Oliver Killeen
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Oliver Killeen is an international bigamist and fraud
ster. He pretended to be a doctor of psychology
in Waterford, Ireland for five years in the late 90's conning thousands of people into believing he was a highly trained psychotherapist
. He also wrote articles for Irish newspapers during that time. He had married numerous times but never divorced. Eventually Killeen was convicted for bigamy
in the United Kingdom
in 2005 serving a 3 year sentence. In 2006 Agnieszka Piotrowska
directed a documentary about Oliver Killeen for Channel Five entitled Conman With 14 Wives (also broadcast as Trust Me I am a Conman in some territories) which led to a discovery of Killeen's subsequent bigamous marriage. Barbara Daniels, one of Killeen's many wives, has filed a bigamy charge against him in Superior Court in Ontario. Oliver Killeen is to appear in court again April 6, 2011. A Canadian documentary series was made entitled "The Devil You Know" created by Vancouver based production company Make Believe Media. One of the episodes tells of Barbara Daniel's story of her marriage to Oliver Killeen and her daughter's fight to bring him to justice in Canada. It is currently airing in Canada on the Viva channel and on the new channel OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).
Fraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
ster. He pretended to be a doctor of psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
in Waterford, Ireland for five years in the late 90's conning thousands of people into believing he was a highly trained psychotherapist
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
. He also wrote articles for Irish newspapers during that time. He had married numerous times but never divorced. Eventually Killeen was convicted for bigamy
Bigamy
In cultures that practice marital monogamy, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another. Bigamy is a crime in most western countries, and when it occurs in this context often neither the first nor second spouse is aware of the other...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2005 serving a 3 year sentence. In 2006 Agnieszka Piotrowska
Agnieszka Piotrowska
Agnieszka Piotrowska is a BBC trained documentary filmmaker. She was amongst the 30 most successful creative Polish people featured in the recent exhibition at the Barbican¹s Museum of London entitled London Creatives/Polish Roots organised in conjunction with the Polish Cultural...
directed a documentary about Oliver Killeen for Channel Five entitled Conman With 14 Wives (also broadcast as Trust Me I am a Conman in some territories) which led to a discovery of Killeen's subsequent bigamous marriage. Barbara Daniels, one of Killeen's many wives, has filed a bigamy charge against him in Superior Court in Ontario. Oliver Killeen is to appear in court again April 6, 2011. A Canadian documentary series was made entitled "The Devil You Know" created by Vancouver based production company Make Believe Media. One of the episodes tells of Barbara Daniel's story of her marriage to Oliver Killeen and her daughter's fight to bring him to justice in Canada. It is currently airing in Canada on the Viva channel and on the new channel OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).
External links
http://ownca.oprah.com/Shows/The-Devil-You-Know.aspx- http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/index.html?subject=Oliver+Killeen&type=Person
- http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/michele_mandel/2009/03/30/8934681-sun.html