Laura Owens didn’t start with Clayton Echard or Greg Gillespie. In 2016, Michael Marraccini met Laura on a dating app, and he’s never been the same. He dated Laura for a year and a half. The relationship left him with lifelong psychological scars, and a legal battle that’s impacted his everyday life. 

In this episode, we’re telling Mike’s story, which answers some of the biggest questions, like — what’s Laura’s endgame? Why does she do this?  And maybe most interesting of all... what does her family know? 

If you would like to reach out to the Love Trapped team, email us at lovetrappedpod@gmail.com and follow along on Instagram @glasspodcasts.

Laura Owens didn&rsquo;t start with Clayton Echard or Greg Gillespie. In 2016, Michael Marraccini met Laura on a dating app, and he&rsquo;s never been the same. He dated Laura for a year and a half. The relationship left him with lifelong psychological scars, and a legal battle that&rsquo;s impacted his everyday life.&nbsp;
In this episode, we&rsquo;re telling Mike&rsquo;s story, which answers some of the biggest questions, like &mdash; what&rsquo;s Laura&rsquo;s endgame? Why does she do this? &nbsp;And maybe most interesting of all... what does her family know?&nbsp;
If you would like to reach out to the Love Trapped team, email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lovedtrappedpod@gmail.com" data-outlook-id="c48392b2-6566-4c2c-b7b9-8ef2a681f5e4">lovetrappedpod@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and follow along on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/glasspodcasts/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="50d5bad1-8638-4e9e-a72c-af487075bc18">@glasspodcasts</a>.

Former Bachelor Clayton Echard’s casual one-night fling turned into a paternity nightmare. When the news broke about the scandal, no one believed Clayton at first. He was a reality TV star, and an unpopular one at that. Clayton found himself trying to prove the truth, while trapped in a web of lies, manipulation, and threats. He would soon discover he was not the only one.  
At its core, this is a story about who you believe and why. It’s an epic battle that would take a group of strangers, citizen sleuths from across the world, to crack the case and finally hold someone accountable.  New episodes of Love Trapped are released every Thursday, starting February 26th, 2026.  

If you would like to reach out to the Love Trapped team, email us at lovetrappedpod@gmail.com and follow along on Instagram @glasspodcasts.

Former Bachelor Clayton Echard&rsquo;s casual one-night fling turned into a paternity nightmare. When the news broke about the scandal, no one believed Clayton at first. He was a reality TV star, and an unpopular one at that. Clayton found himself trying to prove the truth, while trapped in a web of lies, manipulation, and threats. He would soon discover he was not the only one. &nbsp; At its core, this is a story about who you believe and why. It&rsquo;s an epic battle that would take a group of strangers, citizen sleuths from across the world, to crack the case and finally hold someone accountable.&nbsp;&nbsp;New episodes of Love Trapped are released every Thursday, starting February 26th, 2026. &nbsp;
If you would like to reach out to the Love Trapped team, email us at <a href="mailto:lovedtrappedpod@gmail.com" data-outlook-id="c48392b2-6566-4c2c-b7b9-8ef2a681f5e4">lovetrappedpod@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and follow along on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/glasspodcasts/" data-outlook-id="50d5bad1-8638-4e9e-a72c-af487075bc18">@glasspodcasts</a>.

Love Trapped

The Third Man | EP 8 

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