be-carnegies-illegitimate-daughter/https://www.wctv.tv/2021/07/13/man-faces-114-charges-alleged-2-million-unclaimed-property-fraud-scheme/ Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/scam.

Cassie Chadwick, one of history's most successful con artists, was a master of reinvention. In the dusk of the Gilded Age, she swept from town to town, assuming fresh identities to swindle a fortune so large that it rivaled the robber barons of the time. Annie Reed, author of a new biography of Cassie Chadwick, joins us to share the saga of one of history's earliest scam goddesses. Click here to buy a copy of The Imposter Heiress: Cassie Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age. — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) — Support Vulgar History on Patreon  — Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I often say how similar the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is like our contemporary times. With this show, I take it back. Cassie Chadwick was able to swindle the banks in a way that would be impossible today. Listen to Annie Reed discuss her debut book, Imposter Heiress.Essential Reading:Annie Reed, Imposter Heiress: Cassie Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age (2024).Further Reading:David Nasaw, Andrew Carnegie (2007).Maria Konnikova, The Confidence Game (2017).Amy Reading, The Mark Inside (2012).Hilary Spurling, La Grande Therese: The Greatest Scandal of the Century (2000).Tori Telfer. Confident Women (2021). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She lied, she cheated, she swindled. And she almost got away with it. Annie Reed, author of "The Impostor Heiress," reveals the stranger-than-fiction tale of Cassie Chadwick, a woman who posed as Andrew Carnegie's daughter and conned her way into millions during the Gilded Age. But who was the real Cassie Chadwick hiding beneath all the diamonds and deception? Reed unravels the mysteries in this unbelievable true story of greed, manipulation and the art of the con. Links: "The Impostor Heiress" Book: https://amzn.to/3ZwtSt9 Annie Reed Website: https://www.authoranniereed.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/brEund2FJvc _ Produced by Podcast Studio X. Find my book reviews on ViewsOnBooks.com.

Send us a textIn this episode we chat with Annie Reed, author of 'The Impostor Heiress: Cassie Chadwick, The Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age.' Cassie Chadwick predates Anna Delvey by over a century, but her con was very similar. If you dream of being an heiress, fake it 'til you make it! Annie has been fascinated with Cassie since hearing about her on a podcast, and has come full circle to pass that fascination to us on this podcast.Original music and audio production by Louis LevesqueFor inquiries: louis14levesque@gmail.com F O L L O W  U S ! ! !I N S T A G R A M -- @mmntruecrimeT I K T O K -- @mmntruecrimeT W I T T E R --  @mmurdernewsF A C E B O O K -- https://www.facebook.com/mmntruecrime/Y O U T U B E – https://www.youtube.com/@mmntruecrimeFor business inquiries or to request a case: murderedandmissingnews@gmail.comSupport the show

Cassie Chadwick of Cleveland wasn't who she said she was. Even she admitted that -- though in her version, she wasn't the con artist daughter of a Canadian farmer, but rather the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie, America's wealthiest man. She used that lie to bilk businessmen, bankers and entire institutions out of boatloads of money, earning her place in history as one of the Gilded Age's most accomplished grifters. "Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CRIMES OF THE CENTURIES BOOK!  Order today at www.centuriespod.com/book (https://www.centuriespod.com/book)! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @centuriespod Episode sponsors: 3 Day Blinds: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to 3DayBlinds.com Greenlight. Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free when you go to GREENLIGHT.com/COTC

We've made it to yet another week, Queerdos! And they'll keep on coming until the heat death of the universe. So let's pass the time with stories! First, in our True Crime Story, Miss teaches us about a turn-of-the-century con woman who could be anyone she wanted to be--including the secret daughter of America's richest man. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Kevin tells us about Satan's Storm in Kopperl, Texas. Was it the work of our father, the Devil? Or was it a dastardly doing of our arch-nemesis, Science?! So practice those signatures, get down into the storm cellar, and settle in for this week's show. Let's dive in! True Crime starts @ 00:13:08 FINDING OUT BIDEN DROPPED OUT at 15:25 Spoop starts @ 00:51:33 Source notes: www.creepyinqueeriespod.com Follow on Instagram: @CreepyInQueeriesPod Send Us an Email: creepyinqueeriespod@gmail.com Listen on Youtube: Creepy InQueeries Pod Follow on Facebook: @CreepyInQueeriesPod

In this episode of the Compendium, we're looking up Cassie Chadwick, the woman who walked so that Anna Delvey could run. Dubbed Carnegie's imaginary heir, Cassie Chadwick's scam is a story of deception, ambition, and the pursuit of wealth at any cost.We love a female con artist here on The Compendium, and Cassie Chadwick is the original OG Queen of the con. Today, we explore how Cassie convinced a bunch of rich greedy bankers to hand her millions of dollars in hard cold cash that resulted in her becoming an icon of the ages. Cassie's story is a testament to the power of storytelling, the allure of the unattainable, and the lengths to which one might go to secure their place in history.We give you the Compendium, but if you want more, then check out these great resources:"Cassie Chadwick” - Wikipedia"Cassie Chadwick: The Female Wizard of Finance” - Ohio History Connection"Greed in the Gilded Age" - by William Elliott Hazelgrove "The High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance" – by Karen AbbottText us a suggestion or just say hi.Connect with Us:

