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Alabama ·
She hired a cleaner. Police allege $400,000 disappeared.
An elderly client’s house cleaner was charged with theft. The case is a reminder of how much access a trusted helper can have.
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What didn’t you know?
Coaches, dates, babysitters, caregivers. Reporting on hidden histories and false identities behind people you already know.
13 reports. Keep scrolling ↓
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England ·
Women met him on dating apps. He was a serial rapist.
A man who used dating apps to meet women was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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California ·
The nanny’s credentials checked out. They belonged to other nannies.
Police said she posed as a parent to collect real caregivers’ information, then used it to land childcare work.
Too wild to be true?
12 quick rounds. Real or made up? See what catches you.
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Washington / international ·
Their online partner was a fake. Eight victims lost $3.5 million.
He used false photos and military cover stories to ask for money. One victim spent three years with an invented persona before learning the truth.
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Texas ·
The youth baseball coach was a registered sex offender.
A former pro baseball prospect coached kids despite a history families needed to know.
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Illinois ·
The tutor used another name. A payment app exposed his past.
A Zelle payment revealed his identity. He later pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in the case involving a young student.
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Arizona ·
$233,000 paid. The contractor was using aliases.
An Arizona family said a contractor using aliases took $233,000. Investigators identified him as a fugitive sex offender.
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Pennsylvania ·
The handyman was a family friend. He preyed on their children.
Families trusted a man they knew through relatives. He was later sentenced to prison for abusing children.
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Georgia ·
She trusted a friend to babysit. Police say the friend took her children.
A year of friendship did not show what police later alleged: that the babysitter had done this before.
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Washington ·
They offered help around the house. Police allege identity theft.
A Washington couple accused of exploiting a woman’s trust faced charges of stealing her identity and running up bills.
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Virginia ·
A convicted child abductor was babysitting again.
After 29 years in prison, he built a new backstory. Unsupervised contact with children sent him back.
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Colorado ·
Dating apps kept recommending an accused rapist, survivors allege.
A lawsuit says the apps kept putting women in contact with the same man after getting warnings about him.
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Florida ·
Years caring for a 96-year-old. A fake identity all along.
Police said the caregiver used someone else’s identity and lacked the qualifications the family believed she had.
Know who you’re dealing with.
Identity, credentials, and records each tell part of the story. See how vID connects them.