How a star surgeon’s lies in love and medicine came back to haunt him | Nightline

[@KaliKali216]

My grandma always “IF IT’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUTH THEN IT’S NOT” & NOT ALL THAT SHINES IS GOLD.

[@sharpedge3355]

and as Judge Judy says, if its the truth, it looks a certain way, and it makes sense, if it doesn't then it is a lie!

[@kennedyjojackson1202]

@You're Sheep I kept reading their comments and thinking "Uhhh, maybe it's me" ... Then saw yours and burst out laughing 💀

[@kevinknox1239]

It's funny how these well educated people get caught out there dumb asses NO PITY

[@katiemurray5617]

You're Sheep 😂😂😂

[@Rain-sp1ts]

@You're Sheep All you do is fuss. Like you're mad all the time.

[@haded3000]

I just laughed when she even thought the pope was going to marry them 😂😂

[@amandab8433]

He had some of the smartest people in the WORLD, including the place that gives out the Nobel Prize, so her believing in him for YEARS, so that isn't so far fetched.

[@sharpedge3355]

You know, swept off your feet has nothing to do with being careless and stupid and she had every means to check out this person, so she deserved everything she got and should be happy that it didn't turn out worse, cuz. we know the number of women that were murdered when they cornered a psychopath like this with his lies!!

[@cinlombo]

The pope has married people in groups.

[@gracenjuguna7292]

Me too!!

[@constancerainey80]

Me to 😝😝

[@jjmarz1001]

When the guy says he's going to plan the whole wedding, you know something is wrong.

[@glynistart7623]

Right!

[@I_am_milan]

Seriously!

[@tedoandrews7047]

Lol that's funny

[@eileendoherty2836]

So true 😳

[@byttlejuice145]

True, men we don’t usually plan weddings, nor care much about how it’s planned lol

[@tru_kru_bahbee24]

This needs to be shown at every textbook narcissism lecture around the world.

[@Saljarba87]

Yes! Grand over the top gestures in a short period of time ALWAYS a red flag.

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@Saljarba87 I actually don't think the narcissists usually go this big. I think it's to easy to fall apart. This narc was all in though.

[@morgandawn6413]

@@brianwalsh1401 Well he's a rich narcissist. He had resources. Lol.

[@blaakcoffee]

FACTS!!!

[@gfexc]

or to every 15 year old girl

[@rbtkng2438]

Come on, “I’m leaving my wife but we’re not divorced yet” is the oldest trick in the book!

[@dominiquejenkins5495]

HELLO!! Lol

[@ninalee637]

😂😂

[@lindam4953]

Lol!!!!!

[@TrevTv2q3]

"I have never felt this way before about anyone..not even my wife". Borinnggg.

[@Weatheredstorms1]

Yeah red flags from the word hello.

[@irinachursina]

OMG, little Hannah died after his operation... This broke my heart

[@alannac.7392]

Oh no 😭

[@DrTLEvans]

He killed another girl...no telling how many ppl he’s harmed or killed. Read more on him here abcnews.go.com/US/star-surgeons-personal-professional-lives-converged-expose-lies/story?id=75780404

[@DrTLEvans]

Good grief....”More details emerged: Seven of the eight patients who received one of his synthetic trachea transplants had died. In 2016, Paolo was under investigation by Swedish prosecutors on suspicion of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm related to three patient deaths in that country. A year later, it was announced that he had been negligent in all the cases, but that a crime could not be proven because the patients might have died anyway. The case is under appeal, and he is still licensed to practice medicine in Europe.” nypost.com/2018/02/10/my-fiance-was-a-conman-who-left-death-in-his-wake/

[@lashawnab.441]

So sad

[@iwantmyplaylist]

RIP 🙏🏻

[@lolacole5653]

That "chill" was really a "gut feeling" to run!

[@thelords3394]

She was ovulating!

[@menoswater1032]

@@thelords3394 ??

[@jin_cotl]

@@thelords3394 wtf

[@FaithandNova]

@@thelords3394 😂😂😂

[@jasminehouston-burns1691]

no it wasn't

[@DudesIn101]

Usually when it seems just too good to be true,,,run like hell and don't look back....

[@DudesIn101]

@Brakus Strosin what's this

[@antoniobanderas4732]

Hi

[@elainakosmidis8657]

Oh Jason, that’s what I always say, “If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably IS.” S#%*!!! I feel bad for her though (She gave up her career, introduced him to her daughter, changed her life plans etc.).😔

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@elainakosmidis8657 Narcissists and sociopaths do this to people all of the time. They get them to quit jobs, sell houses and move only to be told I changed my mind.

[@elainakosmidis8657]

@@brianwalsh1401 : I generally try to use words like EVIL or MONSTER instead of diagnoses from the DSM because I refuse to give anyone who has committed a conscious, intentional, premeditated CRIME a way out. We should just stop calling these a$$holes CRAZY. Please.

[@molliwilson5639]

Men whom you meet and travel extensively around the world can easily have a second family...

