The Dating Detectives
True Crime & Paranormal
About
Join professional Private Investigator Mackenzie Fultz and Comedian Hanna Anderson each week as they delve deep into the stories of the liars, cheaters, and con-men who have left a trail of broken hearts and shattered trust in the dating world. We'll uncover the lies, scams and manipulations of these con artists, as we shine a light on the red flags to look out for in the wild west of the dating apps.
Episodes
- The Engagement That Ended in Handcuffs
On this episode, Erica discusses a five-year relationship that seemed perfect but ended in an unexpected way. She recounts how jealousy and manipulation led to the relationship's unraveling.
- Mackenzie Undercover: The Prenup
In this episode, Mackenzie investigates a man who refuses to sign a prenup, uncovering a complex situation. The investigation explores themes of betrayal and intuition during a surveillance job.
- The 18 Year Prison Sentence
This episode of The Dating Detectives follows Daniel's story. He uncovers a shocking truth after years of marriage, children, and financial ups and downs, prompted by missing money and shifting stories.
- The Cult Was Just the Beginning: Part 2
In this episode, Abby's story continues as her new marriage raises questions about trust and control. She navigates an unfamiliar relationship, confronting truths about love, independence, and repeating patterns.
- The Cult Was Just the Beginning: Part 1
In this episode, Abby discusses her upbringing in IBLP and its influence on her views on love and self-worth. She recounts her experiences from isolation to forming a new relationship, raising questions about devotion and control.
- The Perfect Husband
On "The Perfect Husband," Sydnee discusses how her seemingly stable relationship devolved into deception and emotional abuse. She shares her fight to regain independence and protect her children, highlighting that abuse can take unexpected…
- The Con Man Down Under
Tracy Hall recounts her experience dating a con man in Australia, sharing how he deceived her and how she recovered from the betrayal. The episode explores themes of identity, trust, and financial security.
- Mackenzie Undercover: The Curious Case of the Perfect Alibi
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, Mackenzie investigates a man's suspicions about his girlfriend. The discussion explores themes of intuition, insecurity, red flags, trust, and cheating, with guest Talia Koren.
- The Time Traveling Dogfish: Part 2
In this episode, Claire shares the second part of her story about a relationship. The Dating Detectives examine the evolving situation.
- The Time Traveling Dogfish: Part 1
Hanna and Mackenzie on The Dating Detectives are joined by Claire, who shares her story about a whirlwind romance with a Hinge match named "Ryan" that quickly devolves into a series of escalating crises and unbelievable events. Claire reco…
- The HR Nightmare: Part 2
This episode of The Dating Detectives, "The HR Nightmare: Part 2," details Kayla's experience with a workplace mentorship that evolved into a secret relationship. She describes the progression from validation to obsession, and the challeng…
- The HR Nightmare: Part 1
Kayla recounts how a workplace mentorship evolved into a secret relationship, leading to escalating emergencies and personal risks. She describes the progression from validation to obsession, and the challenging choices she faced.
- The Mind Control Romance
In this episode, Anna recounts her experience in a relationship that evolved from charming to disorienting, as the dynamics of control and manipulation became increasingly apparent. She describes questioning her instincts, memories, and se…
- Mackenzie Undercover: PI's Gone Wild
This episode features Mackenzie going undercover to surveil a private investigator. The hosts also discuss a previous episode and the controversy surrounding it, reflecting on their response and the discussion around victims becoming perpe…
- The Turkish Rug Pull
During a birthday trip to Turkey, Lena is scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars in a romance and tariff scheme. She eventually takes action to recover her money, leading to an unexpected outcome.
- What Happened to Grandpa?
This episode of The Dating Detectives explores a decades-long family mystery stemming from a grandfather's disappearance in 1952. An investigation uncovers a long-buried truth, forcing the family to re-evaluate their understanding of the p…
- Mackenzie Undercover: The Surrogate Scandal
Mackenzie is called in to investigate a surrogacy arrangement that becomes plagued by secrets and suspicious behavior. The episode details the unraveling of the initial agreement between two married couples. This story is from the podcast…
- The Crypto Catfish
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, Mary recounts her experience with a sophisticated crypto romance fraud that began on Bumble. The episode delves into emotional manipulation and the vulnerability of informed daters to such schemes.
- Helen Undercover: The Strip Mall Secret
On The Dating Detectives, private investigator Helen discusses her career and a case. She describes a complex situation involving a client, a girlfriend, and a discovery.
- The Cancer Healing Scam: Part 2
In this episode, two sisters recount their experience with a "healer" who manipulated their mother, leading to medical misinformation and family isolation. They discuss fighting for their mother's care amidst deteriorating health and the r…
- The Cancer Healing Scam: Part 1
In this episode, two sisters recount how a "healer" exploited their mother's new spiritual interest, leading to medical misinformation and isolation during her serious illness. They discuss fighting to protect their mother and regain contr…
- The Mobster Next Door
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, a guest discusses her dating app experience, which quickly turned into a difficult situation when her boyfriend claimed to be part of the Russian mafia.
- Ken Undercover: The Husband in Disguise
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, Ken Childs investigates a husband who is disappearing until the early hours of the morning. His investigation uncovers an unexpected secret.
- The Therapist, the Addiction, and the Secret Plan B
In this episode, Meredith Beardmore discusses her personal experience with love, addiction, and betrayal. She recounts her husband's spiral into alcoholism and abuse, and how she discovered his infidelity, leading to a journey of survival.
