Episode 22 - Kari Ferrell + Ferdinand Demara

Unscrupulous

Ever wanted to learn about the Salt Lake City straight edge scene?? Now you get to!
First Bec (they/them) introduces us to the Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell. A young girl from SLC who has a penchant for lying; from her health, to her job, to the very existence of bank accounts. Kari uses her feminine wiles to defraud a lot of young men out of a lot of money.
Next Adam (he/him) introduces us to another sort of grifter. Ferdinand Demara is what you may call book-smart, so book-smart in fact, that all he needs is to stay one chapter ahead in order to become a teacher, a doctor and even a surgeon! This story feels very much like Catch Me If You Can, but is status the motivation here? Or just a desire to live the most exciting life possible?
Bec's Sources:
https://observer.com/2009/04/the-hipster-grifter/

https://www.thecut.com/2022/05/kari-ferrell-hipster-grifter-comeback.html#:~:text=In%202008%2C%2021%2Dyear%2D,her%20and%20found%20the%20warrants.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/hipster-grifter-kari-ferrell-speaks-jail-bad-checks/story?id=8552059

Adam's Sources:

• Fred Demara, the Great Imposter - HeadStuff
• Ferdinand Waldo Demara - Wikipedia

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