[@meredithahern-tamilio4667]

AND A 3RD FAMILY AND A 4TH LORD ONLY KNOWS THE TRUTH AND ITS SO WRONG AND EVIL..

[@juniorlsdmusic]

Or the ones who say they work undercover or don't specify where they work.

[@sifarath.p.s750]

And a women who go for work can have more than 3 boyfriend

[@mras402]

James Bond 007 would have more than 10 families already. hahahaha

[@FaithandNova]

@@sifarath.p.s750 relax this story is about a man doing wrong. We know both men and women are capable of doing foul stuff

[@sanafahad6578]

The fact that he only gets to serve 30 months in prison. He killed 8 patients that he performed surgery on. Initially court dismissed two out of three patients that died during the procedure. Its absurd to see that he will live as a free man even after knowing and killing 8 patients

[@mindyann8903]

And how they suffered- just absolutely heartbreaking !! The one girl who was in ICU for four and a half years … the Russian lady who said she rotted from the inside out. Terrible this gave me nightmares. 😞

[@Mairitas]

​@mindyann8903 , absolutely, I woke up before alarm and thought about all this. How this can happen in country like Sweden?

[@NK-so8ep]

Sadly such people will move to 3rd World countries and continue doing what they do. It's such a sad state of affair

[@judi4078]

He really tortured them. His German assistant runs now a orthopedic pratice and was never blamed for his "studies" in contrast he was rewarded😢

[@Sledgehammer117]

There is no justice except the justice you take.

[@shizzle7642]

Never be “impressed” with appearances and not expect that someone must “earn” your trust,,, unfortunately too many shady people in the world

[@brianwalsh1401]

Narcissists and socipaths are 10% of the US population. These are the con people of the world. They are smooth operators.

[@ssym2]

@@brianwalsh1401 10%? Not even close. Narcissism is as prevalent as the common cold in modern society.

[@Zapoo_alito98]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnWqfHqJnN12npI&feature=share

[@FaithandNova]

@@brianwalsh1401 10%? more like 60%. They are everywhere work, church, schools, law enforcement etc

[@brendalohrke2402]

Just like the recent Titan Sub catastrophy. The doomed 5 men did not use common sense. But instead perished.

[@clarice4426]

When a guy says he travels around the world, run and don't look back

[@prihaps]

Uhhh lmao no. Don’t be paranoid. My husband has been around the world and back and back again. He still goes on missions and deployments to this day.

[@heyheytaytay]

LUL you're an idiot.

[@nokuthulaphiri2139]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lovewhitey2027]

Exactly Narcissist 101👹

[@tobagu6898]

Travelling the world and seeing it's beauty is better then being an ignorant person. There of plenty of guys who "travel around the world" that can be trusted but yes proof is always good to ask but don't go too far.

[@hysee1738]

pretty obvious that ring didnt look like it cost 100k...

[@RoboBlue2]

It looks like it came from Etsy.

[@KatTheTruth]

@@RoboBlue2 lmao Etsy. It totally does look like that

[@AMYV3]

I thought so too. My $500 ring looks more expensive lol

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

@@AMYV3 my zircon looks better

[@AMYV3]

@@SUGAR_XYLER lol lol

[@SB-em4hu]

Always pay attention when things sounds too good to be true

[@melinadistrict9428]

Benita was divorced. Paulo was separated, but not legally divorced. Me : ✌🚗💨

[@bunnylover1340]

She said her husband died (the father of her daughter). Sorry she was duped. However, one would think that someone with her intelligence would at least exercise some caution and not roll over and play dead regardless how charming he was. At some point you would question the basics.

[@spookynuts7148]

@@bunnylover1340 Duped? More like she saw a lottery ticket. What type of self respectable woman would date a guy who is still legally engaged? Yeah she had money but of course, the more money the better the man right?

[@Perfectlyradiant_]

👏🏽👏🏽 Yep it’s not the same as being divorced.

[@meghanferrari6501]

Yes. To many people separated means single and available. Finish or finalize your marriage before bringing more mess in.

[@ninalee637]

@labrador kills Soo true 🤣🤣

[@aniakolobius2186]

You don't fall in love, you grow in love. That's the mistakes women do, falling and than hit hard.

[@yellowmint5]

Well said!

[@elf3477]

Very very well said yes.

[@Arysia8]

Preach!

[@maguidacadenas7340]

So true

[@AJ-yp6vx]

So true words Woow 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@saltygrandpajoe6375]

That tingly feeling you get when you meet the special someone ? That's common sense fleeing ... 😄

[@ISayToMyself]

I don’t know about this one. This is an investigative journalist and she didn’t think to start asking question at the jump of his crazy claims? All these famous people were going to show up at your wedding and you never talked on the phone with any of them?

[@peri3818]

The telling was she never attended an event with these well known people so how well could he have known them that now they are coming to the wedding. Love sometimes has blinders.

[@amdl270]

Well she knew for a fact that he was flown to a different country to do a revolutionary surgery (which at that time was labeled a success). That was the first thing she knew about him and that by itself makes him seem smart and outstandingly impressive. Maybe from then on that first impression, his confidence, and web of lies carried assumptions. Assumptions like maybe he was from an old-money "insider" family. The brain likes to fill in the holes especially after strong impressions.