- The Dog Show Dogfish: Part 2
In this episode, Jessica's story continues as she deals with the aftermath of discovering her husband's involvement in a lawsuit. His behavior escalates to revenge porn and online harassment, and the episode follows Jessica's journey to fi…
- The Dog Show Dogfish: Part 1
In this two-part story, Jessica, a dog groomer, navigates grief and a new relationship with Dylan, a fellow dog show competitor. Their relationship quickly escalates, revealing controlling behaviors and leading to Jessica's discovery of Dy…
- Mackenzie Undercover: Operation Girls Trip
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, Mackenzie goes undercover with Griff Stark-Ennis from Petty Crimes to investigate a husband in Orlando. The mission involves a nightclub surveillance, an all-night stakeout, and a post-case twist i…
- A new podcast you’ll love: CRIMES OF...
This episode introduces "Crimes Of...", a new true crime anthology podcast hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien. The first season, "Crimes of: Infamy", delves into the real-life events behind Hollywood's most iconic horror villain…
- The Devil You Know: Part 2
In this episode, Abby's story concludes as she navigates manipulation, exploitation, and coercion by her ex-partner. She ultimately reclaims her clarity, body, and freedom with the help of an ally.
- The Devil You Know: Part 1
In this episode, Abby recounts a story that started as a college romance and devolved into manipulation, stalking, and assault. Part one focuses on love bombing, isolation, lies, and control.
- The Cult of the Twitter Vegan: Part 2
This episode, Part 2 of \"The Cult of the Twitter Vegan,\" continues Claudia\'s story as she navigates complex relationships and alleges surveillance and financial doxxing. The discussion includes sensitive topics such as child endangermen…
- The Cult of the Twitter Vegan: Part 1
This episode of The Dating Detectives explores Claudia's story of a romance with a "positive vegan stud" that escalated quickly, involving marriage, financial issues, and a domestic dispute. The episode is part one of a two-part series and…
- The $30k Friend Request
Scarlet recounts how a Facebook friend request initiated a relationship with a "PI" boyfriend who financially exploited her. Mackenzie later uncovers additional truths about the situation.
- Married to a Stranger
Dominique recounts her story of escaping a coercively controlling relationship that began with a "movie-perfect" meet-cute and devolved into isolation, abuse, and paranoia. She details the pink flags she initially ignored and the steps she…
- The Evil Stepmother
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, Christie from Sydney, Australia, discusses her experience with her father being manipulated by a woman named Rose. Christie, along with her sisters, worked to protect their father from Rose's decep…
- Ken Undercover: The Sunset Strip Stakeout
Private investigator Ken Childs joins the show to discuss a case. He details the process of investigating a client's girlfriend in a high-security neighborhood in Los Angeles, ultimately gathering evidence.
- The Demonic Dogfish
This episode of The Dating Detectives, titled "The Demonic Dogfish," discusses a story of a whirlwind romance that turned into coercive control and online violation. The episode also covers spiritual manipulation in abusive dynamics and pr…
- Falling for a Fugitive
This episode of The Dating Detectives tells Whitney's story of a relationship marked by love-bombing, financial manipulation, and disappearing acts, leading her to discover the true identity of the person she was involved with.
- The Porsche & Penthouse Scam: Part 3
In this episode, Layla and Allison, two targets of the "Porsche & Penthouse Scam," team up to expose overlapping lies and financial manipulation. They take their fight from group chats to law enforcement, making this a story of both uncove…
- The Porsche & Penthouse Scam: Part 2
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, Mackenzie and Hanna continue the story of Allison and introduce Layla, another woman targeted by the same real-estate developer. Layla's story reveals how she connected with Allison and the show.
- The Postpartum Plot Twist
In "The Postpartum Plot Twist" episode of The Dating Detectives, Jade discusses her wife's affair and the betrayal that followed. The episode explores power dynamics, red flags of love bombing, and the exploitation of postpartum vulnerabil…
- Brandy Undercover: While the Wife is Away
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, private investigator Brandy joins Mackenzie and Hanna to recount an undercover surveillance case. What started as an insurance investigation uncovers a family man secretly dating three different wo…
- Decades of Deception: Part 2
In this episode, Rob and Laura share their story of how their father was exploited financially by their stepmother for 27 years. They detail the methods used, including forged documents and embezzlement, and the impact of this long-term fi…
- Decades of Deception: Part 1
In this episode, Rob and Laura share their family's story of financial deception. They recount how their stepmother defrauded their father over 27 years through various schemes, including forged checks and embezzled retirement funds.
- The One That Got Away
This episode of The Dating Detectives features Megan, who recounts her harrowing experience with a deceptive partner named Randy. She details instances of violence, stalking, and arson, while the hosts explore the ethics of true-crime stor…
- The Suicide Plot
Cassie's seemingly perfect Utah marriage unravels into a year-long nightmare involving betrayal, manipulation, and mental health crises. A childhood marked by poverty and strict religious culture, a whirlwind teenage engagement, a devastat…
- A Life Built on a Lie: Part 2
In this episode, Andrea shares the second part of her story about a college romance and marriage that led to a seemingly perfect life. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when her husband reveals a secret that shatters everything sh…
- A Life Built on a Lie: Part 1
In this episode of The Dating Detectives, guest Andrea shares the first part of her story, detailing a college romance, marriage, and a life that was built on a lie. Her seemingly perfect life is shattered by a revelation from her husband.
- Austin Undercover: The Parking Lot Rendezvous
Mackenzie and Hanna interview Austin, a private investigator. He shares details about his work, including surveillance tactics and open-source intelligence. He also offers safety tips for vetting dates and recounts a memorable case involvi…
- The Art School Stalker
In this episode, Harper recounts her experience as an art student who was stalked by a classmate. She details how the connection with "Charlie" escalated into unwanted advances and a violent encounter.