This week we are delving into the incredible cons of Cassie Chadwick. Let's just say Cassie walked so Anna Delvey could run. Cassie started running her cons from a young age, from pretending to be a clairvoyant to posing as Andrew Carnegie's illegitimate daughter, leveraging this lie to swindle millions from banks and investors. Her audacious schemes and ability to manipulate high society made her one of the most infamous impostors of her time. However, her deceit ultimately led to her downfall, as she was exposed and sentenced to prison, leaving behind a legacy of deception and intrigue. Join us as we delve into the captivating story of Cassie Chadwick, a mastermind of deception and manipulation. Sponsors: NomNomNow  Go Right Now for 50% off your no-risk two week trial at TryNom.com/CREEPERS Hello Fresh Go to HelloFresh.com/creepersfree and use code CREEPERSFREE for FREE breakfast for life! First Leaf Go to TryFirstleaf.com/CREEPERS to sign up and you'll get your first SIX hand-curated bottles for just $44.95. Sources: The High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance | History| Smithsonian Magazine Calling Cards and Visiting Cards: A Brief History Ohio History | Local Historian | May-June, 2021 Calling Cards and Visiting Cards: A Brief History Andrew Carnegie - Wikipedia Anna Sorokin scandal in New York has nothing on Cleveland's Carnegie con: Anne Reed (Opinion) CASSIE CHADWICK: Parts 1-14  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Als vermeintlich uneheliche Tochter des amerikanischen Stahlbarons Andrew Carnegie erschlich sich Cassie Chadwick Millionen Dollar von US-Banken. Ihre Masche ist seitdem von zahlreichen Con Artists wiederholt worden, zuletzt von Anna Sorokin.

This week, Sara and Danny cover Cassie Chadwick, aka Betty Bigley, aka Madam Marie Rosa, aka Madame Lydia Devere - a scammer with an unbelievable track record of defrauding banks and millionaires. They get into her many crimes and identities and the immense amount of money she got away with swindling, all the way to her ultimate demise. RESOURCES: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-high-priestess-of-fraudulent-finance-45/ Crime in Cleveland Cassie Chadwick: The Con Artist of Millionaires' Row CLEVELAND: THE BEST KEPT SECRET by George E. Condon Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 153 is loose! And we have the sensational tale of Cassie Chadwick, a mistress of the long con!Who was Cassie? What drove her to commit such complex acts of fraud? And what DOES the butler keep in his pantry?The secret ingredient is...a calling card!Join us on Patreon to get extra historic true crime episodes every week, and come and follow us on TikTok, Instagram Twitter and Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Good Night For a Murder is currently in between seasons. This episode was initially created only for Housekeeper and Butler tier Patreon subscribers as the bonus content for the Cassie Chadwick episode. In it I cover Victorian mourning customs, clothing, and why Victorians seemed so obsessed with death in the first place.Learn more about Patreon.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

She told fortunes. She faked documents. She changed her name. She crashed the economy of a major American city. Sorry, Cleveland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 70 Richland County business to participate in Small Business Saturday: https://www.richlandsource.com/business/more-than-70-richland-county-business-to-participate-in-small-business-saturday/article_983ff134-6aa3-11ed-b0e7-4fee82e0f17a.html Forget Bernie Madoff, meet Cassie Chadwick, Ohio's First Lady of con artists: https://www.richlandsource.com/area_history/forget-bernie-madoff-meet-cassie-chadwick-ohios-first-lady-of-con-artists/article_c37da82a-f7d8-11ec-a18f-eb456ecc10fc.html Today - Small Business Saturday is sometimes the busiest day of the year for participants. If you have holiday shopping to do, shop small!Support the show: https://www.sourcemembers.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the penultimate episode of Season 7, Alex travels back to the Gilded Age to uncover the forgotten story of the greatest con woman of the era, Cleveland's Cassie Chadwick. In the second part of a two-part con artist series, Alex tells the story of how Cassie defrauded some $60 million from banks using her alleged connection to America's richest man, Andrew Carnegie. We're joined by two great guests to tell us the immigrant stories of Cassie Chadwick and Andrew Carnegie in the Gilded Age. Author William Hazelwood joins the program to discuss his new book Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick (2022). Hazelwood brings Cassie's story back to life from her humble petty criminal days in Canada to her many scams in her new home in Cleveland, Ohio. Buy William's book here. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/greed-in-the-gilded-age-william-elliott-hazelgrove/1139927521 Our second guest and our favorite recurring guest is Bruce Carlson from the podcast My History Can Beat Up Your Politics rejoins the show to discuss the rise of Andrew Carnegie from Scottish immigrant child laborer to steel magnate to the richest man in America. It's Cassie's claim that she's Carnegie's illegitimate daughter that sparks her greatest con that would lead to her con story captivating the entire country in 1905 and landed her behind bars. Check out Bruce's amazing podcast here or wherever you get your podcasts. https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com We're proud to be part of the Evergreen Podcast Network. Go to www.evergreenpodcasts.com for our show and dozens of other great podcasts. Rate and Review the show on iTunes and we'll read your review on the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Hazelgrove discusses the life of Cassie Chadwick during the Gilded Age.

I know you're all here for a good Victorian murder story, but buckle up for this one folks, it is not for the faint of heart. The subject of tonight's story is sometimes referred to as “the female Sweeny Todd.” If you don't know, Sweeny Todd is a famous fictional character who first appeared in 1846 in penny dreadful publications. The character was a barber that would slit the throats of his clients, so his partner in crime could bake their bodies into pies and sell them to the unexpecting public. But that is fiction! Tonight's story is rooted in real events. This is the story of Kate Webster.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

What's poppin con-gregration? It's the iCarly, Scam Goddess crossover we've all been waiting for! We got Miranda Cosgrove and Nathan Kress discussing Cassie Chadwick, who at the turn of the 20th century became one of the US' foremost accomplished fraudsters. Plus, a Florida man is charged with 114 counts of various fraud, after he was caught in an alleged decades-long scheme to defraud Florida State's Division of Unclaimed Property. Stay Schemin'! Research by Kaelyn Brandt.  Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-high-priestess-of-fraudulent-finance-45/https://www.wrhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cassie-Chadwick.pdfhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/22/the-turbulent-life-of-cassie-chadwick-the-impostor-who-claimed-to-be-carnegies-illegitimate-daughter/https://www.wctv.tv/2021/07/13/man-faces-114-charges-alleged-2-million-unclaimed-property-fraud-scheme/

