The Dating Detectives

The Dating Detectives

Join professional Private Investigator Mackenzie Fultz and Comedian Hanna Anderson each week as they delve deep into the stories of the liars, cheaters, and con-men who have left a trail of broken hearts and shattered trust in the dating world. We'll uncover the lies, scams and manipulations of these con artists, as we shine a light on the red flags to look out for in the wild west of the dating apps.

Episodes

November 24, 2025 108 mins

In this deeply moving and powerful episode, the Dating Detectives sit down in person with therapist and author Meredith Beardmore, who tells us her story of love, addiction, betrayal, coercive control, and ultimately, survival. Meredith shares how a seemingly stable, loving eight-year relationship unraveled during the pandemic as her husband spiraled into alcoholism, Adderall abuse, and frightening, unpredictable behavior ...

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In part two of Jessica’s story The Dating Detectives pick up right where last week’s dog-show meet-cute turned nightmare left off; at the moment she discovers her husband is tangled up in a $2 million lawsuit. As Jessica starts asking reasonable questions, Dylan’s mask slips for good. He retaliates by dumping her beloved dog’s ashes in the toilet, destroying her clothes, abandoning her at a dog event, and eventually escala...

November 10, 2025 84 mins

In this two-part Dating Detectives story, we meet Jessica, a dog groomer and accomplished show-dog handler whose grief after her father’s death left her vulnerable to a “Show Dogfish". What begins as comforting late-night calls with Dylan, a fellow competitor in the dog show world, escalates into love-bombing, a sudden proposal, a courthouse wedding, and controlling red flags—from secretive money moves, to keeping her car ...

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On this Mackenzie Undercover special, we hit Orlando’s CityWalk—heels on, cameras rolling—and team up with Griff Stark-Ennis from the true-crime-comedy podcast Petty Crimes to work a “guys’ weekend” that isn’t what it seems. Our client is a sharp attorney and mom with a bad feeling. Our subject is her construction-worker husband who conveniently “forgot” his ring. What unfolds is a wild surveillance mission that takes us s...

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Power. Fame. Obsession. Betrayal. These are more than headlines. They are the forces behind some of the most unforgettable crimes in history. Crimes Of... is a weekly true crime anthology series, hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien of Two Girls One Ghost, that explores a new theme each season, such as crimes of the paranormal, unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and more. For their first season, Sabrina ...

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October 27, 2025 103 mins

In this powerful two-part conclusion, Abby’s story reaches a shocking and emotional climax. After surviving a devastating sexual assault, she finds herself drawn back to her ex, Peter, who weaponizes her trauma, manipulates her into taking psychiatric medication, and ultimately coerces her into creating non-consensual OnlyFans content under her own name. As Abby’s world unravels—from financial exploitation and digital traf...

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October 20, 2025 83 mins

In this two-part episode, Abby shares a harrowing story that begins as a sweet college romance but quickly twists into a nightmare of manipulation, stalking, medical and mental health gaslighting, and a violent sexual assault—one her abuser later weaponized to force his way back into her life. Part one exposes the classic Dogfish playbook: love bombing, isolation, lies, and control. Next week in part two, we enter a whole ...

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October 13, 2025 97 mins

Part Two of Claudia’s saga is a tangle of exes, receipts, and survival. As she builds a new life with Amber, a DM from Melissa’s ex, Taylor, detonates everything—revealing a secret alliance with Amber’s ex Kayla, alleged surveillance, financial doxxing, and the chilling photo of Claudia’s child sleeping on a mattress in a closet. We follow Claudia into court, through “defensive parenting,” and onto TikTok where a web of pa...

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October 6, 2025 101 mins

Happy Dating Detectives Monday! On this weeks episode we dive into Part 1 of Claudia’s wild Dogfish saga—a whirlwind Twitter romance with a charismatic “positive vegan stud” that fast-tracks to moving states, a proposal while she’s still secretly married, love-bombing, isolation, money grabs, rushed fertility plans, a pandemic pregnancy, and a frightening domestic dispute… all before a shocking twist: two exes allegedly te...

