Love, Janessa | Episode 3: Meet The Boys

Love, Janessa | Episode 3: Meet The Boys

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Love, Janessa | Episode 4: Helen of Troy

Where is Janessa Brazil? She seems to have vanished. Then, she turns up somewhere unexpected. Is that really Janessa on a radio show, with the wife of a scam victim? Meanwhile, Hannah discovers that justice is hard to come by. Can victims of romance fraud even get their money bac ...  Show more

Love, Janessa | Episode 5: Bubba

“I'm an offensive person.” Can a shock jock radio talk show host help us find Janessa Brazil? Meet Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. Bubba and Janessa used to host his show together and they were even housemates. Did they talk about romance scammers using her images? And does he know w ...  Show more

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