The phone call that shattered the Leeson family’s happiness forever was cold, emotionless; abrupt in its awful finality. When Donald McPherson rang his brother-in-law Neville Leeson from a remote holiday chalet in Denmark to tell him that his only sister Paula had drowned, there was no regret, no tears; not even the courtesy of condolence. … Read more
The first message was innocent enough — a compliment, piercing the all-encompassing fog of grief like a welcome shaft of light. ‘I like your pictures,’ it read. ‘Which ones?’ replied newly widowed Anne Larkin, flattered. ‘All of them!’ came the response. But this was no dating app. Nor was the online stranger admiring glamorous ‘selfies’. … Read more
The first message was innocent enough — a compliment, piercing the all-encompassing fog of grief like a welcome shaft of light. ‘I like your pictures,’ it read. ‘Which ones?’ replied newly widowed Anne Larkin, flattered. ‘All of them!’ came the response. But this was no dating app. Nor was the online stranger admiring glamorous ‘selfies’. … Read more
Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With A Pearl Earring is one of the most admired paintings in the world, the jewel in the crown of the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague. But 80 years ago, it wasn’t even the most admired Vermeer in Holland. That distinction belonged to the recently discovered Christ At Emmaus. The public swooned … Read more
Canoe conman John Darwin, 70, who was jailed with first wife after faking his death in £679,000 insurance scam is being ‘bankrolled’ by second spouse who’s 23 years his junior in Philippines John Darwin, 70, vanished in March 2002 as part of a £679,000 insurance scam The conman from County Durham faked his own death … Read more
Jacob Bailey, 22, of Rothesay Close, east Hull, was jailed for 16 months after he conned innocent sellers out of their money then frittered his earnings on drugs This is the face of a sophisticated online conman who targeted innocent victims with fake PayPal sales on his unsuspecting friend’s account from his home in Hull. … Read more
Good afternoon. A few weeks ago, I spoke at Gettysburg about the need to unite our nation. Today, here at Warm Springs, I want to talk about the need to heal our nation. Over these past few months there has been so much pain, so much suffering, so much loss in America. Over 225,000 people … Read more
This is the chilling moment a Grenfell conman who pretended his wife and son died in the catastrophic blaze ‘exposed his guilt with a dead eye stare’ in a television interview. Anh Nhu Nguyen told volunteers a bogus tale that he’d lost his home and family when a fire ripped through the 24-storey west London tower block … Read more
Dramatic moment infamous conman Peter Foster is taken down by undercover cops posing as joggers – as he lands in Sydney to face fraud charges over multi-million dollar scam, 18 years after masterminding the Cherie Blair property scandal Peter Foster, 57, was arrested at Port Douglas in Queensland on Thursday The notorious conman is accused … Read more
British 28-stone conman, 74, is spared jail because he is so fat prison staff would struggle to get him out of bed A judge at Southampton Crown Court said jail staff would struggle to get 28-stone Barry Beardall out of bed in the morning Judge Henry said the 74-year-old’s size and ill-health, meant he would … Read more