It’s the story so many devoured via a riveting podcast, however a brand new viewers is simply studying about now.
They usually have questions.
“Scamanda”, a four-part docuseries based mostly on the #1 hit podcast of the identical identify, launched the world to Amanda Riley this week. She is a spouse, mom, and blogger who’s sitting behind bars proper now after stealing $100k from pals, household, and even strangers.
The docuseries will take a deeper look into the heinous lies Amanda instructed for cash and a focus, and dive a bit deeper into the current day situation of her household.
As a result of though the podcast answered a number of followers’ questions, many are nonetheless making an attempt to piece collectively how a lot her husband knew – and if he was in on the scheme along with her.
The “Scamanda” Podcast Story
To recap: the podcast and now docuseries explores the story of Amanda Riley, a former trainer and principal from Northern California. In 2012, Amanda revealed to her family members that she had been identified with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She then began a weblog to “doc” her journey preventing the illness. This went on for practically 7 years, throughout which period lots of her pals, household, and on-line followers pitched in a complete of greater than $105,000 to cowl medical bills.
The issue? Amanda by no means had most cancers. In response to the US Lawyer’s workplace, she “used her presence on these websites to ‘doc’ her nonexistent medical situation and to aggressively solicit donations, supposedly to cowl her medical bills.”
She even went as far as to shave her head and falsified medical information. The podcast’s finale debuted in the summertime of 2023, a yr after Amanda was sentenced in Might to 5 years in federal jail for wire fraud within the scheme, which she pleaded responsible to.
So now, what about her husband?
What Cory Riley Knew
Podcast followers have flooded Reddit with theories about how a lot Cory Riley, Amanda’s husband, did or didn’t know.
From the podcast, we all know that shut members of the family, together with Corey, helped her arrange web sites to amass donations and contributed posts to her weblog. Nonetheless, no prices had been ever introduced up in opposition to anybody else within the household.
We additionally know via the podcast that whereas Amanda was faking most cancers, Cory Riley was battling his ex-wife Aletta Riley in courtroom for custody of their daughter, Jessa.
He even cited his spouse’s “analysis” and medical bills to attempt to win custody of Jessa and get his youngster assist funds lowered.
How a lot he knew stays a thriller nonetheless – until you’re listening fastidiously, teases producer and podcast host Charlie Webster. She was requested, level clean, if he thought Corey knew what was happening.
“So the way in which I’d reply that is,” she stated to Glamour. “Should you hear fastidiously to the podcast—and there’s 4 bonus episodes on their means after the ultimate episode—for those who hear very fastidiously to the nuances of what was stated, it will provide you with the reply. Persons are sensible. I used to be actually cautious to be sure that I caught to the details but additionally confirmed you the details so you’ll be able to resolve.
The place is Corey Now?
With Amanda nonetheless in jail, and Corey not charged in connection along with her crimes, he’s a free man.
In response to Charlie, Corey “is taking care of his two youngsters in Texas, the place Amanda is serving her sentence.”
Ah sure, let’s not neglect the children. The couple have two younger boys, each of which had been underneath their impression that their mom was dying all all through this ordeal.
If you scan Reddit for followers discussing the podcast, that is the subject they get probably the most vocal about.
“I actually consider that there is no such thing as a means that her husband and mom didn’t know (at least, probably her brothers as effectively),” posted one commenter. “Sadly, those who had been least more likely to comprehend it was a lie had been her two boys, who had been too younger to psychologically perceive what somebody who actually has most cancers would look and act like, and the extent to which a most cancers affected person’s life could be dominated by appointments, medical tools, and so forth.”
Time will inform if the docuseries will dive extra into the lives of Corey and the boys. As he doesn’t have any social media accounts, it’s very onerous to pinpoint greater than what’s already been mentioned.
However we’ll hold updating as we all know extra.