[@peri3818]

@@amdl270 , So true that’s why we should never judge.

[@glynistart7623]

And all of her friends believed the stories....

[@que3817]

Jus hearing that the POPE was going to marry 2 divorced nobody's in the Vatican should have been enough. She's very naïve.

[@asenlipska]

Boy when you think you’ve heard it all then there’s things like this that turn your thinking upside down

[@zachtrapper2398]

You must be young. This crap happens all the time.

[@asenlipska]

@@zachtrapper2398 Yeah I’m only 29

[@spectacularrichbeautybrilli]

She had to be attracted to His Fantasy of achievement, fame, and wealth. She saw numerous red flags but still "forged" forward to live out this fantasy... which became hers too.

[@artisticagi]

Let’s not be too harsh as she was assigned to his story when he was in the press for doing good. After she heard more negative things she started investigating more till she found the truth. The thing that would have gave me pause was the “still married but separated” thing.

[@spectacularrichbeautybrilli]

@@oldbluewitch3386 Indeed, this is exactly what I am saying He creAted HIS fantasy and she bought into it...IT became HERs too. 🤨 Like a drug addict CONvincing his naieve friend to become apart of his destructive habit. They both became addicted to that satisfying high.

[@madsdee7803]

Yeah and I feel sorry for the children involved. Not her either. She is now trying to make money and get famous for selling her sob story.

[@madsdee7803]

@@oldbluewitch3386 She saw a walking wallet and not a peer. Whatever he was selling was above anything she would have achieved from 47yrs old (as she was) onwards.

[@madsdee7803]

@@oldbluewitch3386 he was married and she knew it. She was happy to leave her daughter so he could take her on holidays. She's self-centred. People here believing she's a victim are buying into her performance now. The real victims here are his family and people he killed, and for some reason she's the one the TV show is happy to give attention and money. lol

[@lexismith8206]

Who the hell uses synthetic trachea transplants? 7 out of the 8 patients that Paolo treated had died. The patient that survived had their synthetic trachea taken out. This man is sick.

[@leticiahernande2201]

Yes but it’s science and science it’s not a definite , I am glad science keeps going , it takes people that do t have hope to get a little bit of hope …..one day it will work Yeah ! as a man , he is a dog 🤪 but hey he is a scientist , most man are dogs and they are just construction workers 🤣 Not doing anything after work , at least this man it’s trying to find cures …..I am not mad at him

[@ami4511]

@@leticiahernande2201 But he skipped the proper medical trials. They tested it on animals and the mortality rate was 100%, which he did not disclose. So he should not have then gone on to perform the surgery on actual humans. These medical trials are also important to science. He was not trying to find real cures, he was after the prestige of being a world renowned surgeon. Or else why should he pretend to be friends with Barack Obama, the pope, Vladmir Putin etc? He is probably a narcissist I think if you read about his story in detail you will probably agree with the above.

[@vegetaking1272]

@@leticiahernande2201Are u slow in the head or are u just mentally challenged? Or is this surgeon ur secret man crush bcuz u haven’t came out of the closet yet? Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯 Are is this a burner account & you’re really the pos evil surgeon??? If you are then I truly hope karma gets ur ass super asap & make u pay for what u have done. U do realize & kno that this evil pos surgeon is a scam artist correct? U do kno that he’s a murderer also correct?? His bs ‘’plastic tubes’’ trachea transplant medical breakthrough is a scam, it’s all fake. It doesn’t work & he knows that it doesn’t work but he just doesn’t care so he continues to operate on ppl & then after the surgery??? All of his patients dies a horrific slow, painful, & agonizing death. You’re a clown if u support this evil pos surgeon & u shud be ashamed of urself bruh smh

[@vegetaking1272]

@@leticiahernande2201He’s not tryin to find no damn cures smh. Plastic tubes in ppl will never ever work 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ You’re slow in the head or you’re just mental. U need help. Real talk ya pos clown.

[@flameprincess7313]

​@@leticiahernande2201Bro, whatever drugs you're taking, it's time to stop...

[@theresenydahl9531]

He caused a legendary medical catastrophy here in Sweden which made families lose their loved ones before their time😪❤ He had been doing this during his entire career when his lies were discovered here. He had manipulated medical institutions all over Europe and duped smart women like the lady in the segment for years and years. The question is though - were is he now? Hopefully not but probably still experimenting on humans but now in South America under a false name, just like Josef Mengele when he was alive.

[@theresenydahl9531]

@Glow Bright Google Josef Mengele

[@ceciliavernes9097]

Yes, I heard about how there were issues with his papers and credentials but I didn't know about the love-bombing behavior. The narcism is not surprising.

[@thatssofetch6788]

Josef mengela ..... now that is one, sick, demented SOB.

[@theresenydahl9531]

@@thatssofetch6788 Indeed, he experimented on people, just like Macchiarini did.

[@aprilrae6551]

He looks Spanish too. He probably in Mexico practicing. He probably got a cure for cancer now.

