Over the next two years, Mary underwent two spinal operations and in 2019, she was able to walk again. Liz, a doctor from Newcastle was left without any money following an elaborate scam. I had always wanted to get in control of my weight, but nothing was working. ", She added: "He actively goes out to impregnate women to rip them off for money. Lewis, a nurse and mother of two, met Jordan on a dating website in January 2013. Jordan was jailed in 2009 for bigamy, gun crimes, fraud and failing to register as a sex offender. "Finally I was tapped out, there was nothing else. 'I met William online when I was a single mother with a nine-month old baby,' Thomson said. Royal fans express disbelief that Prince Louis is already five - after latest birthday photo is Bank holiday treat! A mother whose weight spiralled out of control after discovering she was 'married' to a bigamist with three other wives and 13 children had revealed how she lost two stone in just 12 weeks. And American, William Allen Jordan, deserved every day of his five-year sentence, top judges have ruled after he launched an appeal. 'He was a glorified bodyguard, working between D.C. and New York. 'He said had never had an American Thanksgiving, so my family went all out,' she said. . Now, Thomson is once again speaking out about her ex-husband's betrayal, comparing the scandal to that of a television drama, and detailing the painful process of finding out that she had been lied to for so many years. William Allen Jordans lies depended on his story about being an active CIA agent who would often have to disappear for months at a time for missions which served as the perfect cover for seeing his three other wives and 13 children. Real deal: Mischele said, 'We would laugh; he was funny. He told his wife that the police would claim he had been arrested for bigamy, insisting that the charges were an error on the part of the authorities, who had found 'papers' relating to a CIA asset named Julie, who he claimed had been posing as his wife in order to conduct spy work in the UK. Jordan's web of lies was exposed, revealing he had three 'wives', 13 children with six women and was a registered sex offender, after being convicted of molesting a girl between the ages of nine and 13 in 1997. Mary also put Mischele in touch with six more of Jordan's alleged victims, who shared their stories. ', Mischele tried to keep an open mind, but had many, many questions about her beau's work. And as a nurse, she knew that this personality disorder is highly genetic, and there was a chance that her baby could inherit it. Seeing someone that youre with really making a difference felt a bit like dating Superman.". 4. . I had to crawl to and from the toilet. Jordan then vanished again shortly before Christmas that year and called in January to warn Thomson that the police were about to ring her. Chalmers sounded like an older man with a British accent. By the end of 12 weeks shed lost two stone, and said she finally felt in control, and claims her taste buds have since changed. All through the summer of 2013, Mischele was contacted by Chalmers and Marcus. 'In 2004 when I was pregnant with Zach, he told me somebody he met on an undercover operation was going to kill our kids, kidnap them, rip bits off and send them to us in the post if we didn't give them money,' she explained. It turned out Jordan was a scam artist who had duped Mary and two other women into marriage, as well as fathering 13 children with a total of six women. With Rafe Spall, Elizabeth Todd, Mischele Lewis, Shirley. William Allen (August 5, 1704 - September 6, 1780) was a wealthy merchant, attorney and chief justice of the Province of Pennsylvania, and mayor of Philadelphia during the colonial period. Jordan's deception came to light at the end of 2005 when he told Thomson that he'd had a run-in with the police over what he described as a 'misunderstanding' relating to a friend's credit card. 'After six months of being together I fell pregnant, which was a huge surprise because he told me he was infertile after having mumps as a child,' she recalled. . 'Something told me to look at it,' Mischele said. Mischele was planning a wedding with William when, in 2014, she discovered his past crimes and tipped off the police about his whereabouts. Mary Turner Thomson with husband Will Jordan. He told her he worked with the British military, Notoriety: Mary Turner Thomson wrote of her ordeal at the hands of Jordan. In January 2014, Mischele was becoming disenchanted with the relationship and considered breaking up with Jordan. Jordan had never been a spy, although Mary said he was good at impersonating voices. She'd read about Jordan in a book written by one of his previous wives, Mary Turner Thomas, and intended to do the same. 'I felt passionately that this needs to end, and it needs to end with me,' Mischele said. I did terrible things."'