The BelTel

Julia Holmes: The Castlederg woman, her many aliases, and the lives she destroyed

April 30, 2026·25 min
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Julia Holmes was born as Cecilia McKitterick in Castlederg, County Tyrone. After leaving Northern Ireland when she was 19, she eventually settled in Texas, where she started her career as a scam artist - using more than 40 names to dupe her targets into handing over huge sums of money. She posed as countless aliases, including a minister and a psychologist. After being deported home for her crimes, she continued her scams, until she was found dead in 2015 alongside her partner, in what appeared as a suicide pact. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Gillian Halliday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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