Love Bombed: Wife Hunter
True crime podcast review — 2026
"Romance fraud told with genuine victim input — coercive control explained through a very specific, repeatable pattern."
Who is this podcast for?
- ✓Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish
- ✓Fans of financial crime and corporate misconduct stories
- ✓Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system
Pros
- +Serialized format builds a compelling, sustained narrative arc across episodes
About this podcast
Love Bombed, hosted by Vicky Pattison for BBC Local Radio, investigates romance fraud and psychological manipulation, with victims sharing their stories directly. Wife Hunter follows a man who used love bombing as a deliberate, repeated strategy to control and exploit the women he targeted.
Best episode to start with
Wife Hunter — Episode 1
Serialized format — listen from the beginning for the full experience
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What is Love Bombed: Wife Hunter about?
Love Bombed, hosted by Vicky Pattison for BBC Local Radio, investigates romance fraud and psychological manipulation, with victims sharing their stories directly. Wife Hunter follows a man who used love bombing as a deliberate, repeated strategy to control and exploit the women he targeted.
Is Love Bombed: Wife Hunter worth listening to?
Our editorial verdict is "Good if romance fraud and coercive control interest you". Reality TV star Vicky Pattison investigates romance fraud and extreme cases of love bombing — this season, a serial 'wife hunter'.
Who is Love Bombed: Wife Hunter for?
Love Bombed: Wife Hunter is ideal for: Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish; Fans of financial crime and corporate misconduct stories; Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system.
What is the best episode of Love Bombed: Wife Hunter to start with?
We recommend starting with Wife Hunter — Episode 1. As a serialized show, it's best to listen from the beginning of a season.
What podcasts are similar to Love Bombed: Wife Hunter?
If you enjoy Love Bombed: Wife Hunter, you might also like: Anatomy of a Scam, S-Town, The Retrievals, The Teacher's Pet. See our full "Podcasts Like Love Bombed: Wife Hunter" page for more recommendations.
Quick facts
- Format
- Serialized
- Host style
- Solo host
- Style
- Compassionate, investigative, serious
- Episode length
- 30-40 min
- Episodes
- 34 episodes (multi-season anthology)
- Country
- United Kingdom
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