[@rext8949]

Thanks for taking us all the way to the cliff and leaving us stranded ABC. Least you can do is complete the story.

[@infinitejest441]

Why didn’t she investigate this clown from the get go? She would have saved herself a lot of misery

[@labelledujour5855]

The problem is she saw status first and nothing else, she forgot about the part not everything you see is always "WHAT IT IS" as she overlooked at the "TITLE " she could have seen a lot but she let the title control her mind. 🤦

[@LINKINservicedog]

Love the photo of your doggie. My medical service dog is in my profile photo with me.

[@twincherry4958]

And she's a journalist...smh

[@annejeppesen160]

He fooled the Karoliska, he's a pro

[@marilynclark7298]

@@twincherry4958 Yeah, what I was thinking.

[@Century_Chicken]

I hate manipulative people like him...This was insane.

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

What’s was she doing then falling for his fame and fortune?

[@aadi2456]

Too gullible . The lies were easily visible but she still fell for it

[@lilyt18]

Sociopath

[@tylerfish6206]

And I hate the idiots they deceive

[@LINKINservicedog]

Yep. I’ve been married to an extremely abusive doctor for years. Finally, 4 years ago, he lost his license to practice due to illegal activities involving narcotics and prescription fraud. Since he lost his job, he ended up moving back into my guest room. I’m devastated and my life is a living hell. I’m disabled, so moving is next to impossible for me. So it’s not all fairytales to be married to a doctor. They r up at the top of abusers of their partners.

[@roxyj3182]

For her to be in journalism, I don’t feel like this is the whole truth

[@constancerainey80]

She believed everything he said😒😒 he knew he could pull this shut on her because she believed everything at face value😝😝😝😝😝😝

[@babyj7795]

I truly don't understand how she can think any of these people would go to their wedding.

[@Mdb0514]

That man should be in jail. That poor girl who underwent over 110 surgeries. It’s criminal.

[@kellie4675]

That ring was a dead giveaway 😂 looks like the ones on aliexpress for $2. She should have had it appraised smh

[@jazzyjaz9108]

I was wondering why there wasn't more comments on that ring lol It was horrendous and looked fake AF

[@angybear1112]

Straight facts idk how people still confuse cubic zirconia with diamonds

[@maryamhoffmann6571]

i think the ring is the funniest part about this too - she probably walked around feeling like a million bucks with her ring. just goes to show you the power of imagination.

[@aprilrae6551]

Yes. I have a $20 cubic zirconia ring. I guess I can pretend it cost 1 million too.

[@llcms.empressqueenlady-asp5928]

Lmbo

[@ea7109]

Why should SHE know better, when the WHOLE MEDICAL COMMUNITY didn't realise what was happening????? She had a good job making very good money, kid in private school. She was love bombed. Everyone asking how she could fall for his lies. It's simple. He didn't tell her any outlandish stuff UNTIL she was already hooked on him and trusted him. We tend to give people we trust the benefit of the doubt for much longer than we would a stranger. WHY IS SHE GETTING BLAMED FOR FALLING FOR HIS LIES?????

[@eidothea]

Completely agree with you

[@ilikeitlikethat7305]

Agree to a point. Before you uproot your child to move to another country, you should visit the home you plan to live in. Why was she ok with him making all the wedding arrangements? And why was she willing to marry him after his patient died and his colleagues suspected him? She has clues and hunches to follow up on but she ignored it. Whether it’s because he love bombed her or not, other peoples lives were endangered by him (her daughter, his patients, etc) and she didn’t act responsibly.

[@Xforeverlove21]

He gaslighted her so hard but I don't blame her for falling for it because she was in a vulnerable position and was looking at everything through rose colored glasses, this happens a lot by victims of people with NPD.

[@mariusvanc]

Come on, she believed when he told her the pope (THE POPE!) was going to marry them, and Clintons and Obamas would be there? How terminally gullible and dumb do you have to be?

[@kittytonic87]

Still makes her an idiot

[@gloriametayer5786]

That "chill" you felt my dear was a warning.

[@TeamDizzleOfficial]

Damn y’all did us dirty with that cliffhanger

[@darlingtonboobam4107]

Yes😳

[@Mlopez_602]

@@darlingtonboobam4107 looks like it's a 5 part series on their KZbin page

[@rext8949]

Bad form by ABC.

[@lf3541]

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[@LotsofLisa]

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[@pippi2709]

Worst thing: Karolinska has an institute for research and education, but they also have University Hospitals. Big hospitals that covers a huge part of Stockholm. It's not very reassuring to go there with the knowledge that The Ethic Committee kept supporting and defending him for a long time (years) after he was exposed and people had died. Due to my area code I belong to one of their hospitals. I hope I won't be in an accident where surgery is required. Who knows what the Ethic Committee has approved...

[@sam-fc9ky]

exactly theyre bigger crooks than he is

[@8itsomething]

I heard about this and it was considered revolutionary his work!

