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In January 1941, the Earl of Erroll was found shot dead in his car outside Nairobi. He was the most infamous womanizer of Kenya's Happy Valley set, a circle of British aristocrats who traded England's rules for a highland paradise of adultery, cocaine, morphine, and endless parties, built on land taken from the people who lived there.
When Erroll fell for Diana, the young wife of the newly arrived Sir Jock Delves Broughton, the affair spiraled toward murder. This episode traces the whole descent: who these people were, what really happened the night Erroll died, the trial that captivated a world at war, and the question that outlived everyone involved. Who killed Lord Erroll?
Contains descriptions of drug use, sexual content, suicide, and racism. Listener discretion advised.
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Out of prison and out of options, Blay-Miezah invents the Oman Ghana Trust Fund, a fake multi billion dollar fortune tied to Kwame Nkrumah. Investors hand over their savings, presidents take him seriously, and somehow he keeps walking free.
We cover the forged documents, the bounced checks, his run for president, his years hiding in London, and the 60 Minutes investigation that finally exposed him.
Listen to Part 1 first if you haven't already. This is how a man with nothing convinced the world he had everything.
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In 1975, a man walked out of a Ghanaian prison with nothing but a story, and that story would go on to swindle millions across three continents. Meet John Ackah Blay-Miezah: the "Kerosene Boy" from a small village in western Ghana who charmed his way into the company of presidents, diplomats, and billionaires.
This week on This Really Happened In Africa, we trace how one man's obsession with a stolen kingdom, a dead president's legacy, and a web of beautiful lies made him one of the greatest con artists the world has never heard of.
Main Source: Anansi's Gold: The Man who Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo
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Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Anansis-Gold-Outfoxed-Washington-Swindled/dp/1635574730
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HOSTS: Temidayo Abass, Victor Anih & Korede Izobo
RESEARCH & WRITING: Temidayo Abass
VIDEO EDITING: Elijah Adediran
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Oluwasegun 'Olay' Olayinka & Oluwaloni Familoni
AUDIO RECORDING: Oluwasegun 'Olay' Olayinka for Synergy Studios
MIXING & MASTERING: Oluwasegun 'Olay' Olayinka
A Kiata Studios Production
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Welcome to This Really Happened In Africa! Our first over is a Ghanian man who managed to con the whole world.
