Tim Uehlinger

May 31, 2024 | yahoo.com | Tim Stelloh |Susan Leibowitz |Tim Uehlinger

Victor Paleologus often portrayed himself as a well-connected figure in Southern California’s entertainment industry — a record company executive, a movie producer, someone with links to the James Bond franchise. In reality, he was a failed restaurant owner and “master manipulator” who faked those credentials and, from 1989 to 2003, lured nine women into vulnerable and sometimes terrifying situations, prosecutors alleged at the time. Some of the women said they were choked.

Nov 3, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Tim Stelloh |Vince Sturla |Tim Uehlinger

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleNov. 3, 2023, 11:09 PM UTCBy , and Jennifer Steadman had been married less than a year when, she said, all hell broke loose. She’d once understood her husband, Jason Steadman, to be charming and charismatic, with an eye toward their future — someone who treated her like a queen and was eagerly preparing for their first child. But according to the FBI, whose agents pounded on their door Nov.