This 2018 episode covers the fraud career of Cassie Chadwick. Her biggest con was convincing banks that she was the daughter of Andrew Carnegie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Mrs. TNTBS hosts author, Kim Daly of True Crime File - Compendium THE TRUE CRIME FILE: Serial Killers, Famous Kidnappings, Great Cons, Survivors & Their Stories, Forensics, Oddities & Absurdities, Quotes & Quizzes - compiled by Kim Daly (Workman Publishing, May 10, 2022) - delivers more than 200 stories of murder, mayhem, and survival. But this is not your average crime book—Daly, who holds a master's degree in English with a focus on trauma studies and has worked as a rape crisis counselor, gets to the heart of true crime while remaining respectful of the victims. She examines trending and notorious cases in a less salacious, more balanced manner that modern true crime fans will appreciate. So, while readers familiar with Inventing Anna, The Stranger Beside Me, and This Is a Robbery will find entries on Cassie Chadwick, Ed Kemper, and the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa, they will also see these stories told with an emphasis on awareness, victim advocacy, and social justice. From tales of slashers and serial killers, grifters and con artists dogged investigators and miraculous survivors, there is something of interest on every page. Each entry is succinct yet packed with detail, giving needed context for those readers just beginning to explore the thrilling vagaries of true crime while also providing a new lens for fans who have been delving into the subject for years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tntbsmedia/message

William Hazelgrove has written over twenty books including, Madam President: the Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson and Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair. Today we'll be talking about his most recent title, Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick which is published by Rowman & Littlefield.   

Welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast.New episodes are released every other week and cover notorious cases like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, to lesser known (but equally fascinating) cases like Cordelia Botkins, the “death by chocolate” murderer, and con artist Cassie Chadwick who posed as the illegitimate heiress of Andrew Canegie in order to defraud banks out of millions, and so many more.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforaurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to Podcasts.

Welcome to Book of Lies Podcast We hope you all are safe and well.This week we go back in time to the late 1800's and cover the tale Cassie Chadwick who conned her way into the high class and lied about being the bastard child of Andrew Carnegie and eventually broke the bank. This is wild. Visit us online at www.bookofliespodcast.com Get your dog some healthy dog biscuits from www.beautysbiscuits.com use offer code "lies" to save 15%Thank you for joining us.

This episode brought to you by brown teeth. Hayly befriends the original 1800s rich-people-swindler, Cassie Chadwick.Whitney defines job catfishing: what Ali Ayad did when he founded the 2020 fake digital design agency MadBird, and robbed hundreds of people of their services for 6 months. Lisa gives us the science behind bad vibes, and the now-proven reason behind getting the willies. 

William Hazelgrove - Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick... with Hannah Murray

Of all the self-made millionaires of the Gilded Age (and there were many, such as John Rockefeller, son of a literal snake oil salesman who became the world's first billionaire), nobody can rival bootstrapping tenacity of Cassie Chadwick. She was a drifter from Canada who set herself up as wife of a rich doctor in Cleveland before moving on to a much bigger con involving the richest man in the world, Andrew Carnegie. With little education, no financial training, and at a time when women didn't even have the vote, Cassie Chadwick (Elizabeth Bigley) moved up the chain of bankers, getting each banker to loan her more than the one before telling each one a simple lie, she was none other than the illegitimate daughter of Carnegie and she was due to inherit his entire fortune. By the time the police caught up to her she had wrecked the banking system of Cleveland, sending one unfortunate banker to his grave and causing the collapse of a major bank. When the trial was held it was a media event that pushed the trial of Teddy Roosevelt off the front pages with a climactic moment when Andrew Carnegie appeared to face his accuser. Cassie was eventually convicted but not before taking others with her and leaving a legacy as the biggest con woman in the United States only to be eclipsed by Charles Ponzi.Today's guest is William Hazelgrove, author of the book Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick. We explore the excesses of this age, and the very thin line between radical reinvention and outright deception.

This week is our LAST EPISODE (for now) on the Fboy Podcast!  We cover some family favourites from Rasputin to Cassie Chadwick to Bond as we go head to head with our ultimate F*ck-folk draft teams! We leave it up to you to decide who is crowned the WINNER! Message in the comments below! Thank you so so much, sweet listener, for coming on this wild ride with us! We couldn't have done it without you. We hope you've laughed, cried and figured out how to spot all those philandering f*ckboy's out there! And if you ever forget, we'll always be here... WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH Listeners, forever and always... We're coming for you! Love, Hanako, Kath & Hannah xx If you have your very own Fboy (or Fgirl) story don't be shy! Be sure to send them us at the submissions section on our website www.fboypodcast.com We'd love to hear from you.  Follow the Fboy Podcast on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram: @fboypodcast And check out our website www.fboypodcast.com for even more delectable content!  Edited by the glorious Alexandra Jueno for Audioboom Studios. Artwork by the very sexy Katharine Orchard. See audioboom.com/about/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

William Hazelgrove, the national bestselling author of ten novels and seven nonfiction titles, has another new book: ‘Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick’. John and William discuss his new book, the time of the Gilded Age, and a few other fun stories along the way. Check out William’s website here […]

Elizabeth Bigley - better known as Cassie Chadwick - might be the most successful confidence artist in American history that you've never heard of. She swindled her way across the eastern United States during the height of the Gilded Age, committing fraud at every opportunity. In her greatest con, she posed as the illegitimate daughter of robber baron and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, bilking banks for millions of dollars in the process. My guest is Thomas Crowl, and in his book "Queen of the Con: From a Spiritualist to the Carnegie Imposter" he tells the fascinating story of the sensational rise and fall of the incorrigible Cassie Chadwick. More information about the book can be found here: https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2021/queen-of-the-con/

