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9. The “Girlfriend”

April 01, 2025 • 39m

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Overview

Hannah and Carol continue investigating Kin's alleged stalking, focusing on mysterious emails from a supposed girlfriend. Forensic linguists analyze the messages and conclude the girlfriend appears to be a real, separate person—not Kin using another identity. The team traces connections to a woman in Surrey who may have been Kin's partner and business associate. As Hannah goes public with her story, she grapples with online criticism and processes the trauma through testimony at an international court, where she breaks down recounting her experience.

The Girlfriend's Phone Number Mystery

Hannah reveals she never called a phone number left in an email claiming to be from Kin's girlfriend, fearing it might be hackers or a trap. The team traces the number to a real woman in Surrey with documented connections to Kin, seen in photos and videos together at events. When producers attempt to call, they get no answer, leaving them uncertain about her involvement or awareness of the situation.

  • Hannah received 14 emails in under three hours from someone claiming to be Kin's girlfriend, ending with a WhatsApp number
  • The phone number belongs to a real person connected to Surrey, where Kin also has connections
  • Photos and videos show this woman appearing as Kin's partner at fashion events
  • Attempts to call the number go unanswered
" Maybe it was hackers and they gave his girlfriend's number. Or maybe it was actually his girlfriend giving her number. Or maybe it was hackers giving a number of, like, a colleague of his, just to... We don't know. "

Hannah Goes Public and Faces Backlash

After the podcast launches, Hannah confronts online criticism calling her a "posh bird" and "sugar baby," with commenters suggesting she "asked for it" by accepting dinners and gifts from Kin. Her father tries to reassure her, but the comments trigger Hannah's internal struggle with shame and self-blame—the same feelings that prevented her from seeking help during the stalking.

  • Online commenters criticize Hannah as a "posh bird" with an "annoying accent" and call her a "sugar baby"
  • Hannah admits part of her agrees she "asked for it," then has to check herself and reject that thinking
  • Her father expresses guilt for backing off and not being more involved when the stalking was happening
  • Hannah felt responsible for the mess and didn't want to involve people she cared about
" There's a lot of pressure to be like a true victim and get help and get taken seriously to have not made mistakes and bad choices. It's like I made so many bad choices. I accepted so many dinners and whatever from Kin and I thought he could mentor me and I enjoyed the life and the free stuff but that doesn't mean that I sort of deserve the hacking and the stalking. "
" It's funny because reading those comments, there's almost like a tiny part of me that kind of agrees. That I'm like, oh shit, yeah, I did ask for it. And then I have to check myself and say, no. "

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