Jeffrey Manchester post-arrest

(Gaston County Case Files)

Hole carved by Jeffrey in the Belmont McDonald’s restaurant

(Gaston County Police)

Brown Creek prison, which Jeffrey escaped from

(Brown Creek Correctional Institution)

Jeffrey's mug shot; Channing Tatum in Roofman

(FlixPix / Alamy)

Karen:

The “Roofman” robberies

Episode sources:

1. “I’m so sorry.’ ‘Roofman’ robber politely threatened lives in NC McDonald’s” by Julia Coin and Theoden Janes (Charlotte Observer) 2025

2. “After jailbreak, ‘Roofman’ hid in a Charlotte Toys R Us – but also in plain sight” by Julia Coin and Theoden Janes (Charlotte Observer) 2025

3. “‘Roofman’ was poised to make a final escape. Then his heart got him in trouble.” by Julia Coin and Theoden Janes (Charlotte Observer) 2025

4. “They had run-ins with ‘Roofman’ 20 years ago. How do they feel about him today?” by Julia Coin and Theoden Janes (Charlotte Observer) 2025

5. “‘Roofman’ Gets the Blame for 38 Robberies in 9 States” by John M. Glionna (LA Times) 2000

6. “The True Story Behind Roofman—and the Criminal Who Escaped Prison and Lived in a Toy Store” by Michael Natale (Biography) 2025

7. “The True Story Behind Roofman and the Fast-Food Robber Who Hid Out for Months in a Toys ‘R’ Us” by Esther Zuckerman (Time) 2025

8. “The California man who hid for 6 months in a secret room inside Circuit City” by Katie Dowd (SFGate) 2024

9. “Charlotte’s burglar on the roof” by Mark Washburn (Charlotte Ledger) 2024

10. “Alleged ‘rooftop robber’ nailed” (Record Searchlight) 2000

11. “Top 40 - June 12, 2004” (American Top 40)

12. “CONCORD / 'Roofman Robber' on lam after prison escape” by Demian Bulwa (SFGate) 2004

13. “Is Roofman a True Story? All About the Real-Life Robber That Hid in a Toys 'R' Us for Months After Escaping Prison” by Jordana Comiter (People) 2025

14. “How Jeffrey Manchester Lived in Toys R’ Us and Robbed McDonald’s” (Utterly Interesting)

Georgia:

Anna Delvey

Episode sources:

1. “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It” by Jessica Pressler (New York Magazine) 2022

2. “‘As an Added Bonus, She Paid for Everything’: My Bright-Lights Misadventure with a Magician of Manhattan” by Rachel Deloache Williams (Vanity Fair) 2018

3. “Wannabe Socialite Busted for Skipping out on Pricey Hotel Bills” by Rebecca Rosenberg (The New York Post) 2017

Anna Delvey

(NY Post)

Anna in court

(Richard Drew / AP)

11 Howard

(Hotels.com)

Le CouCou

(tripadvisor.com)

Anna on Dancing with the Stars with ankle monitor

(DWTS / ABC)

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