Can't Buy Me Love: Master Con Man Steven J. Russell

In every great love story, there’s some degree of risk. We risk our
hearts, at the very least. We risk getting hurt. But one thing we
DON’T usually risk is prison time. This is the story of one of
America’s tricksiest con men. An ingenious thief, a master
impersonator, and the most prolific prison escapee in U.S. history.
One of the fascinating things about him is the motivation behind
his many crimes and escapes. Not so much money…but love. Or so he
claims. Join us for a made-for-Hollywood tale of obsessive love and
intricate fraud--the subject of the movie "I Love You, Phillip
Morris" with Jim Carrey and Ewan MacGregor.

Sources:
I Love You, Phillip Morris by Steve McVicker
Esquire Magazine, The Great Escapee by Alex Hannaford
The Guardian, Elizabeth Day:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/06/steven-russell-elizabeth-day-jim-carrey

TodayIFoundOut.com, Karl Smallwood: King Con: The Con Man Who
Simply Walked Out of Prison Four Times

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