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The Fake Pastor Who Married a Town - Then Her Lies Unraveled

The Fake Pastor Who Married a Town - Then Her Lies Unraveled

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The Fake Pastor Who Married a Town - Then Her Lies Unraveled

A town trusted a pastor with funerals, weddings, and counseling for seven months - and her ordination came from an institution that never existed. The discovery began with a leather portfolio on a church doorstep at 6:14 AM and ended with a detective at Connie's unlocked door; why she stayed is the question that won't let this story rest.

In this episode, you will hear how a small-town search committee, a paralegal's Google search, and a morning runner's Facebook post converged to expose a carefully constructed life, and why the people she served remained convinced she was real.

Person: Constance M. Fitzgerald
Location: Harwick, Ohio
Date: April 9, 2019
Organization: Calvary Lutheran
Investigator: Detective Ann Weller

- Connie had led Calvary Lutheran for seven months before the portfolio was found.
- The leather portfolio was found on a concrete church doorstep at 6:14 AM on April 9, 2019.
- The parsonage had been empty for 14 months before Connie moved in.
- Ed Paulson made three reference calls; all three returned positive responses.
- Barbara Wynn searched accreditation and nonprofit registries in November 2018 and found no record for Crestwood Theological Seminary.

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