10 episodes
Sweet Bobby Tortoise
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- True Crime
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4.4 • 168 Ratings
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How much do you know about the person you love? Sweet Bobby is the #1 chart-topping, award-winning investigative series in search of the world's most sophisticated catfisher.
Listen to the full six-part series, and bonus episodes today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.
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Episode 1: Sliding doors
Kirat is a successful marketer and radio presenter. Online, she’s contacted by a man she vaguely knows called Bobby, and they start chatting. Slowly, they become close… and she’s reeled in to a scam of epic proportions.
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Episode 2: Witness protection
Bobby finds his way back into Kirat's life, and their relationship grows closer – with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Alexi investigates the sophistication of the catfishing scam.
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Episode 3: Confession
Bobby is now closer than ever – and yet he keeps slipping through Kirat's grasp. After being pushed to breaking point, she makes the life changing decision to confront him – and discovers the truth...
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Episode 4: Dark triads
Kirat deals with the fallout from the confession. Alexi’s investigation reveals the startling true beginnings of the scam, as he tries to unravel the catfisher's motivation.
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Episode 5: (In)justice
After the confession, Kirat goes to the police. But their reaction to her case isn’t what she’s expecting. Plus: Alexi tries a new approach with the catfisher...
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Episode 6: Motive
In the final episode of Sweet Bobby, Kirat’s case against the catfisher takes an unexpected turn. As Alexi is putting the finishing touches to the series, he gets a phone call that changes everything.
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Customer Reviews
Great stories & reporting; Conclusion was just OK
The podcast is very admirably investigated, written, narrated, and produced - Kudos, Alexi and Kirat! (The folks you’ll hear speak the most).
The story itself is fascinating and mind-boggling. A downside—to the fault of no one’s own—is that this series didn’t give me the ending I was hoping for.
Overall, I DO recommend this podcast. I just add the disclaimer that you might be left hanging a little simply due to the nature of the story.
Just dumb and stupid
If you don’t meet a person after two or three written exchanges, you cut contact. No way would I ever allow a phantom to string me along. Same goes for online dating. Too many people out there who are married with children posing as singles to test their “market value.” Or to do some catfishing.
Unsympathetic “victim”
Not sure how this woman hasn’t mailed all her money to a Nigerian Prince already.