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The Rachel Cancer Scam

The Rachel Cancer Scam

The Messenger

From Executive Producer Billy Bush, a shocking true story of heartache and heartbreak. One woman's heinous lies in the cancer con game of the century. Rachel spun an elaborate web of deceit, harrowing tales of a cancer battle, the loss of a child and the invention of high-stakes professions. All the while she meticulously concealed her 22 year marriage, cloaking her real life in layers of elaborate lies.

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 1   Harry Loved Rachel

Episode 1 Harry Loved Rachel

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10/10/24 • 26 min

🎙Episode 1. Harry Loved Rachel

In this first episode of The Rachel Cancer Scam, I invite you to join me on a deeply personal journey through love, loss, and betrayal. What started as a love story turned into an elaborate con—one spanning 23 years.

🔍 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

  • How Rachel, the "perfect" woman, captured my heart
  • The shocking truth behind her fake careers, fake cancer, and fake pregnancy
  • A web of deceit involving multiple men, a fabricated medical crisis, and even false claims about her own children
  • How she used her lies to control, manipulate, and emotionally trap those around her
  • The devastating moment I discovered the truth

📌 Key Themes:

✅ Romance & Betrayal

✅ Gaslighting & Manipulation

✅ Fake Cancer & Medical Scams

✅ Infidelity & Deception

✅ The Psychological Impact of Lies

🎧 Listen Now: [Insert podcast link here]

🔗 Follow & Subscribe for Future Episodes:

📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_rachel_cancer_scam/

📍 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelcancerscam?lang=en

📢 Join the Conversation!

Use #TheMessengerPodcast & #RachelCancerScam to share your thoughts!

🚨 Trigger Warning: This episode discusses themes of fraud, emotional abuse, and medical deception, which may be distressing for some listeners. Please listen with care.

👉 Don't miss Part 2, where I reveal how Rachel's lies unraveled and the shocking truth behind her past.

#truecrime #podcast #therachelcancerscam #billybush #truecrimecommunity #Truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - My Situation has changed!

My Situation has changed!

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03/20/25 • 46 min

In this explosive episode of "The Messenger: The Rachel Cancer Scam," host Harry reveals the devastating details behind one of Rachel's most horrific deceptions—faking her own death. After being "pronounced dead" following 12 minutes of compressions and 23 minutes of shocks, Rachel's elaborate hospital stay fabrication reaches new depths of cruelty. The episode exposes how Rachel weaponized empathy, manipulated medical narratives, and even fabricated sexual assault claims while simultaneously beginning a new relationship. Harry uncovers the 563 days he spent believing his partner was dying, only to discover she was living a completely different life. This powerful account delves into Rachel's systematic pattern of emotional terrorism and the lasting trauma inflicted on those caught in her web of lies.

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 10.   Baggage

Episode 10. Baggage

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12/19/24 • 27 min

🎙 Episode 10 – Baggage

In this episode, we explore the emotional toll of Rachel’s fabricated hospital stay, the lies she built to control every aspect of my life, and the profound impact of her deception.

From faking a cancer battle to orchestrating a daily routine that kept me believing she was bedridden and dying, Rachel crafted a complex and deeply manipulative narrative—one designed to keep me emotionally invested while she lived a double life.

🔍 What We Cover in This Episode:

  • The Blog That Was Never Meant for the Public
  • Rachel’s My Hidden Life 821 blogspot—a carefully constructed fiction designed solely for me.
  • How she weaponized storytelling to maintain her status as a victim of extreme domestic violence.
  • The Origins of ‘Harry Loves Rachel’
  • How I wrote 80 audio love letters to support her supposed cancer journey.
  • The calculated nature of her lies—aligning her fake radiation treatments perfectly with her work schedule at the airport.
  • The Medical Lies That Shocked Even Doctors
  • Rachel’s claim of having a 300+ heart rate for months—a lie that baffled real medical professionals.
  • How she used fake treatments, "emergency drugs," and staged medical crises to manipulate my emotions.
  • The Emotional Toll of Betrayal
  • The devastating moment of realization—the woman I loved for 22 years had lied about everything.
  • Shame, humiliation, and self-forgiveness—how I’m working through the aftermath.
  • Upcoming Exclusive: A Conversation with Rachel’s Daughter
  • The daughter formerly known as Madison will join a future episode to share firsthand accounts of Rachel’s history of deception.

🎧 Listen now and uncover the next chapter in this shocking saga.

📲 Follow the Investigation:

📷 Instagram: @the_rachel_cancer_scam

🎥 TikTok: @therachelcancerscam

Next Episode: Straight from the Heart

Next time on The Messenger, I won’t hold back. Raw, unfiltered, and deeply personal—I’ll lay it all on the table.

