21. Samantha Cookes: The Thousand Names | Carrie Jade Williams True Crime

A mother rushes through a Dublin hospital to pick up the woman she trusts: Lucy Fitzwilliams. But at reception, there’s no Lucy on the list. Just one name… Samantha. Cubicle three. Season 3 of LURKERS begins with the case of Samantha Cookes, also known online as Carrie Jade Williams — a story of aliases, identity fraud, illness deception, and the quiet ways a false identity can enter real homes. Over more than a decade, Samantha Cookes moved through people’s lives under different names and roles: a surrogate, a live-in nanny, a trusted helper, and later an online persona known as Carrie Jade Williams. Each version seemed believable enough to be welcomed in. Each one left people questioning what they had seen, what they had trusted, and how long the performance had been going on. This episode follows the story behind the names — Lucy Fitzwilliams, Lucy Hart, Carrie Jade Williams, and Samantha Cookes — and asks how someone can use sympathy, storytelling, and borrowed credibility to make doubt feel cruel. Content warning: identity fraud, deception, emotional exploitation, illness deception, and manipulation. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. __________________________________________________________________________________ 🎧 Listen to the podcast: Spotify | Apple | RedCircle Spotify: https://rb.gy/4xxy1o Apple Podcast: https://rebrand.ly/z77j687 Red Circle: https://rebrand.ly/srq3m1d 📺 Binge the playlist (Podcast): Lurkers — Season 1 👤 Host: Frank Battiston • 🎛️ Sound: PowerTale Podcasts 📣 Follow: In TikTok @thelurkerspodcast Instagram @thelurkerspodcast 📬 Business: hello@powertaleproductions.com #TrueCrime #Podcast #OnlineSafety