Cassie Chadwick, cuyo primer nombre fue Elisabeth 'Betty' Bigley, fue una de las grandes estafadoras del siglo XIX. Nació en una granja, tenía problemas de dicción, era sorda de un oído, y no tenía ningún rasgo destacable, pero consiguió estafar a banqueros, magnates, e incluso a su propia hermana. Con trucos tan simples que sonrojarían a cualquiera. La respuesta quizá estuviera en sus ojos, en su mirada intensa, incluso hipnótica; y en una época en la que nadie se atrevía a manchar el nombre de alguien tan importante como Andrew Carnegie. Bigley nació en octubre de 1857, en Ontario, Canadá. Era la quinta hija de ocho hermanos. Introvertida, soñadora y mentirosa desde pequeña, comenzó pronto con sus fechorías. Con tan solo 13 años, falsificó una carta con una presunta herencia de un tío en Inglaterra, y con ella logró abrir una cuenta bancaria. Le permitió empezar a utilizar cheques sin fondos, pero pronto fue arrestada. El tema es que los tribunales determinaron que tenía problemas mentales, y la mandaron de vuelta a casa, con su padre.Unos años después repitió el fraude, pero haciéndolo un poco más sofisticado. Falsificó una nueva notificación de herencia, y simuló las tarjetas de la élite social de aquel entonces, a modo de presentación. Con estar tarjetas, se dirigía a un comercio, escogía un artículo caro y pagaba con un cheque que excedía el valor del artículo. Con sus credenciales, los comerciantes no dudaban en darle en metálico la diferencia, y colaba siempre. Nadie dudaba de una heredera de una suma tan importante. Poco después se trasladó a Cleveland, a vivir con una de sus hermanas, recién casada. Y ella y su marido fueron pronto víctimas de Betty. Tras tasar todo lo que había en la casa, desde cuadros hasta sillas, se fue al banco a pedir un crédito, poniendo como garantía el valor de los objetos de la casa de su hermana. En cuanto el marido se dio cuenta, la echó de casa, aunque se trasladó a otro barrio de la misma ciudad.En 1883 se casó con un médico, pero la unión apenas duró 12 días. Después de que un periódico local se hiciera eco de la boda, una cola de comerciantes se agolpó en la casa del médico, exigiendo el dinero que les había estafado Betty. El marido pagó las deudas de su esposa para no verse afectado, pero no dudó en separarse.Con estos antecedentes, a Betty no le quedó más remedio que reinventarse. Empezó por cambiarse el nombre, a Marie Rosa. Pero las estafas continuaron. En un viaje por el estado de Pensilvania, fingió ser nieta de un veterano de la guerra civil, y simuló sufrir hemorragias para obtener dinero para su traslado de vuelta a Cleveland. Cuando le exigían el dinero, los estafados recibían una carta lamentando el fallecimiento.Pero bajo el nombre de Marie Rosa probó nuevas formas de engaño. En una, se hizo pasar por vidente, e incluso llegó a casarse con dos de sus clientes. El primero, un granjero al que abandonó; y el segundo, un rico hombre de negocios con el que tuvo un hijo, al que mandó con su familia a Canadá. Este, su tercer marido ya, murió poco después, dejando una herencia de 50.000 dólares de la época a Marie Rosa.Pero la primera herencia real que recibió no fue suficiente. Se trasladó a la ciudad de Toledo, en Ohio, y se volvió a cambiar el nombre, ahora a Lydia Devere, regresando al negocio de la videncia. Pronto consiguió convertirse en la asesora financiera de uno de sus clientes, al que lió en sus siguiente estafa, similar a las anteriores, pero introduciendo nuevos elementos.Lydia preparó un pagaré de un importante hombre de Cleveland, por valor de varios miles de dólares. Falsificó su firma, y pidió a su cliente que lo ingresara en su banco. Si no lo hacía, tendría que cruzar todo el estado de Ohio para conseguir el dinero, le advirtió para convencerle. Su cliente, un hombre distinguido, aceptó. En el banco no hubo problemas. Pero las entidades ataron cabos, y los dos fueron arrestados. Pero al final su cliente fue declarado como víctima y ella como única culpable, condenada a nueve años y medio de prisión. Pero tras solo tres años y medio a la sombra, consiguió salir de prisión, gracias a una campaña dirigida al gobernador, al que aseguraba que no reincidiría, y al que le proclamaba su arrepentimiento.pero tras estas andanzas, Betty, o Marie Rosa, o Lydia, volvió a Cleveland con un nuevo nombre: Cassie L. Hoover. En la ciudad puso en marcha un burdel. Allí conoció a un importante médico viudo, con el que se casó: Leroy Chadwick, miembro de una de las familias más antiguas de la ciudad. Se trasladó a su palacio, y pronto comenzó a gastar dinero sin freno con su nuevo nombre: Cassie L. Chadwick, que es con el que se hizo famosa. Celebraba grandes fiestas para agasajar a la élite de la ciudad, y cuando su marido se quejó, empezó a pedir préstamos a cargo de su futura herencia. En 1902 comenzó su gran fraude: se hizo pasar por la hija ilegítima de Andrew Carnegie, el magnate del acero, y uno de los grandes himbres de negocios del momento. La sofisticación de la estafadora aquí alcanzó su cénit. En la primavera de aquel año cogió un tren a Nueva York, donde se alojaba en uno de los hoteles más lujosos de la ciudad. Allí se encontró con James Dillon, un importante abogado, amigo de su marido. Celebrando la coincidencia, le pidió si le podía llevar a casa de su padre.Para asombro del abogado, poco después estaban en la puerta de la mansión de Carnegie. Chadwick le pidió que le esperase en el carruaje. La estafadora estuvo hablando con una de las doncellas, pidiendo referencias por una antigua empleada, inexistente, claro. Tras media hora, volvió al carruaje, donde le esperaba asombrado el amigo de su marido. Con ella llevaba un sobre, y al subir al carruaje dejó caer un pagaré con una cifra muy alta. Aquí, mitad historia, mitad leyenda, las versiones oscilan entre los 25.000 y los 2 millones de dólares. Dillon le preguntó que quién era su padre, y ella le confesó, en secreto, que era Carnegie, que ella era una hija ilegítima, y que había aceptado pagar para evitar el escándalo. Le pidió, por favor, que le guardase el secreto, pero era consciente de que una historia tan fantástica pronto se difundiría. Chadwick confiaba en que nadie iba a atraverse a preguntarle a Carnegie por una hija ilegítima. Se convirtió en 'la Reina de Cleveland', como le llamaba la prensa de Nueva York.Pero su desaforado gasto empezó a pasarle factura. Pedía dinero prestado a múltiples bancos, muchas veces pagando los créditos de una entidad con el dinero de otra, tomando como base de operaciones el Wade Park Bank, donde ingresó los pagarés falsos de Carnegie. Consiguió que hasta presidentes de bancos le dieran dinero de su propio bolsillo. Hasta consiguió que magnates del acero, amigos del propio Carnegie, le prestaran dinero. Prometía intereses desorbitados, superando lo que cualquiera consideraría usura, confiando en que nadie iba a cobrar esos intereses. Una estrategia que le funcionó durante un tiempo.Concretamente, hasta que uno de estos incautos dejó de hacerlo. Herbert Newton, un banquero de inversión, se dió cuenta de que no le iba a pagar, así que la demandó ante una corte federal en Cleveland, exigiendo además al Wade Park Bank que retuviera los pagarés de su presunto padre. Cuando Cassie Chadwick fue detenida, negó todos los cargos. Y para sorpresa de todo el mundo, negó cualquier conexión con Carnegie. En 1905 fue declarada culpable, y condenada a 10 años de cárcel. Al juicio asistió hasta el propio magnate, que mostró su asombro al ver que los pagarés tenían hasta errores ortográficos, y recordando que llevaba 30 años sin firmar un solo pagaré.Todo el escándalo se hubiera acabado si cualquiera le hubiera preguntado al magnate. Y hubiera evitado los problemas financieros de muchos bancos, que de repente vieron cómo parte de los activos a su nombre no valían nada.Dos años después, Chadwick falleció entre rejas. Sin cualidades aparentes, la estafadora sí que demostró una inteligencia y una capacidad de persuasión poco comunes. Entendió las debilidades del ser humano, comprendió su época, y se ganó la confianza de todo el mundo. Hoy en día aún no está claro cuánto dinero logró estafar, debido a que la mayoría de sus víctimas, ricas y orgullosas, nunca reconocieron sus pérdidas.