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Perjury

Perjury

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03/27/25 • 35 min

In this revealing episode, host Harry uncovers the decades-long web of manipulation spun by Rachel through conversations with her first husband Todd. Discover the shocking truth about Rachel's earliest deceptions, including fabricated kidnapping stories, false pregnancy claims using stolen ultrasound images, and her pattern of disappearing for days without explanation. The episode exposes how Rachel used identical tactics across multiple relationships spanning 25+ years, including fake ultrasounds sent to at least three different men, false claims of assault when caught cheating, and elaborate lies to manipulate coworkers. Learn how Rachel maintained parallel lives while working at American Airlines, falsifying professional credentials, and using her children as pawns in her schemes. Harry reveals explosive new information about paternity deception, court testimony, and the devastating impact Rachel's lies had on her family relationships, including cutting off her oldest daughter financially after being exposed. This episode provides crucial insights into the psychology of pathological lying and the far-reaching consequences for everyone in a manipulator's orbit.

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 3  We Need A Scorecard

Episode 3 We Need A Scorecard

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10/24/24 • 13 min

🎙Episode 3 – We Need A Scorecard

In Episode 3, We Need A Scorecard, we dive even deeper into the intricate web of deception Rachel created. From fake careers to imaginary deaths, her lies became more complex and insidious. If you thought the first two episodes were shocking, this one will leave you speechless.

🔍 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

  • A scorecard of Rachel’s career lies, including her false claims of being a lawyer, nurse, pilot, and more
  • Her alleged involvement in the Kristin Smart case—a complete fabrication
  • How she manipulated men for decades, including details about her escort and exotic dancer past
  • The fake abuse allegations she made to gain sympathy and control the narrative
  • How her daughter Madison has completely changed her identity to escape her mother’s legacy
  • A timeline of deceit—how Rachel kept juggling multiple men, including me, her husband, and others

📌 Key Themes:

✅ Gaslighting & Manipulation

✅ Fake Careers & Credentials

✅ Lies About Abuse & Victimhood

✅ Emotional Exploitation & Control

✅ The Devastating Impact on Family & Friends

🎧 Listen Now: [Insert podcast link here]

🔗 Follow & Subscribe for Future Episodes:

📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_rachel_cancer_scam/

📍 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelcancerscam?lang=en

📢 Join the Conversation!

Use #TheMessengerPodcast & #RachelCancerScam to share your thoughts!

🚨 Trigger Warning: This episode discusses fraud, emotional manipulation, false allegations, and disturbing content that may be distressing to some listeners. Please proceed with caution.

👉 Next Episode Teaser:

On the next episode of The Messenger: The Rachel Cancer Scam, we introduce Bobby, unravel Rachel’s first fake cancer diagnosis, and watch the death toll in her imaginary murders continue to rise. Don’t miss it!

#truecrime #podcast #therachelcancerscam #billybush #truecrimecommunity #Truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 6 Big Time Lawyer

Episode 6 Big Time Lawyer

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11/14/24 • 17 min

🎙 Episode 6. Big Time Lawyer

In Episode 6, Big Time Lawyer, Rachel’s deception reaches new heights. From claiming she was handpicked to be the next District Attorney of SLO County to her fake international legal career, this episode reveals how far she went to build a life that was nothing but an illusion.

🔍 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

  • The fake DA offer – how Rachel claimed SLO County’s District Attorney Dan Dow wanted her to replace him
  • The fabricated job offers, including a legal deal in Singapore that supposedly netted her millions
  • The pregnancy announcement – the moment we learned we were expecting a baby
  • The cancer returns – on the same day as the pregnancy, setting the stage for her biggest con yet
  • Rachel’s fake involvement in the Kristin Smart case and the mystery of her "secret admirer" at the DA’s office
  • The Sierra Vista Hospital scandal – Rachel’s fake nursing career and a fraudulent employee ID
  • The official investigation into her medical lies – what the California Board of Vocational Nursing revealed
  • The emotional toll – how I became mentally and emotionally trapped in her manipulations

📌 Key Themes:

✅ Fake Careers & Credentials

✅ Fabricated Legal & Medical Background

✅ Pregnancy & Cancer Manipulation

✅ Emotional & Psychological Abuse

✅ The Devastating Toll of Being Scammed

🎧 Listen Now: [Insert podcast link here]

🔗 Follow & Subscribe for Future Episode

📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_rachel_cancer_scam/

📍 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelcancerscam?lang=en

📢 Join the Conversation!

Use #TheMessengerPodcast & #RachelCancerScam to share your thoughts!

