Jake Halpern (Host)

I remember the heartbreak I felt and I just like my heart dropped into my butt. It was like I couldn't, to put it eloquently, I like could not believe it. And I didn't want it to be true.

I remember the heartbreak I felt and I just like my heart dropped into my butt. It was like I couldn't, to put it eloquently, I like could not believe it. And I didn't want it to be true.

The feeling was so gross. Like I didn't donate a ton of money, but I donated, it was like a hundred bucks. But I like my emotions, my time, like posting all this stuff. I was like, I was genuinely moved by her story.

The feeling was so gross. Like I didn't donate a ton of money, but I donated, it was like a hundred bucks. But I like my emotions, my time, like posting all this stuff. I was like, I was genuinely moved by her story.

Holy shit, this story is, yeah. I'm sure more is going to come out about it. I'm interested to see. But anyway, NCIS, FBI, the VA, like all these different organizations now are coming after her.

Holy shit, this story is, yeah. I'm sure more is going to come out about it. I'm interested to see. But anyway, NCIS, FBI, the VA, like all these different organizations now are coming after her.

I first heard about Sarah when I read a few articles about her online. Just snippets, really. But what I read about her was so bizarre, so unusual. I had a million questions. So I tracked her down. We started sending emails, talking on the phone, getting to know each other. And right from the start, she felt familiar to me. We have a few things in common, actually.

I first heard about Sarah when I read a few articles about her online. Just snippets, really. But what I read about her was so bizarre, so unusual. I had a million questions. So I tracked her down. We started sending emails, talking on the phone, getting to know each other. And right from the start, she felt familiar to me. We have a few things in common, actually.

We're about the same age, both from small towns in New England. But also, I've become a bit of an expert on women like her. I've spent years digging into historical research, reviewing court documents, and immersing myself in the world of women who managed to live multiple lives. I've found so much that I'm now writing a book about it all.

We're about the same age, both from small towns in New England. But also, I've become a bit of an expert on women like her. I've spent years digging into historical research, reviewing court documents, and immersing myself in the world of women who managed to live multiple lives. I've found so much that I'm now writing a book about it all.

So yeah, Sarah felt familiar to me, but in the most unsettling way. I clearly remember one of the first things I wrote to her after reading those headlines. I told her, I suspect that there is so much more to your story. I had no way of knowing just how true that would turn out to be.

So yeah, Sarah felt familiar to me, but in the most unsettling way. I clearly remember one of the first things I wrote to her after reading those headlines. I told her, I suspect that there is so much more to your story. I had no way of knowing just how true that would turn out to be.

I'm Jake Halpern.

I'm Jake Halpern.

Episode 1, The Warrior.

Episode 1, The Warrior.

One of the first people we interviewed for this story was Catherine Dexter. She goes by Dex. Dex initially met Sarah Kavanaugh in the mountains of Montana at a retreat for veterans.

One of the first people we interviewed for this story was Catherine Dexter. She goes by Dex. Dex initially met Sarah Kavanaugh in the mountains of Montana at a retreat for veterans.

Dex had served in the Marines as military police in Japan and a couple other bases. When she got out, she felt a bit lost.

Dex had served in the Marines as military police in Japan and a couple other bases. When she got out, she felt a bit lost.