Global launches Filthy Ritual – a new true-crime podcast about one of the most prolific fraudsters in British history
All episodes available on Global Player from Wednesday 19th April
The true-crime soulmates behind the hit podcast Redhanded – Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala – will launch a brand new six-part podcast series, Filthy Ritual on Wednesday 19th April.
Hannah and Suruthi will uncover and unpick a shocking and almost unbelievable story about a charming, enchanting and mysterious woman called Juliette D’Souza, who claimed she could perform miracles.
At the turn of the 21st century in Hampstead, one of London’s most wealthy and well-known suburbs, Juliette D’Souza wreaked havoc on a number of people’s lives. Described by her neighbours as being like ‘a knife in a velvet glove’, D’Souza claimed to have a special connection to an ancient source of power and wisdom, deep in the Amazonian jungle. She made at least one million pounds, possibly much more, through extortion and manipulation, becoming one of the most prolific con women in British history.
On Filthy Ritual, Hannah and Suruthi will speak to the reporters who travelled to Suriname to track her down, one of Britain’s leading shamans and the victims who came together in search of justice.
Listeners can expect to hear the shocking story about a scam that has everything; there’s shamanism, a ‘tree of life’ in the jungle of Suriname, a bathing ritual in a dark rusty red lake, voodoo dolls, black magic and envelopes jammed full of sacrificial cash. There’s even a wild capuchin monkey called Joey.
“This is our first ever limited series, and we couldn’t have stumbled upon a more fascinating case. Voodoo, shamanism, black magic, a tree of life in the Surinamese jungle – all being used in a series of cons in Hampstead, North London?! It’s as mind boggling as it is terrifying.”
Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala
“Filthy Ritual tells the jaw-dropping tale of one of the most prolific fraudsters in British history. With countless twists and turns guided by the brilliant storytelling of Hannah and Suruthi, Filthy Ritual is set to be the appointment to listen true-crime podcast this spring.”
Megan Wastell, Director of Podcasts and Strategy, Global Player
The first episode of Filthy Ritual will be available on all platforms from the 19th April and will be released weekly. However, if you cannot wait and you want to binge-listen the whole series, you can find all episodes exclusively on Global Player from the 19th April. Download it now from your app store or go to globalplayer.com and search Filthy Ritual.
Filthy Ritual is a Global Original podcast, produced by Global and Novel in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.
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