[@lede1810]

Little Hannah 😭 I'm so sorry for her family. That's terrible

[@cosmovedder1354]

"George Clooney type" is a bit of a stretch

[@Sweetjunglequeen]

🎯

[@lolalopez7657]

Oh I know....just cause he has salt and pepper hair...

[@Meditation-xj2gu]

🤣

[@MassGainingGuy]

Yeah, people say I resemble Shemar Moore and the Rock...I just laugh it off.

[@ephraimduke]

lol from certain angles if you squint your eyes he does kinda look like him.

[@madelinekwan8090]

Seriously the Pope will marry you come on now!!Red flag right there I would've been like yeah okay dude I think you're talking some serious medication Haha🤣

[@jennpul1015]

So true, this to me is an obvious lie

[@msmo2060]

ESP when she’s been divorced twice & he said he was divorced ... that’s a huge Nono in the Catholic church

[@LINKINservicedog]

Or he’s needing some serious medicine. lol

[@annejeppesen160]

He's a pro scam artist, he fooled the Karoliska!

[@sullykhan764]

Lol its not like no one in the world dosent knw the pope there are people out there with connections to the Pope

[@KimmieJ1920_LNC]

She was supposed to investigate his behind like she did a story from the beginning. Shame you can't trust folks.

[@abigailandino6251]

The woman whose son died after a surgery and fell in love with him, while he was being investigated for it……..then has a daughter with him…….that’s the saddest thing ever.

[@bournejason66]

Exactly.

[@jayjoemat]

Yes

[@ED80s]

I can't even imagine her pain. One thing to be cheated on but to realize you were in love with the man that caused your son's death

[@eileenmcgovern8829]

She was an investigative journalist and fell for all that obvious bs? Someone should check her credentials.

[@madsdee7803]

Ladder climbing woman. Tick. ✔️

[@hothotheat3000]

She thought she hit the jackpot lol

[@joyandpeacefullaughter5307]

Shut up I can't believe this is coming from a woman. What about the medical institutions he ruined lives in? Even billionaires are duped when a person plays the part well. At least she's brave enough to tell her story and bring his wickedness to light.

[@EB-gt1pq]

@@joyandpeacefullaughter5307 Yes but she slept with a married man. The doctor is a sociopath no doubt but she didn’t use any common sense! And she’s an investigative journalist? Come on!

[@cromerbeach]

Well women and the surgeons right

[@livingshadows6731]

For some reason Russel Crowe was on the list... 💀🤣 that killed me

[@sssinfullyyours]

“For some reason, Russel Crowe is on the list” LOOOOOL 😂

[@edjohn4590]

That journalist chick saw $$$$$$$ signs!🤣🤣🤣

[@jayjoemat]

100%

[@molliwilson5639]

Russell Crow is always an extra on my guest list too! LOL

[@madsdee7803]

Russell Crowe would rather hang out with his horses and cows here in Australia, than go to someone's wedding. True story.

[@JenniferBrigitteOpticalVortex]

Russell Crowe is a perennial favorite of mine at my Spanish villa every summer, except during covid-19.

[@anyexpat]

Maximus Decimius Cannot Attendius

[@tapsars7911]

Even members of the erstwhile Italian royal houses can't promise that the Pope will officiate at their wedding . How could she believe this man ?

[@madsdee7803]

$$ signs and promises of celebrities.

[@helened6896]

Super gullible.

[@sam-fc9ky]

Jesu said ‘ Trust no one’

[@daisymazie9642]

Her lips were normal when she met him but he must have done one of his famous surgeries on her.

[@cielomartinez6993]

🙈🙈🙈🙈why women do this?🙈🙈🙈

[@bombon2033]

For me was the fact that she never visited him in Barcelona!!! it was his main home and they were planning to live there, I would've gone there even if he said he was not going to be in town.

[@dkg_gdk]

She is bad at her job, she was doing a documentary and could have discovered that he was a fraud way earlier but instead decided to date him cause marrying a doctor was a better career move.

[@lynahiacampbell8232]

Right ! That’s her own karma !

[@Fabo100]

I just watched the documentary on Netflix, at one point I had to pause it cuz it made me physically sick when they showed the victims and I imagined what they were going through. Made me nauseous. There is a very dark and low level of hell do that guy. The fact he isn’t serving life makes me sick. The fact he almost ended up with no prison time is hard to even accept. The lying to the women was bad but lots of men and women have lied and manipulated like that, but the killing of the patients is some dark twisted sht.

[@kenmoreSF]

I am not sure but it had something to do with patients signing a waiver before their surgery. Also, I read somewhere that the people that came to see him pretty much on their way out and they were willing to try anything. He operated more than just those shown on netfilx and not all died.

[@velocitygirl8551]

Her mouth is so distracting.

[@marcosmota1094]

Right? Thank you.

[@gd9123]

@@marcosmota1094 Agreed.

[@texasbella576]

Too much Botox?

[@kathieshaffer9641]

A mess. Not attractive at all.