Lock, Cancer and Dan discuss the life of notorious Ohio con artist Elizabeth Bigley, AKA "Cassie Chadwick" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/badguy-lock/message

CALLING ALL F*GIRLS! This week Hannah takes us on a naughty nineteenth century escapade with one of the worlds most ICONIC con women - CASSIE CHADWICK…  Or should we say Marie LaRose? This lavish lady's wikipedia page describes her as a clairvoyant, a fortune teller and a pimp… Need we say more?!  Expect one of the greatest American bank heists in history, multiple stolen identities and an organ made out of pure gold. So join us as we go from rags to riches!  We promise your ears will be dripping in diamonds by the time we're done with you… If you have your very own Fboy (or Fgirl) story don't be shy! Be sure to send them us at the submissions section on our website www.fboypodcast.com We'd love to hear from you.  Follow the Fboy Podcast on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram: @fboypodcast And check out our website www.fboypodcast.com for even more delectable content!  We're coming for you... Love, Hanako, Kath & Hannah xx Edited by the glorious Karen Bevan for Audioboom Studios. Artwork by the very sexy Katharine Orchard. This episode is sponsored by:  Lucy - go to uk.lucy.co and use Promo Code FBOY to get 20% off your first order of nicotine gum!  Resources  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RrN7aeFoE&ab_channel=ForgottenLives  Reddit See audioboom.com/about/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Con artists, scammers, grifters, whatever you want to call them, we're talking about them this week. Confidence men and women have been around since we'll, people have been around, so let's dive into it! Kelsey covers a famous fraudulent Indian and Alanna tells the story of the lost Carnegie. Oh, and did we mention we are long lost royals? We swear.....

Not only do her many deceptions influence the facts of her story but Elizabeth Bigly's obsession with forging signatures and having expensive things culminated in the ruin of a state bank. Find out how this 19th-century Canadian-born swindler managed to fool everyone across at least two U.S. states. The half-season episode of Scam Kings is ready for you right now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scamkingstc/message

Two wild stories about two very different women. Brenton details the life of Khutulun, Genghis Khan's Great Great Granddaughter who was a warrior & undefeated wrestler. Then Emily recounts the twisty tale of con artist Elizabeth Bigley, who had 3 pseudonyms, conned banks out of their money and even was a clairvoyant. Khutulun References: https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/khutulunhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/khutulunCassie Chadwick references: https://www.strangehistory.org/cms/index.php/popular/25-item-8

Throughout recorded human history, people have figured out how to use the latest “technology” to scam, con or hack others for their own benefit. William Chaloner (1650–1699): Serial counterfeiter and confidence trickster proven guilty by Sir Isaac Newton. Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845): Scottish con man who tried to attract investment and settlers for the non-existent country of Poyais. Cassie Chadwick (1857–1907): Canadian who defrauded banks out of millions by pretending to be the illegitimate daughter and heir of Andrew Carnegie. Joseph Weil (1875–1976): Chicago's infamous Yellow Kid posed as bank presidents, inventors, millionaires, and scientists. “I have played more roles in real life than the average actor ever dreamed of.” Frank Abagnale, Jr. (born 1948): U.S. check forger and impostor turned FBI consultant, who impersonated a PanAm airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, and a teacher to illegally make over $2.5 million. The 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can is based on his autobiography. Is there a term for this? Yup. Social engineering is the psychological manipulation of a person by a malicious attacker/s into performing actions or divulging confidential information for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access. It differs from a traditional “con” when it is one of many steps in a complex scheme. Social engineering techniques are based on specific attributes of human decision-making known as cognitive biases, aka “bugs in the human hardware” that are exploited to create attack techniques. Did you know that you risk being hacked when you use the forgot password function on websites that require login? An improperly secured password-recovery system can grant a malicious attacker full access to your account, and lock you out. The good news: Social engineering as a force for good can be in your future — to help you regain your confidence and control. When you use human hacking for good, you can become more empathetic, generous and kind, and leave people feeling better for having met you, says master hacker and social engineering pioneer and author Christopher Hadnagy, who is on this panel. We'll ask Chris Hadnagy, Ryan MacDougall, Maxie Reynolds and Shane McCombs for their take on The Future of Social Engineering: You As The Good Human Hacker!

