1411: The Lost and Found part 2 (Rudy Farias)

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On the next episode of Pretend, we investigate the perplexing case of 17-year-old Rudy Farias. While he was presumed missing for eight years, an unexpected twist raised suspicions of a hoax. Our investigation uncovers a trail of fraud linked to Rudy's mother, Janie Santana, spanning decades. This includes multiple marriages, charity scams, a fabricated cancer diagnosis, and even laying claim to the house of a late sheriff's deputy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on Pretend, a 17-year-old boy named Rudy Fidesz went missing.
0:12.6	He was gone for eight years.
0:14.5	Then one day out of nowhere, he was found unresponsive, laying on a church doorstep.
0:21.5	His body was covered in bruises and his hair matted with blood.
0:26.6	Rudy Fidesz wasn't missing.
0:28.4	In fact, he returned the very next day.
0:31.3	He was living with his mother, Janie Santana, for the entire time.
0:36.2	What was Rudy Fidesz doing for eight years while the world thought he was missing?
0:41.1	And why did this lie go on for so long?
0:45.5	I'm Javier Leva and this is Pretend.
0:49.6	It's about real people pretending to be someone else.
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1:33.7	With quizzes so tricky and jokes that amuse, you can unwrap the mystery that's left us confused.
1:39.6	We can't wait for Halloween, there's only three weeks to go.
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1:55.0	So I've been getting bombarded, I mean, the story made it all the way to the New York
2:05.8	Post, to Germany, to Europe, to China, I mean, the news outlets have been blowing up my
2:15.3	phone from all over the world.
2:18.7	When this story broke, Janie Santana, Rudy's mom was soaking up all the attention.
2:24.2	And then I got a call from Netflix, GM, something good morning America.
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