🚨 Trigger Warning: This episode discusses fraud, emotional manipulation, fake medical conditions, and severe psychological distress, which may be distressing for some listeners. Please listen with care.

👉 Next Episode Teaser:

On the next episode of The Messenger: The Rachel Cancer Scam, Rachel’s fake pregnancy takes a heartbreaking turn, and her cancer con spirals further out of control. Don’t miss it!

#truecrime #podcast #therachelcancerscam #billybush #truecrimecommunity #Truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 4.  The Dead Husband

Episode 4. The Dead Husband

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10/31/24 • 13 min

🎙 Episode 4 – The Dead Husband

In Episode 4, The Dead Husband, we dive deeper into the fabricated tragedies Rachel created to manipulate those around her. From fake marriages to fake deaths, her lies knew no bounds. This episode uncovers how Rachel pretended to be a grieving widow, faked a tragic loss, and rewrote her entire past to suit her ever-evolving scam.

🔍 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

  • The introduction of Bobby, Rachel’s supposed second husband
  • How Rachel faked a violent attack and used it to fabricate her first cancer diagnosis
  • The false accusations against Mark, her actual husband
  • The marriage that never existed – Bobby’s alleged proposal, marriage, and tragic "overdose"
  • The shocking truth – Bobby is alive and well in Texas
  • The growing body count of people Rachel has "killed off" in her stories
  • The scorecard of lies, including:
  • ✅ 5 Fake Career Claims (Lawyer, Nurse, Pilot, Trauma Specialist, PhD Holder)
  • ✅ 6 Fake Deaths (Including Bobby, his parents, her sister, and more)
  • ✅ 2 Confirmed Husbands (With one fake ex-husband removed from the list)

📌 Key Themes:

✅ Gaslighting & Emotional Manipulation

✅ Fake Cancer & Medical Fraud

✅ False Accusations & Character Assassination

✅ Serial Deception & Psychological Control

✅ The Shocking Lengths People Go to Maintain a Lie

🎧 Listen Now: [Insert podcast link here]

🔗 Follow & Subscribe for Future Episodes

📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_rachel_cancer_scam/

📍 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelcancerscam?lang=en

📢 Join the Conversation!

Use #TheMessengerPodcast & #RachelCancerScam to share your thoughts!

🚨 Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic abuse allegations, medical fraud, and emotional manipulation that may be distressing for some listeners. Please listen with care.

👉 Next Episode Teaser:

On the next episode of The Messenger: The Rachel Cancer Scam, I reveal the moment I told Rachel I was ALL IN—only to realize I was stepping into the biggest lie of my life. Don’t miss it!

#truecrime #podcast #therachelcancerscam #billybush #truecrimecommunity #Truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 8.  The Hug

Episode 8. The Hug

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12/05/24 • 24 min

🎙Episode 8 – The Hug

🔍 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

  • The Introduction of "Dr. Hightower" – The fictional oncologist who allegedly issued dire warnings about Rachel’s chemo treatment.
  • The Night Before Chemo Begins – A raw and emotional final night together, filled with tears, desperation, and an unshakable hug that, in hindsight, was Rachel’s way of saying goodbye—because she knew the scam was about to begin.
  • Suicide Manipulation – Rachel’s ongoing threats of suicide as a tool to control, distract, and elicit sympathy—a classic narcissistic tactic.
  • The Fake Chemo & The Fake Hospital Stay – Rachel fakes her treatment, fakes her complications, and uses every trick in the book to keep me emotionally hostage.
  • The Realization of Ultimate Betrayal – In a stunning confession a year and a half later, Rachel admits that she knew she would never see me again that night in Santa Barbara—because she was about to disappear into the biggest lie yet.

📌 Key Themes:

Medical Gaslighting & Cancer Fraud

Extreme Narcissistic Manipulation

Suicide as a Tool for Control

Fabricated Medical Professionals (Dr. Hightower & Dr. Holt)

Emotional Devastation & The Power of Love Bombing

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🔗 Follow & Subscribe for Future Episodes

📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_rachel_cancer_scam/

📍 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelcancerscam?lang=en

📢 Join the Conversation!

Use #TheMessengerPodcast & #RachelCancerScam to share your thoughts!

🚨 Trigger Warning: This episode discusses suicide manipulation, medical fraud, emotional abuse, and fabricated illnesses, which may be distressing for some listeners. Please listen with care.

👉 Next Episode Teaser:

On the next episode of The Messenger: The Rachel Cancer Scam, we dive into Rachel’s fabricated history with men, the allegations of unwanted advances, and a birthday dinner in LA with Billy Bush that raised more red flags. Don't miss it.

