EP 12 | DEBRIEF: The Rise and Fall of Coco Berthmann

How do you say no to a girl who claims she survived the unthinkable? You don’t. You open your front door.

When viral anti-trafficking advocate Coco Berthmann needed a place to stay, Becky McIntosh did what any compassionate mother would do—she took her in. Becky was ready to help a traumatized survivor heal. Instead, she invited a whirlwind of chaos directly into her family’s home.

Within mere hours of moving in, the red flags started flying. From compulsive lying and emotional manipulation to bizarre, medical-mystery fainting spells, Becky came to realize Coco wasn't just looking for a safe haven—she was running a psychological con.

In this jaw-dropping episode, Becky sits down with us to detail life inside the blast radius of "Hurricane Coco." We explore how a master manipulator weaponized sympathy, the breaking point that led Becky to reclaim her home, and the secret "Hurricane Coco" network—a battle-scarred coalition of Salt Lake City moms who all took Coco in, got burned, and banded together to finally expose the truth.

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