Throughout recorded human history, people have figured out how to use the latest “technology” to scam, con or hack others for their own benefit. William Chaloner (1650–1699): Serial counterfeiter and confidence trickster proven guilty by Sir Isaac Newton. Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845): Scottish con man who tried to attract investment and settlers for the non-existent country of Poyais. Cassie Chadwick (1857–1907): Canadian who defrauded banks out of millions by pretending to be the illegitimate daughter and heir of Andrew Carnegie. Joseph Weil (1875–1976): Chicago's infamous Yellow Kid posed as bank presidents, inventors, millionaires, and scientists. “I have played more roles in real life than the average actor ever dreamed of.” Frank Abagnale, Jr. (born 1948): U.S. check forger and impostor turned FBI consultant, who impersonated a PanAm airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, and a teacher to illegally make over $2.5 million. The 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can is based on his autobiography. Is there a term for this? Yup. Social engineering is the psychological manipulation of a person by a malicious attacker/s into performing actions or divulging confidential information for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access. It differs from a traditional “con” when it is one of many steps in a complex scheme. Social engineering techniques are based on specific attributes of human decision-making known as cognitive biases, aka “bugs in the human hardware” that are exploited to create attack techniques. Did you know that you risk being hacked when you use the forgot password function on websites that require login? An improperly secured password-recovery system can grant a malicious attacker full access to your account, and lock you out. The good news: Social engineering as a force for good can be in your future — to help you regain your confidence and control. When you use human hacking for good, you can become more empathetic, generous and kind, and leave people feeling better for having met you, says master hacker and social engineering pioneer and author Christopher Hadnagy, who is on this panel. We'll ask Chris Hadnagy, Ryan MacDougall, Maxie Reynolds and Shane McCombs for their take on The Future of Social Engineering: You As The Good Human Hacker!

Throughout recorded human history, people have figured out how to use the latest “technology” to scam, con or hack others for their own benefit. William Chaloner (1650–1699): Serial counterfeiter and confidence trickster proven guilty by Sir Isaac Newton. Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845): Scottish con man who tried to attract investment and settlers for the non-existent country of Poyais. Cassie Chadwick (1857–1907): Canadian who defrauded banks out of millions by pretending to be the illegitimate daughter and heir of Andrew Carnegie. Joseph Weil (1875–1976): Chicago’s infamous Yellow Kid posed as bank presidents, inventors, millionaires, and scientists. “I have played more roles in real life than the average actor ever dreamed of.” Frank Abagnale, Jr. (born 1948): U.S. check forger and impostor turned FBI consultant, who impersonated a PanAm airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, and a teacher to illegally make over $2.5 million. The 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can is based on his autobiography. Is there a term for this? Yup. Social engineering is the psychological manipulation of a person by a malicious attacker/s into performing actions or divulging confidential information for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access. It differs from a traditional “con” when it is one of many steps in a complex scheme. Social engineering techniques are based on specific attributes of human decision-making known as cognitive biases, aka “bugs in the human hardware” that are exploited to create attack techniques. Did you know that you risk being hacked when you use the forgot password function on websites that require login? An improperly secured password-recovery system can grant a malicious attacker full access to your account, and lock you out. The good news: Social engineering as a force for good can be in your future — to help you regain your confidence and control. When you use human hacking for good, you can become more empathetic, generous and kind, and leave people feeling better for having met you, says master hacker and social engineering pioneer and author Christopher Hadnagy, who is on this panel. We’ll ask Chris Hadnagy, Ryan MacDougall, Maxie Reynolds and Shane McCombs for their take on The Future of Social Engineering: You As The Good Human Hacker!

Cassie Chadwick was a career con artist who claimed to be Andrew Carnegie's daughter. On this day in 1905, her trial began. / On this day in 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Arguably the greatest con woman in history. Cassie Chadwick! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Feminist author, Tori Telfer, stops by to discuss her new book, Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapshifters of the Feminine Persuasion. It’s chock full of stories about the type of historical con artists we just love. Today, we’re focused on the legendary Candian who came to America to scam on a much larger level, Cassie Chadwick. Plus, is it imposter syndrome if you’re actually an imposter?  RESOURCES: Confident Women: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/confident-women-tori-telfer?variant=32180878868514 Lady Killers: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/lady-killers-tori-telfer Tori’s Instagram: instagram.com/tori__telfer Tori’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal-broads/id1375121031 GoFundMe for Andy Bustillos: https://gofund.me/8a2a45de  https://www.youtube.com/c/caitlinBrodnick http://suesmithcomedy.com  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! scamwowpodcast@gmail.com Or call: 347-509-9414 scamwowpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds examine Cassie Chadwick.SourcesTour DatesRedbubble Merch

A true crime podcast were we go over and discuss various crimes and criminals throughout human history. Today we discuss various tragic cases of fraud. Articles used https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassie_Chadwick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Uresti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlene_Corley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Rocancourt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Paul_Lewis_Jr. https://www.mysanantonio.com/real-estate/article/Former-State-Senator-Carlos-Uresti-puts-1-7-13066505.php Hosted by Nathaniel Avila and Jessica Vega

Thus begins our 'Deception Trilogy' with our our episode of Lies. Bringing you Cassie Chadwick and Anna Anderson, two great tricksters of history! With the ups and down of money fraud and the unexpected return of the Russian Romanovs, and of course our usual recommendations of the episode!! Enjoy!

