Carrie Jade Does Not Exist
Carrie Jade Does Not Exist is a true crime podcast that investigates the story of a woman who assumed multiple identities to deceive vulnerable people. Hosted by Sue Perkins and journalist Katherine Denkinson, the series explores how the con artist built a perfect persona and infiltrated the literary world. The podcast also releases bonus episodes as new information emerges from the ongoing case.
Episodes
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 the world of magic and tells an incredibly gripping story exploring the line between care and control…that ends up in court. All episodes are out now just search for Toil And Trouble wherever you get your podcasts. Here's
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 prison. To keep up with the podcast, follow us on social media @carriejadepod and If you have a story to share, email us at carriejadedoesnotexist@gmail.comIf you need support, here are some resources:For mental health s
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 Samantha went before a judge..but the hearing ended abruptly after a surprise interruption.To keep up with the podcast, follow us on social media @carriejadepod and If you have a story to share, email us at carriejadedoesnote
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 the details of her charges and now Kat and Sue have more information to share on what's next for Carrie Jade. Sue and Kat would like to ask listeners not to publicly speculate on her guilt, or post anything that could pr
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 been told. In episode 8 they take a deeper look at her past and fill in some of the blanks in the story of her life in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 has been in our community...she has been exposed as a fake person yesterday…"Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson are back with an update on the mysterious life of Carrie Jade Williams and her multiple identities, as the i
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 Carrie Jade's house of cards fell apart. So... where is "Carrie Jade" now? In this episode, Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson speak to some of the people who knew Carrie Jade the best and then they try to hear her side o
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 the people who once trusted her.To keep up with the podcast, follow us on social media @carriejadepod and If you have a story to share, email us at carriejadedoesnotexist@gmail.comThe finale of Carrie Jade Does Not Exist
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 to the story than we can see? If so, we want you to get in touch.To keep up with the podcast, follow us on social media @carriejadepod and If you have a story to share, email us at carriejadedoesnotexist@gmail.comNew ep
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 before all of these identities, there was just one woman, Samantha. In this episode, Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson uncover the true story of Samantha Cookes, a woman whose life was changed by an unimaginable tr
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 pair spanned two countries, three children and a long history of lies.In this episode, Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson hear stories from the women who hired Lucy to look after their children and dive deep into a sto
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 expert in?In this episode, Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson meet Lucy and Rebecca, mysterious child therapists who moved to small towns in Ireland claiming to be therapists for disabled children. But Lucy and Rebeca wer
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 literary essay competition, and branded herself as a disability activist living with Huntington's Disease. But Carrie Jade wasn't who she said she was.In Episode 1, Sue Perkins meets Katherine Denkinson, the journalist who unco
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 trust. This six-part series hosted by Sue Perkins and journalist Katherine Denkinson will tell the story of how Carrie built up a picture-perfect persona and scammed her way into the literary world until she finally got
