Filthy Ritual

1. The Healer of Hampstead

An eccentric osteopath, Keith Bender, meets a charming, mysterious woman named Juliette D’Souza. Keith’s life is falling apart, and Juliette seems to know just how to fix it. She wins his trust and whisks him off on a journey to meet a shamanic healer in Suriname, changing his life forever. Soon, she’s bringing her supernatural influence into the heart of the bohemian London suburb where Keith worked: Hampstead.  Filthy Ritual is a Global Original podcast, produced by Global and Novel. In partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.   If you’ve been affected by anything you’ve heard in this podcast or think you, or someone you know, may have been scammed, you're not alone and there's support available.  <a href="https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/money-legal/scams-fraud/support-for-scam-victims/#:~:text=You%20can%20also%20report%20fraud,team%20on%200300%20123%202040." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Age UK</a> has helpful advice and information for anyone who thinks they’ve been scammed. <a href="https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Action Fraud</a> can be contacted any time day or night,  or you can call the Action Fraud team on 0300 123 2040. <a href="https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victim Support</a> or <a href="http://www.thinkjessica.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Think Jessica</a> provide emotional and practical help to victims of crimes and scams.

This is a story about a scam. But this isn’t any old scam. 

At the turn of the 21st century, set in one of London's most wealthy suburbs, Hampstead, Juliette D'Souza wreaked havoc on a number of people's lives. She became filthy rich, and one of the most prolific con women in British history. 

Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala, the soulmates behind the hit true crime podcast, Redhanded, are on the case. They speak to the reporters who travelled to Suriname to track Juliette down, one of Britain's leading shamans and the victims who came together in search of justice.

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