[@thinkingjack]

And her eyebrows

[@merryhunt9153]

Shows how important it is to read Dear Abby everyday. Red flags should have gone up as soon as he said he was separated but not divorced yet. All Dear Abby's readers have learned that. Also, why would a gifted surgeon travel from one hospital to another to do a rare operation? He needs a hospital with specialized equipment and staff, so the patients should travel to him, not the other way around.

[@Sevencoins7]

What is dear Abby?

[@Yomi4D]

People tend to believe if the lie is really big. She fell for a big lie.

[@milagiganticurchod6138]

yeap....she did but, she must have also had a good time!

[@sam-fc9ky]

just like millions fell for corona lie

[@cesarebachelli]

Her story is parallel to my sister's. Her husband said he knew elites personally. Been away abroad many times for "job" purpose- using my sister's money. He always said ceo of a new big company liked him but the other heads were somehow against him. Always telling us stories how he was the best in his fields. I knew he was lying but it is hard to let my sister believed. She eventually investigated him herself.

[@peri3818]

Using your sisters money while she stays home. Why do women give men money I will never understand.

[@cesarebachelli]

@@peri3818 supposedly to support his career. He kept saying he would move from local company to foreign, globally renowned company. And then their family will move abroad. He even said he has a lot of money in his account for doing favors for foreign companies. But the bank supposedly would not let him withdraw til the sources were cleared. He showed the online screenshot of his bank account - with the script edited to show he had $100 000s. FYI, after their divorce, my sis had to pay unpaid bills cos she gave him money to pay for their bills. He also stole money from my dad which my dad gave for their children. Dude was just plain evil

[@madsdee7803]

Did your sister brag and name drop about everyone he supposedly knew? This lady did. Even showing off videos and pictures of their holidays and the things he spoilt her with. I bet her family laughed when she fell on her face. I would have.

[@cesarebachelli]

@@madsdee7803 my sister didn't brag to her friends. But she did share how he did work for these elites, but tell us not to tell anyone. But one day, my sister, her husband and my parents were out shopping together. They encountered one of the elites. My sis thought her husband would greet the elite. But he sorta walked quickly away instead. The elite walked to my mom, then greeted her. My sis' husband stood silently and wasnt even acknowledged by the elite. This elite was the one he supposedly had worked with numerous times, just recently.

[@smileycat5788]

benita, for a journalist she has a lot to learn.. when she said to him .."sooner or later I was going to ask questions," and he replied.." I know that's what I love about you" that seemed to make her feel good..but even that was a lie.... she never asked enough questions and the reason he fell for her is because she was so gullible.

[@roselineeze7897]

This was done well but ABC is a master in cliffhangers.

[@kirak1561]

I feel sorry for his patients who died, especially the two young women, but for his fiancé I don’t. Watching the doc on Netflix it’s pretty obvious she was a gold digger. She was totally fine with everything as long as he went on expensive trips with her & gave her expensive gifts. Also the pope, doctor committee around the world ist just dumb to believe. Plus she’s more angry about him having other women than showing any sympathy for his patients.

[@thecoi7672]

That is one expensive catfish. Wow

[@alexandermonday3017]

I fell in Love with his Wallet the true story.

[@amytaylor3715]

It was designer i thought so anyway!!

[@aprilrae6551]

If she had continued to investigate him she would have found out about him before she spent $50,000 for the wedding.

[@lovewhitey2027]

Exactly these covert narcissist want fame & fortune also and lost 👹

[@amandab8433]

She was already very well off, before she met him. She's worth 14 Million herself. Plus she is an Emmy award winning (2 Emmy's) producer, Dateline being one of her jobs. She didn't need to gold dig 🙄

[@artisticagi]

@Andrea Oceania Region that’s not the same thing as gold digging hun. Most everybody want somebody on their level or above.

[@helened6896]

We all reap what we sow in life. Our words, thoughts, feelings, actions all have corresponding returns. We can't get away from it.

[@lesleymaner2851]

Especially for people with a good heart and conscience

[@mikrokosmos3335]

Who is here after watching everything on Netflix?

[@SarahAndrews24]

She looked better in her old photos without all that botox and fillers, her lips look lie they are stung by the bees.

[@DrTLEvans]

Yes!! I was getting Janice Dickerson vibes 😩

[@SHurd-rc2go]

Who has told these women that those fat lips look good? Why not just a little filler?

[@robwright5940]

Why is she complaining?

[@robwright5940]

He found all the botox and backed off.

[@leonidastullius2087]

She is not a good looking woman, and not too bright also.

[@c.c.2508]

The funniest part in this story was when she thought he was playing the piano and it was actually a recording. Thst was so funny🤣🤣

[@madsdee7803]

Yeah she isn't Einstein that's for sure.

[@lesleymaner2851]

I laughed so hard 😅

[@Sevencoins7]

For me when he said he wasn’t a doctor he was in CIA!! My god would CIA train a mofo sniper to do surgeries???? (This is from the Netflix documentary)

[@jeremyness2395]

Can we all agree the balls this guy had on him running his game on someone who literally had investigative in her job title

[@gingerjuice4053]

Ikr😭I did a better job knowing where my bf lived before him or anyone else told me lol😂😂😂😂

[@anthonycella8897]

she is a dumb journalist who was shallow

[@FreshSpecimens]

It’s actually hard to tell if he was that ballsy or she was just that stupid. 🤣

[@KimmieJ1920_LNC]

Them chills and butterflies...they're a warning. It's your body and intuition way of telling you there's something wrong. But we ignore it and get excited.