#truecrime #podcast #therachelcancerscam #billybush #truecrimecommunity #Truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 11.  Double Dog Dare

Episode 11. Double Dog Dare

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01/02/25 • 21 min

🎙 Episode 11 – Double Dog Dare

In this episode, I take you deeper into my own unraveling—the emotional, mental, and physical toll that Rachel’s deception had on me.

For nearly two years, I put my entire life on hold, becoming Rachel’s "emotion-ologist," her virtual caregiver, her comfort, her entertainment, her everything. I isolated myself, alienated my friends and family, and focused entirely on keeping her alive—even though she was never dying.

🔍 What We Cover in This Episode:

  • The Isolation & Emotional Collapse
  • How I became a shut-in, prioritizing Rachel’s needs over everything else in my life.
  • The shame and humiliation of realizing I was being manipulated.
  • The Web of Lies & The Assault Hoax
  • Rachel accused a co-worker of sexual assault—only to later admit it was all a lie.
  • How she used this hoax to deflect suspicion from her growing list of deceptions.
  • Memory Loss: The Ultimate Escape Plan
  • In May 2023, Rachel faked memory loss, claiming a brain tumor surgery erased her past.
  • She "forgot" who I was to her—but conveniently remembered everything else.
  • The Double Life Exposed
  • While I thought Rachel was dying in the hospital, she was:
  • Having affairs.
  • Taking vacations.
  • Living her "normal" life while I was on self-imposed house arrest.
  • A Message for Rachel
  • "You told me everything but the truth. You couldn’t do it then, and you sure as hell can’t do it now."
  • My open challenge to Rachel: Come on this podcast. Defend yourself. I double-dog dare you.

🎧 Listen now and uncover the next chapter in this shocking saga.

📲 Follow the Investigation:

📷 Instagram: @the_rachel_cancer_scam

🎥 TikTok: @therachelcancerscam

Next Episode: The Day She Was Pronounced Dead

Next time on The Messenger, Rachel’s daughter delivers the most devastating news of all. You’ll hear the voicemail that changed everything.

#truecrime #podcast #therachelcancerscam #billybush #truecrimecommunity #Truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie

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The Rachel Cancer Scam - Episode 5   My Harry

Episode 5 My Harry

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11/07/24 • 20 min

🎙 Episode 5 – My Harry

In Episode 5, My Harry, we explore the pivotal moment when everything changed—the night I told Rachel I was all in. What should have been the start of something real instead became the foundation for her biggest and most destructive lies yet.

🔍 What You'll Hear in This Episode:

  • The Santa Barbara trip that changed everything—when I told Rachel I wanted us to be together
  • The secrets she hid from me, including her Vegas birthday trip with Mark just a week prior
  • The manipulation through social media, hiding her marriage while gaslighting me about trust
  • The moment I realized I was in love with her, and why it made me blind to the red flags
  • Her false involvement in the Kristin Smart case, and the ridiculous claim that SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow wanted her to replace him
  • How this night led to our engagement, a fake pregnancy, and ultimately, the start of her cancer scam

📌 Key Themes:

✅ Emotional Manipulation & Gaslighting

✅ Love vs. Lies – When Feelings Cloud Judgment

✅ Social Media as a Tool for Deception

✅ Fake Career Accomplishments

✅ The Beginning of a Massive Con

🎧 Listen Now: [Insert podcast link here]

🔗 Follow & Subscribe for Future Episodes:

📍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_rachel_cancer_scam/

📍 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelcancerscam?lang=en

📢 Join the Conversation!

Use #TheMessengerPodcast & #RachelCancerScam to share your thoughts!

🚨 Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of emotional manipulation, deceit, and relationship trauma, which may be distressing to some listeners.

👉 Next Episode Teaser:

On the next episode of The Messenger: The Rachel Cancer Scam, Rachel is offered the role of District Attorney (or so she claims), reveals her pregnancy, and the cancer scam officially begins. Don’t miss it!

#truecrime #podcast #therachelcancerscam #billybush #truecrimecommunity #Truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie

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How many episodes does The Rachel Cancer Scam have?

The Rachel Cancer Scam currently has 16 episodes available.

What topics does The Rachel Cancer Scam cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, True Crime, Personal Journals and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The Rachel Cancer Scam?

The episode title 'Episode 10. Baggage' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Rachel Cancer Scam?

The average episode length on The Rachel Cancer Scam is 20 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Rachel Cancer Scam released?

Episodes of The Rachel Cancer Scam are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Rachel Cancer Scam?

The first episode of The Rachel Cancer Scam was released on Oct 8, 2024.

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