A Tyrone-born woman who reinvented herself with dozens of identities to con victims out of huge sums of money. From small-town beginnings to a life of deception in Texas, her web of scams spanned continents. Todays Indo Daily is brought to you by our sister podcast The BelTel, as Ciaran Dunbae explores the mysterious life,and death, of Julia Holmes. 

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Tyrone to Texas: Con-artist Julia Holmes, her 40 aliases and the many lives she destroyed 

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Tyrone to Texas: Con-artist Julia Holmes, her 40 aliases and the many lives she destroyed

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