Mastermind: The Story of Tonica Jenkins

People are always intrigued by intelligent criminals. We say stuff like “If she’d only put that genius and energy into something good, she’d have been a huge success.” And it’s true, it really is. But the thing is, some people just live for the con. It’s in their blood—they can’t imagine doing anything else. In every situation, they’re looking for the angle, the way to turn everything to their advantage and put one over on everybody else in the process. Join us for the story of a born con artist whose quest for thrills turned deadly—the only case we’ve ever heard of with both a fake kidnapping and a real one.

Sources: Court paperwork: https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/eighth-district-court-of-appeals/2004/2004-ohio-136.html Scene Magazine, Andrew Putz: https://www.clevescene.com/news/mastermind-or-moron-1481119 CNN/Court TV: http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/02/11/ctv.jenkins.trial/ Cleveland Magazine, Eric Trickey: https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/politics/articles/aaron-phillips'-deal-with-the-devil Investigation Discovery's "Murder By the Book," episode "Faye Kellerman"

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