. But despite her situation improving Ms Thomson still wasn't able to lose any of the extra weight and was 120kg. 'I was feeling deep inside like atoms were bouncing off each other. He presented himself as "Liam Allen," an employee of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. "It was odd to hear my husband talking to his other wife. Managed by: MARGARET POTTER: Last Updated: December 6, 2014: View Complete Profile. She later learned that he had been arrested and convicted of molesting a girl between the ages of nine and 13 in 1997. ANNIE BELLE . I had resigned myself that this was going to be my size forever.". Swindle: Then she was told by the 'British men' she needed to send cash totalling $1,300 to prove her worthiness to the spies. The truth, as she later learned, was that he had in fact been arrested and convicted of molesting a girl between the ages of nine and 13 back in 1997. "After everything happened I initially gained two stone (12 kg)," she said, according to The Sun. William Jordan, who would now be 73 years old, may appear as harmless as a kindly old grandfather on the surface, but authorities warn that his long life includes cold-blooded murder. But on February 18, 2014 after her boyfriend, and the father of her unborn child, had ignored her on Valentine's Day she Googled 'William Allen Jordan.'. He is buried at Bethany Reformed Church Cem where his son, Rufus Early Jordan's in-laws (the Livengoods) were all buried since the 1700's. Hero NYPD detective Troy Patterson dies after 33 years in a coma following shooting while washing his car during Michelin-star chef shocks fans with plan to add semen-based dish to his menu. Bookmark A mum has revealed how she discovered her 'secret agent' husband had three other wives. Jordan did spend time with Mischele during the day of New Year's Eve, but not that night. I didnt understand why carbs were bad, and they explained the science behind what carbs do to your body. When he arrived back in the US, William found another target Mischele Lewis, who again fell for his story that he was a spy for the British Ministry of Defense. "She said 'I'm the other Mrs Jordan'," Ms Thomson told ITV in 2018. He asked Mischele a multitude of personal questions her name, social security number, where she lived, and about her family members. He convinced Mary he was a CIA operative on secondment to the MI5, even coming up with paychecks to back up his story. 'Your family is wonderful; your kids are wonderful.'. At first glance Mary Turner Thomson's romance with William Allen Jordan seemed almost too good to be true. He would reach out and caress my hand or leg it was affectionate, not creepy', As one: Mischele bought them matching promise rings, left, as their relationship blossomed. The Scottish woman met Jordan on a dating site on 2000, with their instant connection seeing the US-born man propose to Ms Thomson just three weeks after they virtually met. Jordan, who was living in the UK, sent her his engaging e-mails, rhapsodizing on personal responsibility and how much he wished he could have a family. 'I feel relieved now,' Mischele said. I'm trying to be hopeful that this will bring other victims forward.'. 'I was also sent smart scales and a pedometer - and was encouraged to walk more every day. Once she received her clearance, she would be provided with a secure telephone, so she could contact him whenever she wanted. Her husband, William Allen Jordan, fathered 13 children with six women and had another wife throughout their six-year relationship, as reported by the Sunday Post. His manipulation included convincing Mary that their children Eilidh, Zach, and Robyn, were under threat of kidnap, persuading her to hand over more than $250,000 to pay off blackmailers. Jordan was unmasked as a scam artist and jailed in 2009 for bigamy, fraud and gun crimes, before being deported back to the US. 'He was very charming, and we sent emails back and forth. William Allen Jordan and Mary Turner Thomson How in the She thought she had the perfect marriage until she found out her husband, who said he was a 'spy', had other wives. 'I don't see it as a diet, I see it as a new way of life. Now the mum-of-three has shared how she was able to gain control of her life again after the shocking betrayal. Jordan would cover his visits to his other families by telling Ms Thomson he had to go on top-secret CIA missions frequently. After serving two and a half years in a British prison, Jordan was released and deported back to his home in New Jersey, where he allegedly started the scam all over again. William had told Mary he was an active CIA operative on secondment to MI5 in the UK - and was able to give her proof, including paychecks. I was a terrible person. Jordan and Mischele corresponded by email for a few weeks, and then met in person at a mall. Chalmers also told Mischele she would need to do a series of financial transfers to prove her worthiness. Mischele suspected that 'Tom Chalmers' and 'Marcus' were, in fact, Jordan. a female agent on site sometimes posed as his wife. He promised to be there Christmas Day, but again didn't show up. 