Witnessed: Devil in the Ditch - Introducing ... Lady Mafia

Episode Date: October 24, 2024

The “Female Bernie Madoff.” The “Anna Delvey of the OC.” Slot Whisperer. Lady Mafia. Sara King is a woman of many monikers. But who is she really? Veteran reporter Michele McPhee takes us into Sara’s world to detail her rise and impossible fall in this riveting behind-the-scenes look at a master of deception. Sara is a glorified loan shark swimming in the murky waters of fast money and shady deals in Orange County. Did she blow 10 million dollars of other people’s money? Or does the world, according to her, have it all wrong? Lady Mafia, the latest series from The Binge, arrives on November 1st. Binge all episodes of Lady Mafia, ad-free starting November 1st by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I can sell anything. I can sell fire to the devil. I promise you that. This woman is so adept at being a criminal, it's not funny. My name is Michelle McPhee. I've been chasing murder and mayhem, terrorists and mob bosses for decades. I've never seen a shit show quite like the story of Sarah King. She's the queen of unverifiable stories. In Vegas, people called her the slot whisperer.

She calls herself Lady Mafia. She married an Iranian prince and made millions sweeping rich guys' problems under the rug. He's like, okay, I need to hook her. And I was like, okey-doke. Well, I guess that's my job. Who the hell is this woman? She's got curves like Kim K and a mind like Don Corleone. She convinced a lot of smart people to give her their money. She conned people out of $10 million and burned it. She like basically lit a match. This is what Sarah did for the thrill. Most people, when they're bored with their life, get a fucking sports car and a new boyfriend.

Sarah, well, she chose to become a gangster. What she has done is evil. But infamy comes with a price. If we don't have our money by tomorrow morning, you will be gutted like a fish in Newport Harbor, and nobody will know who did it. Period. Is she the unluckiest person on the planet,

or a conniving scam artist? The only person who really knows the answer is Sarah King herself. People might say they don't care about anyone else, but I do, I'm not a con artist, I never have been. But me, I'm not so sure. From Sony Music Entertainment, this is LadyMafia. Coming November 1st to the binge.

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