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September 29, 2025 74 mins

On this week’s Dating Detectives, Scarlet shares how a Facebook friend request spiraled into a whirlwind romance and a too-good-to-be-true “PI” boyfriend. As Scarlet’s health mysteriously declined, he tightened control, tracked her movements, and used her own accounts to fund the fantasy. When she finally cut ties, the real truth came out. And stay tuned for the end, when Mackenzie reveals the shocking truth she was able ...

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September 22, 2025 108 mins

This week the Dating Detectives welcome Dominique, whose “movie-perfect” meet-cute with a quiet coworker spirals into a chilling case study in coercive control. After love-bombing, and a whirlwind Halloween wedding, a dream Smoky Mountains honeymoon gives way to explosive rage, religiously justified domination, isolation from friends, terrifying reckless driving, stalking, and paranoid delusions. Dominique walks us through...

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September 15, 2025 113 mins

In this episode of Dating Detectives, Mollie steps in to co-host while Mackenzie is away, and together with Hanna she introduces Christie from Sydney, Australia, whose story exposes the dangers of manipulative partners targeting vulnerable parents. After her father’s marriage collapsed, Christie watched him fall into the clutches of Rose—a master manipulator who isolated him, drained his finances, and juggled multiple men ...

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September 8, 2025 76 mins

Veteran LA private investigator Ken Childs joins us for a jaw-dropping, celeb-adjacent case file.  A manager quietly hires Ken to verify whether a very famous man’s girlfriend is stepping out, and we ride along as he threads canyon roads, outsmarts “Private Drive” signs, and navigates a neighborhood of $90M estates and movie-set security to capture the evidence.

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September 1, 2025 112 mins

This week Stella shares one of our most chilling Dogfish tales yet; a whirlwind romance with a “demonologist” that starts with roses and love-bombing and spirals into coercive control, veiled threats, and a horrifying online violation. In the Dogfish Debrief, we break down how spiritual manipulation shows up in abusive dynamics and dig into the hard, practical realities of revenge porn—what steps survivors can take, where ...

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August 25, 2025 76 mins

Whitney didn’t go looking for love. All she wanted was peace, but what she found was a slow-burn masterclass in love-bombing, disappearing acts, and financial manipulation that preyed on old wounds and present-day loneliness. As the red flags pile up (and the cash and car keys vanish), Whitney’s femmetuition starts connecting dots that lead to a jaw-dropping, headline-level reveal about who he really is.

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August 18, 2025 101 mins

Layla returns, and she’s not alone. As our Porsche & Penthouse Scam saga, Layla connects with Allison, another target of the same smooth-talking Brit. Together they compare receipts, unravel overlapping lies and money games, and take the fight from group chats to law enforcement. Equal parts scam autopsy and friendship origin story, this episode proves that when women compare notes, Dogfish don’t swim for long.

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August 11, 2025 92 mins

In this sequel/prequel to April’s episode titled Dressed to Deceive: The Push and Penthouse Scam, Mackenzie and Hanna pick up Allison’s saga where it left off, and introduce Layla, another woman targeted by the same charming British real-estate developer. Her story, and how she found her way to Allison and our show, is a wild ride unlike anything we've heard on The Dating Detectives before! Tune in next week for the final ...

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August 4, 2025 105 mins

In this jaw-dropping episode of The Dating Detectives, we meet Jade, a 30-year-old single mom whose world was upended when her wife began an affair with someone no one ever expects. What starts as a postpartum support system turns into a shocking betrayal involving romantic manipulation, medical ethics violations, and a devastating unraveling of Jade’s family. As Jade bravely shares her story, we explore the power dynamics...

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In this episode of Dating Detectives, Mackenzie and Hanna are joined by Mackenzie's long-time friend and fellow private investigator, Brandy, for a jaw-dropping undercover story. What begins as a routine insurance surveillance case quickly unravels into something far messier, as Brandy tails a seemingly average family man who, while his wife is out of town, juggles not one, not two, but three different women, sometimes eve...

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July 21, 2025 90 mins

In this gripping two-part episode, Mackenzie and Hanna welcome siblings Rob and Laura, who reveal how their kind-hearted father was quietly robbed blind by their stepmother for nearly three decades. From phony bank statements and forged checks to embezzled retirement payouts and a sham foreclosure's, you’ll hear the shocking twists and red flags that went unnoticed for 27 years. As Rob and Laura piece together rumors of em...

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