'He assured me that as a member of the intelligence community he had a code-word that acted as a 'get-out-of-jail-free' card and that he'd used it,' Thomson saidof the incident at the time. This is the moment a woman bravely trapped an infamous conman and bigamist who stole her heart and allegedly scammed her and at least nine other women from both sides of the Atlantic. Florence resident Mischele Lewis, 37, met Jordan on a dating website in January 2013, the report said. The Other Mrs Jordan will unpick the life of Jordan, who convinced his British wife Mary Turner Thompson that he was a CIA operative working in counter-terrorism in the early 2000s until she received . Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. The couple, who met online in 2013, were together for 15 months, before Lewis like so many women before her discovered that she had been fed a complicated string of lies. Mary Turner Thomson's life was turned upside down when her husband's 'other' wife called and broke her world apart. After signing up, Mary received a set of 'smart' scales and an activity tracker that links with the app, allowing her to monitor her weight-loss progress and daily step count. Mary Turner Thomson, 53, from Edinburgh, found her American husband William Allen Jordan had THREE other wives. William Lewis Miller, son of Mason and Mary C. (Ball), taken about 1939. 'By this stage, I was four years in and completely under his control, so I sold everything I owned my house, my car, my life insurance, everything.'. Adventure Princess! The couple had met online. Jordan, a muscular, mild-mannered man in his late 40s, was arrested again last week in Cherry Hill and now faces charges of sexual assault, theft by deception and impersonating a law-enforcement officer. ', Mischele's reaction was overwhelming stress. ', She said the focus on both her diet and exercise, as well as sleep and water, meant she learnt to keep the weight off 'for good.'. He told both of them that he was a spy, and had both convinced that the 'other Mrs. Jordan' was not really a wife, but an agent working undercover. wife. Either William Grayson Jordan, son of Marvel and Mary Ann (Claycomb), or William's son Jabez Jordan (Sr.). Her partner, William Allen Jordan, was jailed for bigamy, fraud, and gun crimes, had conned her out of 200,000, and was revealed to be a convicted sex offender. By ', Mischele didn't investigate the name immediately. It was only later that doubts began to emerge when his fantastic stories of his secret work for the UK government unraveled. Nancy Allen (Jordan) Miller, taken about 1939. A British woman who discovered that her 'perfect' CIA agent husband was actually a serial bigamist with more than a dozen children and three different wives has shared her horror at learning about his past - while comparing her life to that of a character in a TV drama. 'He said he escorts foreign dignitaries and their families from place to place,' Mischele related. Jordan', before saying: 'Well, I'm the other Mrs Jordan.'. 2 Unmarked grave in Will Jordan lot 2 William Allen Jordan, NC, PFC, 322 Inf, 81 Div, 10/24/1929 4 Eula Mae Jordan, 3/6/1917 - 11/27/1949 Happy: Thomson wed Jordan in 2002; they got engaged in 2000, weeks after meeting online. He even persuaded Thomson to find more than $250,000 to pay 'blackmailers' he claimed had threatened to kidnap their children Eilidh, now 16, Zach, 13, and her daughter Robyn, 19. Inside she found an immigration card with the name of William Allen Jordan. 4. . He played on my nurturing instincts.'. He was the son of William Clark Jordan and Mary Ann Johnson. 'At any given time, something could not be true. The first web page that came up was a story on Lovefraud.com entitled, Will Allen Jordan, AKA Will Allen, convicted sex offender and bigamist, deported from the UK, returns to New Jersey. I had resigned myself that this was going to be my size forever. Chalmers said there would be a series of tests. The 53-year-old also thought she had the perfect marriage until she found out that her 'CIA agent' husband had another wife and at least 13 children with 6 women. Throughout their relationship, Jordan would continue to manipulate his wife, with his story about having to go away on missions serving as the perfect cover for seeing his other families. Two months into their involvement, Jordan told Mischele that he needed to talk to her. 'We sat down one day, and discussed them all.'