[@bhuvaneshwarij1326]

Ikr, I was crying for no reason the first day I met my ex .even before meeting him.. 😑

[@keris81]

Watching this now. So so sad what he put these people through. He just did not care.

[@MegaNainaa]

She was targeted by him , he had no intention to get married.

[@milagiganticurchod6138]

so far we only saw part of the story and it ended when Benita drove to Barcelona...so, where is part 2??

[@aliciatorres2794]

I know right!! I hate when abc does that

[@ketokronik9769]

She drives to his house and just when she see him, he comes out of the house with a women and children. She froze when she saw the kids and never confronted him to his face.

[@RockPowerUSA]

Yes this is a pretty good clickbait for me too because now I have to figure out a way to find out how it ends...for free hopefully.

[@sylviagreen1461]

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[@lizembry5997]

I'm lookin 4 Part 6. She's now where she's supposed 2 b 4 her - B's weddin. These clips r too short. Other clips should follow somewhere/X. Today is still 13.2.21 @ 4:19 pm, ha in Canada! He's still married. Mayb his wife is @ house in Barcelona where Bonita might b goin after the Wedding, ha. Confrontation @ house is next. Mayb he's home, lol or the wife is!!!

[@Trista-f9v]

I hate the comments here, love is truly blind, hell my ex didnt even have money and I was blinded and continued to not listen too the red flags it's really something

[@omadjourney]

If it seems too good to be true,then it most definitely is, people end up believing what they want it to be and abandon reality even if it smacks them in the face.

[@MrJohnblaine]

They forgot the Santa Claus's, The Puff The Magic Dragon's, Marilyn Monroe was coming to the wedding.

[@AkosuaFire]

lol!!

[@sharonmcduffiealabama3928]

Don't forget Elvis 😀

[@thebadgerette69]

Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy! 🤣😂

[@blaakcoffee]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sweetjunglequeen]

😂😂😂

[@sweggking]

Lesson: don't fall for a reporter she will make a documentary of you

[@annstewart4542]

Another "Once upon a time"modern day fairytale. Astounded as to how quickly this intelligent woman fell for it. Coming from a background in journalism her awareness should have been more heightened.

[@SHurd-rc2go]

Right. Not some naive college student. Living and working in NY, you'd think would have given her some 'street smarts'. Her poor child, jerked around.

[@madsdee7803]

She was 47 years old and not getting the big dollars and fame she longed for. He was her way in.

[@solarpony]

Hormones. No human being is immune to that.

[@annstewart4542]

@@solarpony Thank you for kind response. I guess hormones got the better if her. Stay safe🌹

[@hemdyutimajumder7860]

@@madsdee7803 Ummmm.....She is rich enough to hire private investigators... She was in love with this man we all do stupid things in the name of love.That's being human.

[@bunnylover1340]

She wasn't just swept away with his charm. Let's face it, she loved the material stuff even more. Come on, she must have had a few questions.

[@roeimagz8202]

We see people blindly fall in love with people with no career, drug addicts etc. judgmental much

[@EB-gt1pq]

Who wouldn’t love the material stuff? Men act like they don’t like money and toys.

[@nilswestman4013]

He's obviously a psychopath. Superficial charm and fearless dominance.

[@fjp9]

1:11 her lipstick looks smeared. or is that her lips? 1:14 it looks like a big blob on her lip.

[@fjp9]

did she actually have everybody’s real addresses for the wedding invitations?

[@milagiganticurchod6138]

easy for her to check if those invited were actually "real" and not that difficult to make a couple of phone calls or else

[@galaxyglitterlatte4664]

She spent $10k on 300 invitations wrapped in lambskin!!! 😆😆😆😆😆

[@user-ok2xn1fy5i]

@@milagiganticurchod6138 um how? You think Obama’s phone number and address is available on google give me a fucking break

[@sam-fc9ky]

no.. He did.. He wasgoing to post them

[@sandoz667]

I'm truly sad for the victims 😢

[@sweetunez31]

The limited level of common sense this woman has as a human being and journalist is worrisome.

[@ms.trishs6481]

Exactly. She had red flags popping out of everywhere. She still pressed on. Girl 👋

[@serenabee9928]

When privilege gives you money and power you don’t need to be smart

[@gfexc]

haha especially when she´s told that the Pope is coming to the party. Security, guests security protocol, Vatican Secret Service, Cops, roof top snipers, dog handlers, Popemobile, security logistics. Boy, lots of people to feed at the wedding. Better order some more wine

[@angelathach555]

Love is blind

[@constancerainey80]

Ok she was RIPE FOR THE PICKING😝😝

[@wayneelliott1180]

You'd think if he really had these exclusive connections she would have got to meet a few of them. The Pope bit is hilarious.

