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There is no shortage of scam artists, catfishers, and grifters in true crime.
Usually, they’re looking for money, sex, or fame.
But Kaitlyn Braun was a different kind of con artist all together.
Over the course of two years, Braun tricked more than 50 birthworkers into thinking she was pregnant. She’d take them on wild, unpredictable rides through traumatic pregnancies (and births) that turned out to be completely fabricated.
In The Con: Kaitlyn’s Baby, journalist Sarah Treleaven (Madness of Two, Unrestorable) tries to figure out what could possibly lead someone to do something like this.
For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on Apple Podcasts.
Feedback for us? You can email us directly at [email protected].
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There is no shortage of scam artists, catfishers, and grifters in true crime.
Usually, they’re looking for money, sex, or fame.
But Kaitlyn Braun was a different kind of con artist all together.
Over the course of two years, Braun tricked more than 50 birthworkers into thinking she was pregnant. She’d take them on wild, unpredictable rides through traumatic pregnancies (and births) that turned out to be completely fabricated.
In The Con: Kaitlyn’s Baby, journalist Sarah Treleaven (Madness of Two, Unrestorable) tries to figure out what could possibly lead someone to do something like this.
For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on Apple Podcasts.
Feedback for us? You can email us directly at [email protected].

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