. Bringhurst, who had been married to Jordan for 16 years and had five children with him, phoned Thomson, asking if she was 'Mrs. So Mischele maintained contact with Jordan, pretending that she was willing to try again, if he worked to retain her trust. He even persuaded Miss Turner Thomson to come up with 200,000 to pay 'blackmailers' who he claimed threatened to kidnap their children. husband. A woman has described how she was fooled by a bigamist who pretended to be a CIA agent so that he could see his other families.Mary Turner Thomson, 53, from Edinburgh, said that watching the BBC. Mary was so traumatised from the experience that she turned to comfort eating, with her weight ballooning as she gain five stone, tipping the scales at 19 stone. In 2006, Jordan pleaded guilty to bigamy, obtaining funds by deception, failing to register as a sex offender and possession of a stun gun. She spun her lie after lie and she believed him until it all came crashing down and she discovered he'd be jailed for molesting a girl under the age of 13. Jordan, Mischele learned, had at least 13 kids with eight different women. He was born in 1856 in Surry Co., NC and died in 1952 in Davidson Co. Mary fell pregnant with Eilidh within six months of meeting Jordan and with Zach three years later. Mary fell pregnant with Eilidh within six months of meeting Jordan and with Zach three years later. (Photo by Donna Andersen) By Donna Andersen. 'I never knew what a soul mate was until I met you,' Jordan said, claimed Mischele. She said: "Psychologically I was so manipulated. 'After everything happened I initially gained two stone. The couple had met online back in 2000, with William proposing to her just three weeks later and posing as an undercover CIA agent. Private. For 10 weeks, Mischele engaged in a psychological chess match with a seasoned con artist. They send articles every day and reading those got me in the right mindset. She said: It was constantly in excruciating pain. It may be a test, to see if I could be depended on. Mary Turner Thomson, 54, met US-born William Allen Jordan on an online dating site in 2000, and their whirlwind romance saw him propose just three weeks later. Her weight crept up and she put on another three stone, and was a size 24. Jordan was charged and jailed for bigamy, illegally possessing a stun gun and fraud. 'I read the article oh my god,' Mischele recalled. 'I started shaking. Mary Turner Thomson, 53, from Edinburgh, met William Allen Jordan, who claimed to be a CIA agent on secondment at the Ministry of Defence, online when she was a single mum with a tiny baby.. I couldn't lose it in front of my kids.'. The couple, who met online in 2013, were together for 15 months, before Lewis - like so many women before her - discovered that she had been fed a complicated string of lies. She claims her husband, William Allen Jordan, was involved with 8 different women and fathered 13 kids. She also learned that he had swindled 198,000 more than $333,000 from Mary. Throughout their relationship, Jordan would continue to manipulate his wife, with his story about having to go away on missions serving as the perfect cover for seeing his other families. Jordan managed to dupe his wife into believing he was a CIA agent on secondment to MI5. TV & Film 31.03.23. They initially had to postpone their wedding because he claimed to be away on a 'mission', Thomson compared Jordan's lies to the plot of drama series Mrs. Wilson (pictured), which is set to air on PBS in 2019, and which charts the life of a woman betrayed by a bigamist husband. . G. Jordan and daughter of Joseph B. 'By this stage, I was four years in and completely under his control, so I sold everything I owned my house, my car, my life insurance, everything.'. Mary was entirely under Williams spell until she received a phone call from Julie Bringhurst, one of his three other wives. Mary Turner Thomson, 53, from Edinburgh, discovered that her American husband William Allen Jordan has THREE other wives. Bringhurst, who had been married to Jordan for 16 years and had five children with him, phoned Thomson, asking if she was 'Mrs. She was ever-present at . Then he distanced himself.'. Episode #1.2: Directed by Owen Gower, Christian Watt. She put me in touch with a production company that was producing a 10 part series to be aired on the Discovery Channel in the UK and Sky1 in the UK and one of the parts was done on Will Jordan. About this time, Jordan left his wallet out something he never did. Mischele met Jordan online in January 2013. But in 2006, his double life was exposed and she discovered he had connected her out of 200,000, before he was jailed for bigamy, fraud and gun crimes. She was wrong. After two spinal operations, she was finally able to walk again in 2019, but struggled to lose weight. "I thought he was going to think I'd had an affair because he was so utterly convinced he couldn't have kids," she told Daily Mail in 2018. The nurse and mother-of-two tipped the police off to Jordan's whereabouts after pulling together all the evidence she needed about his previous offenses, and he was arrested in a parking lot of a strip mall in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in February of 2015. Share your views in the comments section below. 