[@sam-fc9ky]

not really .. his reforms are evil

[@ED80s]

Or even 1 picture with any of them??

[@rebeccahancock7406]

She is a perfect example of a strong intelligent woman who refusing to be a victim and took matters into her own hands. She is brave and I respect her.

[@EB-gt1pq]

Respect a woman who slept with a married man? Come on now

[@DiddyDisciple1]

Bro i fucking disagree 100%. This woman was a victim but she was also victimized by outsiders. She played the part but part of the reason why she was so mad is becuadro she missed out on the wedding and game and money. The man deserves to be in jail but she was in for the wrong reasons

[@johnkennedy1262]

Sorry, she is far from intelligent

[@kittytonic87]

She's not brave she was clueless

[@randomlyswatching9481]

​​@@EB-gt1pqshe didn't know. Cmon you didn't watch the documentary did you. You and eight others are dumdums😅😅? SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW UNTIL LATE FFS SHE MENTIONED THRICE WE WERE DIVORCEES?

[@cynthiacopland8634]

When you believe absurdities, you fall for atrocities.

[@Dhhtyu4566]

Interesting never heard that

[@lesleymaner2851]

Very good saying

[@lolalopez7657]

I kind of blame her because some of it was so over the top. The Pope, the Clintons, Obamas and Putin all in the same wedding? Also on the show she said she was really angry because her daughter just lost her dad and was connecting with this man. Well why did you involve your daughter in this mess? Why were you flying all over the place when your daughter needed you. She was going to move her daughter away from all she knew to live in Spain. Seems like she wasnt thinking of her daughter.... And I bet her friend all secretly thought this was all bs but didnt want to say anything....

[@lidiabaker7100]

I don't understand how so many others who were not even supposed to be researching him, found out he was a fraud, yet she was completely blind? She wanted so desperately to be in love, and married, that she chose to ignore all the signs. I've always questioned people's motives, especially when things appear too good to be. Perhaps because I grew up in a dysfunctional household, and my parents were insane, I never could form bonds, or associations with others. But this is beyond anything even remotely believable, or acceptable. A plastic windpipe rubbed in stem cells at first impression seems so farfetched, it's akin to a rubber foot from the Halloween store being surgically attached to replace the loss of a real one.

[@gunston999]

Alarm bells should have been ringing out very loud the moment she found out he’s Italian 🤪

[@uncutgem7903]

That ring definitely wasn’t anywhere near $100,000 lmao

[@nemanjabogunovic]

The guy is a psychopath… however, the lady is a typical materialistic woman… “he gave this beautiful diamond ring…OMG”… so sad…

[@AllergicToLies]

Thank you for sharing. I’m sorry it happened to Benita, but love is blind.

[@TheCrazyAsian1]

Everyone pretty much talking about the girl, but I'm kinda disturbed; THAT he pretty much got away with murder..! 😱😱Omg.. wanna be a serial killer? be a doctor 😱

[@missiris1234]

This guy should be thrown in jail for the rest of his life. Why would he do this terrible thing? Best wishes to all he hurt.

[@flameprincess7313]

Most of them are already dead

[@nahhhbruhhh]

So interested in why so many of yall hate this woman and not what he did

[@loosestringsholdyou]

Because she makes women look bad. She’s the type that thinks she is a victim when all she had to do was open her eyes. Being a completely stupid person doesn’t mean you are a victim

[@veneciapayne4565]

Man I know for a fact just based off Julia's condition he should have gotten the de@th penalty‼️‼️‼️‼️His charges are horrendous mad🤬🤬🤬 WOW

[@melinadistrict9428]

Ppl need to see red flags that you are dealing with a sociopath (a person that lives within lies)! Someone who moves fast, love bombs you and tells you everything you want to hear! Someone who tells extreme stories! And most of all, their promises to you go unmet! They will promise you things with no proof or follow up behind it! Benita went off his promises without even asking for proof like for example, divorce papers.

[@shefaamakeup2310]

Thank God that they took you and traveled and enjoyed his company. He is more beautiful than you. He is smart enough and his experience is not to be underestimated. Science requires sacrifices and experiments.

[@sweetstorm7652]

Do the background check first, the celeb mentioning was a huge red flag.

[@the_hero_inside]

It wasn't only "like" living a fairy tale... it "was' a fairy tale... And wifey's lips look terrific!!!

[@LBounce]

Wow! This should be made into a movie "A web of lies"

[@kateoloughlin8774]

LorraWaud Lifetime: This would make a great movie or Ministries. Kind regards from Ireland Kate. 👱‍♀️☕☕

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

She was falling for his fame and money!

[@davidklimmek3192]

Yes of course.

[@bmarie8965]

Well he wasn't horrible looking either

[@lovewhitey2027]

Of course but they never confess 🗣

[@winstonmarajh991]

@@bmarie8965 You fell for him too 😀 ?

[@charliehier8865]

Why post this and not post the other parts? @ABC

[@TheLoveweaver]

They are all there I just saw them...

[@hkkobayashi7657]

The first problem was "The divorce isnt final yet!" Girl what???