In this episode, Kate and Brent are joined by kickass author Gina Ranalli. Oh, such adventures to be had! Brent bores listeners with his latest camping report. Gina talks about giving herself tattoos, watching Burnt Offerings at an age that was, arguably, too young to be watching that movie. Additionally, she talks about seeing a guy get stabbed in Boston, getting in trouble in school, and being an insomniac. Kate informs us about legendary scammer Cassie Chadwick... And later Gina and Kate try to make Brent eat a moth. Thanks to Gina for joining us! Folks should stop by GinaRanalli.com and check out her work if they haven't! We wanna hear from YOU! Make sure you stop by DestroyTheFiles.com and leave us a message to read in the MailSack! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cassie Chadwick a.k.a Elizabeth Bigley defrauded several American banks out of millions of dollars by claiming to be Andrew Carnegie’s illegitimate daughter. She pulled off one of the greatest bank heists during the Gilded Age in American history - when women weren’t allowed to vote or get loans from banks. Sources:  1. Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-high-priestess-of-fraudulent-finance-45/ 2. The Vintage News: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/22/the-turbulent-life-of-cassie-chadwick-the-impostor-who-claimed-to-be-carnegies-illegitimate-daughter/

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In 1902, scam artist Cassie Chadwick convinced an Ohio lawyer that she was the illegitimate daughter of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. She parlayed this reputation into a life of unthinkable extravagance -- until her debts came due. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Chadwick's efforts to maintain the ruse -- and how she hoped to get away with it. We'll also encounter a haunted tomb and puzzle over an exonerated merchant. Intro: Inventor Otis L. Boucher offered a steel suit for soldiers during World War I. The tippe top leaps up onto its stem when spun. Sources for our feature on Cassie Chadwick: Kerry Segrave, Women Swindlers in America, 1860-1920, 2014. Alan F. Dutka, Misfortune on Cleveland's Millionaires' Row, 2015. George C. Kohn, The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal, 2001. William Henry Theobald, Defrauding the Government: True Tales of Smuggling, From the Note-book of a Confidential Agent of the United States Treasury, 1908. Karen Abbott, "The High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance," Smithsonian.com, June 27, 2012. "Chadwick, Cassie L.," Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (accessed Oct. 20, 2019). Lindsay Kernohan, "Cassie Chadwick: A Very Double Life," Strathroy [Ontario] Age Dispatch, May 17, 2018, A7. Sadie Stein, "Impostors Among Us," Town and Country, February 2017. "Top 10 Imposters," Time, May 26, 2009. "Mrs. Chadwick Measured," Poughkeepsie Journal, Dec. 30, 2004, C.1. "Femme Fatale," D&B Reports 40:4 (July/August 1992), 47. "Cassie Chadwick's Jewels," The Bankers Magazine 106:3 (March 1923), 551. Arthur B. Reeve, "New and Old South Sea Bubbles," World's Work 41:1 (November 1920), 31-35. C.P. Connolly, "Marvelous Cassie Chadwick," McClure's Magazine 48:1 (November 1916), 9-11, 65-71. Walter Prichard Eaton, "The Gullible Rich," Munsey's Magazine 46:3 (December 1911), 335-340. "Cassie Chadwick Fretted Life Away in Ohio Prison," Cañon City [Colo.] Record 30:42 (October 17, 1907), 12. "Cassie Chadwick Dies in Prison," New York Times, Oct. 11, 1907. "Mrs. Chadwick Broken Down," Chickasha [Indian Territory] Daily Express, Feb. 19, 1907. "Mrs. Chadwick's Sentence," New York Times, March 28, 1905. "Carnegie Sees Note; Laughs at Bad Spelling of Chadwick Trust Agreement," New York Times, March 6, 1905. "Mr. Carnegie on Hand for Chadwick Trial," New York Times, March 5, 1905. "Chadwick Indictments," New York Times, Feb. 22, 1905. "Motion to Quash," St. John Daily Sun, Feb. 28, 1905. "Tracing Chadwick Satchel," New York Times, Dec. 22, 1904. "Nearly Collapsed in Court," [Fredericksburg, Va.] Daily Star, Dec. 19, 1904. "Meeting Dramatic," Associated Press, Dec. 16, 1904. "Chadwick Paper Out Is Over $19,000,000," New York Times, Dec. 11, 1904. "Trail of Mrs. Chadwick," Carroll [Iowa] Herald, Dec. 7, 1904. Listener mail: C.H. Shanan, "The Haunted Tomb," Wide World Magazine 35:207 (July 1915), 281-285. (Listener Peter Atwood found this story through the podcast Reading, Short and Deep, Episode 188.) Wikipedia, "The Wide World Magazine" (accessed Oct. 26, 2019). "The Wide World Magazine," The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia (accessed Oct. 23, 2019). "Biography: The Boer War," The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia (accessed Oct. 23, 2019). Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Arthur Conan Doyle" (accessed Oct. 23, 2019). "Govt Mulling Over 1400-km Long Great 'Green Wall' to Tackle Land Desertification," News 18 India, Oct. 9, 2019. Vishwa Mohan, "Government Plans 1,400km Long Great 'Green Wall' of India," Times of India, Oct. 9, 2019. Aryn Baker, "Can a 4,815-Mile Wall of Trees Help Curb Climate Change in Africa?", Time, Sept. 12, 2019. Tony Hoare, "Null References: The Billion Dollar Mistake," QCon 2009. Wikipedia, "Tony Hoare" (accessed Oct. 23, 2019). The Chambers Dictionary. Chambers' 500 entertaining words. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was devised by Greg. Here's a corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

The conclusion to our Cassie Chadwick story, including her most infamous grifts

Our hosts get comfortable and discuss Cassie Chadwick, Cleveland's most well-known grifter.

Hello babies! Have Emily and Lisa influenced you to adopt a dog? Let us know! Hi, Baby Geniuses producer Rob Pera here. I just adopted a lil' doggie and you should too. Feel love in your life for once! On Wiki of the Week, we read the Wikipedia page for Cassie Chadwick,   the infamous name used by a Canadian woman who defrauded several U.S. banks out of $19 million dollars by claiming to be an illegitimate daughter and heiress of Andrew Carnegie. Very cool!

