A True Crime Memoir for fans of my friend anna and the widow's guide to dead bastards
I Married A Con Man
The True Story of Stolen Valor, Betrayal,
and the Psychological Damage Left Behind
He didn't want a weak woman. He cheered me on as I became an Airman and a paramedic. Then I found out who he really was.
Some liars brag at the bar about military service they never had. Daniel Marshall lived as someone he wasn't for decades. He fooled judges, deputies, state representatives, and high-ranking military officers, and he spent years inside the inner circle of a celebrated Navy SEAL and his family for years.
His victims stayed silent, confused, and humiliated, while he moved on to the next one. Most con man stories focus on the artist's cleverness. This one shows how he did it, and what it did to the people he fooled, including me.
Con Man Facts
He doesn't target the weak
Seasoned Cons don’t go after people who are easy to control. They go after the capable and the driven, people who would never fall for it. They don't need to use coercive control, because they earn your trust instead. That's why so few victims report it: they don't understand what happened to them, so they stay silent.
The full story never came out in court
When Daniel was last convicted, neither the prosecutors nor I knew the full scope of his double life. Most still don't. This book is for everyone he fooled, for anyone who thinks it could never happen to them, and for the counselors who need to understand how this abuse differs from domestic abuse we hear so much about.
Nineteen years to connect the dots
It took me 19 years after leaving him to uncover how deep his cons went. I spent years processing what happened, reconnecting with people he deceived, and interviewing them so I could tell this story the way it needs to be told.
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MEET Edwina Adams
About the Author
Edwina Adams is an Air Force veteran and former paramedic. She built both careers while married to a man who encouraged every step and lied about nearly everything.
It took her 19 years after leaving him to uncover the full scope of his double life. Today she's telling the whole story, so his other victims know they aren't alone and readers understand how easily it can happen to capable, intelligent people.
Edwina is also an entrepreneur who has founded and sold multiple companies, a keynote speaker, and a podcast host. She lives in Texas with her husband and two children, and when she isn't writing, you'll find her creating art or adding to her impressive shoe collection.
This book is for educational purposes only and not professional advice.
