Carrie Jade Does Not Exist is the story of how one woman, who took on over six different identities, infiltrated the lives of vulnerable people, and lied her way into gaining their trust. This series hosted by Sue Perkins and journalist Katherine Denkinson tells the story of how Carrie built up a picture-perfect persona and scammed her way into the literary world until she finally got tangled up in her very own web of lies.But, it doesn’t end there. Bonus episodes are released as new information from the current case emerges.For more true crime stories go to Al...
Latest episodes
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32 min
Introducing: Sweet Bobby
Welcome to Acast Classics 2026: four exceptional limited series hand-picked for their journalism, craft, and storytelling. If you loved our podcast, we know you’re going to be hook…
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27 min
Introducing... Toil And Trouble
New from Always True Crime, here's the first episode of Toil and Trouble. A true crime series with Hannah George and Taylor Glenn, from Drunk Women Solving Crime, that steps into t…
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11 min
Guilty
Samantha Cookes has finally been sentenced for fraud, journalist Kat Denkinson travels to Ireland to watch the story conclude and find out whether Samantha will spend time in priso…
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40 min
The Defendant
Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson return as Samantha Cookes (aka Carrie Jade Williams) has her day in court. After spending 8 months in a prison cell, on 19th February 2025 Saman…
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7 min
Book of Evidence
Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson are back with a short update on Samantha Cookes (aka Carrie Jade Williams). Since her arrest on July 12th this year, Samantha has been awaiting…
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25 min
Introducing… Answers For Claudia
Introducing… Answers for Claudia, a new true crime podcast from the producers of Carrie Jade Does Not Exist. Listen to the first six episodes of Answers for Claudia for free, where…
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29 min
The Mature Student
In the past few months Kat Denkinson and Sue Perkins have uncovered all kinds of evidence from victims of Carrie Jade’s antics, but there are still some stories which have not yet…
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35 min
Sadie
2022 Carrie Jade Williams disappeared after the lies she told unravelled online. Then, 4 months after our last episode, an email “I’ve just come across your podcast as this woman h…
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45 min
Finding Samantha
In 2022, Carrie Jade Williams disappeared out of sight. After years of travelling around Ireland befriending and then scamming vulnerable women, Kat's investigation came out and Ca…
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33 min
The Fraud
Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson delve into Carrie Jade's mysterious life to find out what compels a compulsive liar and investigate the ramifications that Carrie's lies had on…
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2 min
Were there other women?
Since releasing the first episodes of Carrie Jade Does Not Exist, we've heard a variety of unaired stories about Samantha and her many different lives, but could there be even more…
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29 min
The Mother
So far we've met Lucy Fitzwilliam the therapist, Carrie Jade the activist, Lucy Hart the au pair, Claudia Bronwyn the bridesmaid, and Rebecca Fitzgerald the autism therapist. But b…
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27 min
The Surrogate
When Lucy Hart, a smiley 26-year-old from the UK arrived in Tullamore Ireland in 2014, she seemed like the perfect au pair. But the truth behind Lucy's life before she became an au…
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31 min
The Therapist
Who would you entrust your children with? How would you feel if you found out that the woman looking after your kids wasn't qualified to provide the therapy she claimed to be an ex…
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24 min
The Activist
In 2021, Carrie Jade Williams posted a video saying she was being sued by her AirBnB guests for the disability aids in her home. She went viral on TikTok, won a prestigious literar…
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1 min
Carrie Jade Does Not Exist
Carrie Jade Does Not Exist is the story of how one woman, who took on over six different identities, infiltrated the lives of vulnerable people, and lied her way into gaining their…