Cassie Chadwick as born as  Elizabeth Bigley in Eastwood, Ontario, Canada in 1857.  When she was 14 years old she moved to Woodstock, Ontario, where she opened a bank account using a suspicious letter from a fake uncle.  With the account she managed to pass dozens of worthless checks around the city. In 1870 the police discovered her scheme and arrested her for forgery. She escaped because she was a minor and people thought she was mentally ill.  After this Chadwick moved to the Cleveland to live with her sister. She married Dr. Wallace but the marriage ended after 11 days when he discovered her background. They were divorced in 1883 after he paid her debts.  Chadwick became a fortune teller known as Lydia Scott and then as Madame Lydia DeVere. She opened a small shop and funded it by pawning her sister furniture.  She married again, this time to John R. Scott, a farmer in Ohio. This marriage was also short lived and she sued him for adultery.  In 1897 she married Dr. Leroy Chadwick. She introduced herself as Mrs. Hoover and claimed she ran a boarding house.  Her husband was well respected in the community and lived on a street known as Millionaires Row.  From 1897- 1905 Chadwick began to borrow large amounts of money from local banks by claiming to be the heir of Andrew Carnegie. She convinced people of this by first going to Carnegie’s house with a lawyer and pretending to speak with him. Then she dropped a fake promissory note in from of the lawyer that had Carnegie’s signature.  From here she managed to convince other banks to loan her money, including the Oberlin bank. She would convince people that she was related to Andrew Carnegie by inviting them over and showing them a picture of a man hung on her wall.  She would then explained that the man was her uncle who used to supply her family with money and on his deathbed told her that she was related to Andrew Carnegie. She claimed there was proof in a safety deposit box in New York but would never reveal the name of the bank.  She also claimed that there was $7 million in promissory notes tucked away in her Cleveland home, and she was to inherit $400 million upon Carnegie's death. She said that she could contact Baldwin, a man who worked at the bank, to get the money. He was completely made up.  Eventually people caught on and the bankers took her to New York. She then told them that she left the papers back in Ohio.  They followed her back home where she tried to avoid them for several days, until they insisted on seeing her.  She accumulated over $1 million in debts, and was exposed on November 2, 1904 when one of the bankers  brought suit to recover $190,800. She fled to New York but was brought back to stand trail. On March 10, 1905 she was found guilty of 7 counts of conspiracy against the government and conspiracy to wreck the Citizens Natl. Bank of Oberlin. Chadwick was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined $70,000. Chadwick was jailed on January 12, 1906, and died a year later.

A classic no-headphones-episode this week. We talk about Cassie Chadwick, FDRs love life, and Lochner V. New York.

Cassie Chadwick was a career con artist who claimed to be Andrew Carnegie's daughter. On this day in 1905, her trial began. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

[NB: The sound's tinny this week; I'm so sorry.] Bravo has turned the L.A. Times series, then podcast Dirty John into an all-star-cast TV series, and book glutton/attorney Julian Gross is here to discuss it. Did it need to become a TV series? Is Eric Bana the right casting as the titular John? Will we stick with it despite 1) some pacing issues and 2) knowing the outcome, which may affect 1) for us? And could someone please nominate Veronica for president? Later, it's a look at the How Stuff Works podcast Stuff You Missed In History Class and their explainer on Cassie Chadwick, who claimed she was an illegitimate Carnegie daughter, rooked banks out of millions...and yet kind of sucked at her job? Teenage Spanish-prisoner cons, sexism in Philadelphian crime reporting, and more on The Blotter Presents, Episode 76. SHOW NOTES Dirty John in the L.A. Times and as a podcast Stuff You Missed In History Class's Cassie Chadwickisode The list of confidence tricks I wish were a book Michael Crichton's The Great Train Robbery Special Guest: Julian Gross.

WARNING: The audio in this episode is rough. What can we say? We were young(ish), dumb, and thought we’d save a little money by sharing one microphone. Yeah. The audio quality improves drastically after episode 9.  Susan Wright stabbed her husband 193 times, left his dead body half-buried in the backyard, then asked police for a restraining order against him. A restraining order against her dead husband. So, what was up? It depends on who you ask. Some say she’s a cold blooded killer. The media even dubbed her the Blue-Eyed Butcher. But Susan tells a different story. She says that her husband had abused her for years and that she killed him to protect herself and her children. Lifetime movie aficionados Brandi and Kristin think the truth lies somewhere in between. Then Kristin talks about con artist Cassie Chadwick. This woman knew her craft. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, she talked countless people and banks out of millions of dollars. How did she do it? By starting a rumor that she was the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie. For years, her scheme worked perfectly. Until it didn’t. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from*: “The High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance,” Smithsonian Magazine “Carnegie On Chadwick Case,” New York Times “Hoax of ‘Heiress’ Ruined Bankers,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune “The Turbulent Life of Cassie Chadwick,” Vintage News “Cassie Chadwick,” Biography.com The book “Whoppers: History’s Most Outrageous Lies and Liars” by Christine Seifer *Please note that Cassie Chadwick was full of shit, so details differ from story to story. In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “193” by Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly “Wright Case Goes To Jury After Graphic Testimony” by Andrew Tilghman, Houston Chronicle “Susan Wright Guilty Of Murder” by Andrew Tilghman, Houston Chronicle

Cassie Chadwick (born Elizabeth Bigley) committed fraud at a level that would be almost impossible to pull off in today’s world of instant communication. Her biggest con was convincing banks that she was the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In this episode John tells Aaron about a turn of the century con artist who impersonated Andrew Carnegie's daughter, Aaron tells John about a bear that dipped into way too much cocaine and Aaron go over some further discoveries about the Tiki Adult Theater! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Kath and Pat discuss Cassie Chadwick and the bank scam.

Cassie Chadwick was one of the most famous, or infamous, seductresses of the Gilded Age. She excelled at impersonating high society royalty—and at getting everyone in her path to shower her with cash, even though they never got anything in return. And she got away with it – until she took the con too far.