Author Andrea Dunlop is looking for answers. When her older sister was first investigated for Munchausen by Proxy abuse more than a decade ago, it tore her family apart. This catastrophic series of events sent Dunlop on a journey to understand this most taboo form of abuse. In this groundbreaking podcast, she talks to some of the top experts in the world to explore the criminology and psychopathology behind Munchausen by Proxy and to reveal the wide swath of destruction these perpetrators leave in their wake.
In each season, Dunlop investigates a case: speaking to friends, family members, doctors, law enforcement, child protection workers, and experts. Nobody Should Believe Me unravels these complex and terrifying stories, shedding light on an unspeakable crime.
"A rich and harrowing chronicle of the condition." --The New York Times
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For months, John Cox tells doctors, CPS, law enforcement, and the media that he accidentally rolled onto his infant daughter while they were sleeping. But when a new piece of evidence is uncovered, Cox’s narrative is turned on its head.
Featuring Expert:
Matthew Torbenson, Deputy District Attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office
Mark Hudson, Child Abuse Pediatrician
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For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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“You Guys Have it Completely Wrong”
Season 7
Thursday, September 17, 2026 • Duration 39:44
Dr. John Cox is investigated for abuse after doctors at his own hospital find unexplained injuries on his infant daughter. As the case unfolds, a media narrative takes hold, casting Cox as the victim of an overzealous medical system. But, as always, there’s more to this story.
Featuring Expert:
Matthew Torbenson, Deputy District Attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office
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To support the show, go to Patreon.com/NobodyShouldBelieveMe or subscribe on Apple Podcasts where you can get all episodes early and ad-free and access exclusive ethical true crime bonus content.
Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster
Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/
View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/
Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show!
Subscribe on YouTube where we have bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod
Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/
Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI
For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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Special Report: John Cox
Season 7
Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 03:14
After the end of a season, some cases leave questions that are difficult to let go. In Nobody Should Believe Me’s first-ever special report, Andrea takes a closer look at the case of Dr. John Cox: What happens when a doctor is investigated by his own hospital system? How do the media and the court of public opinion influence an investigation? And what happens when the systems meant to protect children break down?
Subscribe on Patreon or Apple Plus to binge the entire four-part series on September 17.
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INTRODUCING: The Burden | Bad Cops
Season 7
Friday, September 4, 2026 • Duration 02:39
Baltimore, Maryland likes to call itself Charm City. But you have to wonder: Is the nickname ironic? Consider one of the city's star cops, a sergeant so accomplished that he earned his own nickname, the Golden Boy. But Golden Boy led a double life. Said one of those who encountered him in the street. "I was robbed by the Baltimore City Police….with a gun … armed robbery." No one believed the allegation. Then a GPS tracker was discovered where it shouldn't have been; next, a wiretap went up on a cop's phone. An FBI agent couldn't believe what she was hearing. Are these guys gangsters? And then … an insider turned witness. "Like Rambo said, burn it down. And that's what I did." Welcome to Charm City, where it was sometimes difficult to tell the protectors from the predators.
A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.
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Listen to Bad Cops: https://podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/the-burden/id1734312219
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When True Crime Hits Home with Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole, Part 2
Season 7
Thursday, September 3, 2026 • Duration 57:52
Andrea continues her conversation with The Final Hours hosts Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole about the realities of creating true crime content. They talk about the emotional toll of repeatedly telling difficult stories, navigating criticism and threats online, and the complicated relationship between advocacy, journalism, and lived experience. The three also discuss the responsibility creators and audiences have to center victims, follow the evidence, and remember the real people behind these cases.
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Listen to The Final Hours: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-final-hours-with-sarah-turney-and-kourtney-nichole/id1872821250
Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster
Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/
View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/
Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show!
Subscribe on YouTube where we have bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod
Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/
Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI
For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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When True Crime Hits Home with Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole, Part 1
Season 7
Friday, August 28, 2026 • Duration 52:01
In part 1 of Andrea’s conversation with the co-hosts of The Final Hours, Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole, the trio talks about what it means to cover true crime when crime is already part of your own family history. They discuss uncovering difficult truths about people they love and what they’ve learned about the justice system along the way.
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Listen to The Final Hours: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-final-hours-with-sarah-turney-and-kourtney-nichole/id1872821250
Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster
Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/
View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/
Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show!
Subscribe on YouTube where we have bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod
Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/
Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI
For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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INTRODUCING: The Final Hours
Season 7
Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 57:44
In this episode, we're joined by Andrea Dunlop, host of Nobody Should Believe Me, to examine the haunting case of Madeleine McCann. On the evening of May 3, 2007, three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant. What followed became the most publicized missing child investigation in modern history. The global media spectacle turned her parents into suspects, generated more heat than light, and produced decades of leads that went nowhere. A German national was formally named a suspect in 2020, but no charges have been filed. Behind the noise of international coverage, a small child simply disappeared.
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Listen to The Final Hours: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-final-hours-with-sarah-turney-and-kourtney-nichole/id1872821250
Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster
Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/
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Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show!
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Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/
Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI
For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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PRETEND: The Gypsy Rose Obsession, Part 2
Season 7
Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 45:15
Her critics say Gypsy Rose Blanchard can't keep her story straight. So Javier sat down with her for almost three hours and asked about all of it. The pills through the feeding tube. The video where she tells Nick Godejohn she'd been hiding that she could walk since she was seven. And the Demona videos she has never addressed in front of a reporter.
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Listen to PRETEND: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretend/id1245307962
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Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show!
Subscribe on YouTube where we have bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod
Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/
Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI
For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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PRETEND: The Gypsy Rose Obsession, Part 1
Season 7
Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 39:32
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is the most beloved convicted murderer in America. Half the country sees a victim. The other half thinks she conned everyone, including her mother.
Javier spent months trying to figure out which side is telling the truth. Then he emailed Gypsy. A few hours later, they were on a call.
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Listen to PRETEND: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretend/id1245307962
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Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show!
For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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The Making of Love Trapped with Stephani Young
Season 7
Friday, August 7, 2026 • Duration 01:17:50
After listening to Love Trapped, Andrea invited host Stephani Young to discuss the investigation behind the series. Together, they explore what happens when evidence collides with public perception, why stories like this resonate so deeply, and the responsibility that comes with telling them.
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Listen to Love Trapped: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-trapped/id1878220033
Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster
Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/
View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/
Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show!
Subscribe on YouTube where we have bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod
Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/
Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI
For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit: https://www.munchausensupport.com/
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf
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