'I carried on talking to him to get information, but he never wavered from his story and said time would vindicate him. By the end of the 12-week programme, Mary had lost two stone - and finally felt in control of her eating habits. But his web of lies unravelled, leaving Mary trying to pick up the pieces of her life. UK streamer ITVX is to look into the life of fake CIA agent and bigamist William Allen Jordan in a three-part doc series. "When the police called, it was like coming out of the Matrix. Jordan', before saying: 'Well, I'm the other Mrs Jordan.'. Mary Turner Thomson, 53, of Edinburgh, believed husband William Allen Jordan (pictured together with her two young children) was a CIA agent, but he was in fact a serial bigamist, Thomson, who is pictured today with her children Moran, 14, Louise, 11 and Alexander, seven, spent years believing that Jordan was the 'perfect' husband and father. They met at the Cherry Hill Mall. ', 'I called on the phone and heard beeps and blips,' Mischele said. view all Immediate Family. Jordan convinced Mary to sell everything she had including her flat and possessions, by claiming her childrens lives were in danger from kidnappers and they had to pay ransoms. 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Mary, author of The Bigamist and The Psychopath, said: After living with a psychopath for nearly six years, I lost everything - I was homeless with three children to support.. Michael Jordan will go down in history as one of the greatest basketball stars to ever play the game. Mary responded within 15 minutes, and they talked on the phone for two hours. Thomson chronicled her personal story of deception in her book, The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal. Lewis says she was planning a wedding and children with Jordan when, in late 2014, she began to realize who he really was, making the shocking discovery about his past crimes, and his past wives and children all of whom he had covered up throughout their romance. Even more horrifyingly Jordan had also got Ms Bringhurst's nanny pregnant. I felt very supported and like I wasnt alone - and everything made sense, and it was a really clear path forward.. Mischele also learned that since Jordan had been released from prison, he'd allegedly had at least two previous victims in New Jersey and one in Mexico. Jordan said that although he did own a medical records company, as he had previously told her, he also still worked for the British government. The kids were having to do the shopping, and every day Id ask them for crisps and chocolate I dont remember eating a proper meal as I was on morphine the whole time.. Eventually he left that job and returned to New Jersey, renewing contact with the parents who had sent him away as a toddler. Mary Turner Thomas says she married a bigamist. Mary Turner Thompson, 53, watched the BBC story a While . Gotcha! By this time Mischele was in love, so she agreed. So regretfully, she decided it was best not to continue the pregnancy. You learn step-by-step how to lose weight for good. The Investigation Discovery channel will run another show in the fall featuring Jordan. ', 'I had always wanted to get in control of my weight, but nothing was working. Mother of the UK's most premature twins who were given ZERO chance of survival says they are going from Do not sell or share my personal information. Mischele downloaded the book and read it in one night. He stopped me being involved with my family, my friends, everybody. 'I wanted to give him a biological person who belonged with him, for the rest of his life he could claim as his own,' Mischele said. After spending a month playing cat-and-mouse with him, she lured him to the parking lot of a store in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on Tuesday, where police slapped handcuffs on him in a pre-organized sting. In October, Mischele and Jordan started talking about having kids together. Mary Turner Thomson, 53, from Edinburgh, made headlines around the world when it was revealed that the husband she thought she knew and loved, New Jersey native William Allen Jordan, 53, was in fact a liar and a scam artist who had duped several other women into marriage, as well as fathering 13 children with six partners. She also contacted Mary via her website. She rang up and asked Mary if she was Mrs Jordan, before saying: Well, Im the other Mrs Jordan. In 2016 she slipped a disc in her back, leaving her bed bound. Remarkably, Jordan's crimes did not stop there. Cycling's transgender rules have come under fire after a male-born rider won an international women's road race over the weekend. 'We would laugh; he was funny. A few months after that, I found out the truth. On March 6 . But her world came crashing down in 2006 when Mary was contacted by another of Jordan's wives, who called her to say 'I'm the other Mrs Jordan'. 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