I really felt that we made a difference, you know, we, our story played a huge role, I think, in paving the way for him to finally bring his son home, and those are the kind of things that really mean a lot, at least to me in journalism. And she, unfortunately, was born with no windpipe. But everything else, I'm planning everything, and you can't ask me any questions.". Macchiarini was already being scrutinized for his work, including by doctors who had been trying to save the life of one of his patients, Yesim Cetir. You know this man adores you. And I had seen paperwork that he had done work at the Vatican, consulting work. Dashing, successful and charming, Macchiarini, she thought, was the perfect man for her. Macchiarini and Benita quickly started planning an extravagant wedding, she said. Some even believed he'd win a Nobel Prize one day, according to author Stuart Ritchie. She graduated magna cum laude from WSU with a degree in journalism in 1987. And she was Daddy's Little Girl. Alexander said that day marked the beginning of their relationship. In fact, he told me that Paolo would often leave their interview to engage in some frantic texting with someone, probably a lover, probably Benita. If your response is to point a finger at a victim, thats really sad. None of the promises Alexander said her fianc Paolo Macchiarini had made for their wedding day would come true. And, and then he would tell me the priest won't marry us, and this went on and on and on. After doing her own research, Alexander found that Pope Francis had just married 20 couples and began to believe it was possible after all. Alexander is well-known for her career in production and film and was also in a relationship scam that made headlines and fueled her documentary, "He Lied About Everything." And so I was sort of, by becoming involved with him and by falling in love with him, I was breaking this cardinal rule in journalism that you don't get involved with a subject of your story, and even though when we did fall in love, it was, we were at the end of the production of the story, we kept it quiet because of that. A successful TV journalist, the single mother-of-one was interviewing him for a report on cutting-edge medicine. And so I did, you know, I sat back, and even when I was tempted to ask questions, I didn't. And so we were looking into this field, and we found this doctor. I want, I just want to get the job done. The couple shares a daughter named Jessina, born in 2003. I was, I was conflicted about it. [00:01:59] Benita: I had worked my way up from working in, from tiny little newspapers in Detroit, Michigan, which is where I went to college and where I'd, my family had moved after Australia. Excellent place. related to AARP volunteering. And it came down to how are we going to accomplish doing all these pieces for this wedding that is going to be so high profile, so exclusive, I mean I've never heard of anything so, it was, I mean in my career I've experienced some great things; this was wow. Benita Alexander is a producer, director, writer, and narrator, who has actually been behind several episodes of ID's 'Now,' 'Dateline,' and even 'Inside the Obama White House.' It thus comes as no surprise that her professional success has given way to her confidence. In need of a lung transplant, doctors arranged to transfer her to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. "I talked to my editors and we started thinking, 'Well, let's just keep pulling on this thread. And I got so irritated with him, I actually hung the phone up on him. again. He was often described as a George Clooney look-alike, you know, he's, he's very elegant. And after he left, I said to my parents, that's what I'm going to do when I grow up. They live in the same area outside Florence. What started as dream relationship developed into a nightmare filled with lies and deceit. to search for ways to make a difference in your community at Short Press Reel. In 2015, she served as a co-executive producer on Breaking the Silence, which featured DWTS pro Cheryl Burke, and Counting On alums Jessa Seewald and Jill Duggar Dillard. In June 2013, they flew to Venice for what Alexander called an incredibly romantic weekend.. After doing some digging, it transpired that Macchiarini was not the medical genius she thought he was. The Karolinska Institute commissioned an external investigation into the allegations. Alexander was working on a documentary about Macchiarinis success in the medical field. [00:34:17] Bob: Well, at some point you transition from wow to okay, I've got to get to work on this, right? Firstly , on a personal observation , girl , you absolutely need a makeover. He has peoples lives in his hands.. [00:12:11] Benita: Not like that, you know, this was, this was one of those almost cliche movie moments where, you know, I don't even believe in love at first sight, but there was some sort of thing, something happened. Death." She had already spent good money on her wedding preparations. And he was not doing well, and I was really struggling with the fact that I was about to become a single mother. He says to me, "I want to take over the wedding planning and I want to surprise you with everything. But at this point, they're just questions. Capping off a whirlwind romance filled with gondola rides in Venice and quiet dinners in the Greek islands, she was. Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Buy Season 1 Read More: Where Is Paolo Macchiarini Now? Corbascio called the decision "absolutely insane.". He's also had his artificial trachea removed. And so now his son, who I think was about 8 or 9 at the time, was in Brazil with her family, and he was engaged in this very difficult and complicated fight to try and get his son back, and such a loving father. I'll take care of it." She is honestly proud of how far she has come (as she should be), and its evident shell never let anything or anyone take this journey/narrative away from her. [00:33:17] Bob: What he thinks is this is going to be an incredible challenge. Uh, I think he actually appreciated being challenged to an extent. Nothing anybody could do for her, and then like so many of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini's patients, they did a google search and found this kind of a magician of a surgeon who said I can help your little girl. You know, we should do this to help Pope Francis, we should do this to help the Catholic church, and so it was almost like an obligation. Two-hour special that investigates the perfect engagement gone wrong between Emmy award-winning journalist, Benita Alexander, and the internationally acclaimed surgeon, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini Two-hour special that investigates the perfect engagement gone wrong between Emmy award-winning journalist, Benita Alexander, and the internationally acclaimed surgeon, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini. [00:23:14] Bo Lindquist: And then we traveled to different places. It said he'd be in South America and that the "trip had been planned for quite some time," Alexander said. Her mother was Korean, and her dad, Canadian. Ole Petter Ottersen, president of the Karolinska Institute since 2017, told ABC News in a request for comment on Macchiarini, "It is obvious that KI's initial handling of this case was insufficient and inadequate on several points. And so does anyone who has anything to do with the wedding. People could be dying because of this man, and therefore, I couldn't stay silent, I couldn't crawl under the covers. I was blissfully happy. After sweeping Alexander off her feet by taking her to jet-setting and romantic locales all over the world for months, Macchiarini proposed. [00:18:02] Benita: Oh, there was so many. One name kept coming up over and over again, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini. Sought after worldwide, people believed Macchiarini would one day revolutionize the field of organ transplantation, journalist Bo Lindquist said. And I said, "Well how's that going to work, because we're both divorcees," or so I thought, and I'm not Catholic. The two-part special details how Alexander, an award-winning investigative news producer, met Dr. Paolo Macchiarini while she was producing an NBC News special about the renowned surgeons work in the field of regenerative medicine. We had been divorced for a couple of years at that point and for three years, and he was diagnosed with glioblastoma which is a very, there's no good kind of cancer, no good kind of brain cancer, but the, you know, the outlook is not good, you know they, they kind of give someone two years at the most. [00:31:00] Bob: One of those nondisclosure agreements is signed by Matthew Christopher. [00:17:35] Benita: Around this time that my ex-husband, John, passed away, we became romantically involved. [00:42:33] Bob: When Benita comes to her senses, she switches back into investigative reporter mode, and decides to find out the real truth behind Paolo. "And then I want him to be held accountable. And he was putting artificial tracheas, the windpipe, into patients. And he came to visit us in Australia, and I was just, I was only 8, but I was ab--, absolutely infatuated with what he was doing and asked him all these questions. Benita now uses her personal story of survival and resilience to help other women who have been love conned find the road to recovery. Macchiarini had told her that he and his wife were separated, but that the divorce hadn't yet been finalized legally. [00:02:15] Bob: Still a young journalist, she found her way to the top of her profession very quickly. What do they discover? Her first marriage was to fellow journalist John Noel. Paolo Macchiarini proposes to Benita Alexander before leaving US for work: Part 2Alexander seemed to be living a fantasy lifestyle. She said she later sent a lengthy text message to him, and received a single-word response: "Wow! ET on ABC. [00:13:10] Benita: When I met Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, and when I was working on this story, I was at an extremely vulnerable place in my life. Alexander then married, Edson Jeune, a ballroom dancer. She later tied the knot with a ballroom instructor Edson Jeune in 2012, yet even that didnt work out. Thank you to our team of scambusters; Executive Producer, Julie Getz; Researcher, Haley Nelson; Associate Producer, Annalea Embree; and of course, our Audio Engineer, Julio Gonzalez. Benita Alexander has everything going for her. She is currently the Executive Producer/Showrunner of the true crime series "Crimes Gone Viral," which airs on Investigation Discovery and is in its second season. I see a woman and two kids," she said, adding that she knew about Paolo's wife in Italy. [00:32:26] Bob: And so she comes in with a small team, right, and you all sit around a table, and what does she say to you? Most importantly, though, we need to mention that Benita not only attended the former doctor/her former fiancs trial in Sweden, but she also covered it as a correspondent for season 3 of the Dr. She was taking an incredible risk by getting involved with Paolo. On your mark, get set, go. She couldn't do anything that a normal child could do. "We had to clear her throat basically every four to six hours, sort of 24 hours, seven days a week," said Oscar Simonson, a cardiothoracic surgeon who worked at the Karolinska Institute and its affiliated hospital at the time. He was listed as one of . The third season, called "Dr. Death: Miracle Man" includes 6 episodes, along with a bonus episode that is an interview with Benita by host Laura Beil. And it's presented to me by Paolo, it's not even about our wedding or about our love story. If I had a checklist, he, he was everything I would want in a partner, everything you would want in a man. Together, they'd spend long weekends traveling to different countries, like Mexico, Russia and Greece. You know, the equivalent of going to a drugstore and buying whatever, you, they, the idea is ultimately we'll get to the point that, you know, you have a failing organ or you lose a body part, you just order up a new one. With the celebrations set to last four days, Alexander had her dress designer make four different gowns. I want to focus on work. Benita Alexander and Paolo Macchiarini fall in love Alexander, an award-winning documentary TV producer, met Macchiarini in 2013 while working on a story about the surgeon's pioneering work. He was put on trial after his patients reportedly suffered bodily harm during his experimental surgeries but he always denied any criminal wrongdoing. I was like, 'What is happening to Benita,'" Alexander's friend, Marian Fontana, said. [00:36:00] Matthew Christopher: On Valentine's Day, I met him. Macchiarini convinced Alexander that the Obamas, the Clintons, the Beckhams, Elton John, and John Legend were few of many personalities to attend their wedding. [00:23:20] Bob: Bo also spent many months following Paolo around the world, getting to know him, getting Paolo to open up to him. Benita Alexander's documentary chronicles her fairytale romance with a celebrity surgeon that turned into a scam. She said Macchiarini had told her that for their wedding, the Vatican had offered them the pope's summer residence in the Italian town of Castel Gandolfo. The personal relationship between Alexander and Macchiarini continued to blossom. I had butterflies or something like some, some kind of electric spark went through my body, and I, my immediate thought was, what in the heck is that? So over the next few days he tells me that theres something hes never told me before, and that he is actually Pope Franciss private personal doctor. Thats what I have the power to do now. Which clearly would completely change the face of, of medicine and, you know, all these people that been told they have no hope or no chance, it, it would be, it would be a gamechanger, right. I still remember my first day walking in there too, especially with, with all the art, the art deco and everything. The scale . "I have some really high-powered clients," she said he told her. She soon discovered that as she lived an apparent fairy tale romance -- with someone who not only seemed to care for her and her daughter but also lavished her with expensive gifts and trips -- others were already searching for the truth about Macchiarini. Season 1 (206) 2018 13+ He Lied About Everything is the true tale of the love affair between award-winning investigative producer Benita Alexander, and world-renowned surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. Um, and so he had, we were coming back into the room after dinner one night, and I was kind of teasing him. Benita was pursuing a big story when the ill-fated lovers met in 2013. And one of those really, really tight embraces. Nobody, except my closest friends and family, knew about the Pope because we weren't allowed to talk about it, but they knew that was a big VIP wedding. I love some pressure, let's go for it. If I had a checklist, he, he was everything I would want in a partner, everything you would want in a man. But everything else, I'm planning everything, and you can't ask me any questions." [00:12:46] Benita: Oh yeah, no, I immediately just sort of shoved it down and thought whatever that was, it was, it was silly, and uh, let's forget about that. Um, maybe I felt like that at some point when I was really young and I had a, had a crush in school, I don't know, but I don't, I don't ever remember feeling like that. Lindquist said the documentary sparked outrage in Sweden, and weeks later, new investigations into Macchiarini began. The Karolinska Institute, which had renewed Macchiarini's contract in November 2015, launched another investigation into Macchiarini and reversed its previous conclusions -- Macchiarini was indeed guilty of scientific misconduct, the Institute determined. Wake up to the real world! He was dying and Macchiarini became someone Alexander could lean on. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Elton John was going to be performing. In the most recent development, she narrated her story on ABC's The Con, so that more people can be made aware of such practices. She was even more stunned when she began to realize that so much of what Macchiarini had told her about his personal and professional life was a lie. [00:23:10] Bo Lindquist: The first time was in Stockholm at the Karolinska Institute. It's a very aggressive form of brain cancer. When a magical romance with a world-renowned surgeon develops into a nightmare, his fianc uncovers a path of destruction that leaves dead patients and shattered families in its wake. Benita met and married a fellow reporter, John Noel, and moved with him to New York, where they welcomed their daughter in 2003. She'd been in the intensive care unit in Turkey for three years, and her health was still deteriorating. It wasnt surprising being a surgeon in Italy. Then, two years later, her father, whod married a neighbor, asked her to pack up her bags and leave for good. "That wasn't true. But as the wedding planning continued, Alexander's fianc became increasingly embroiled in work-related issues. [00:17:51] Bob: Their relationship blossoms quickly. And when I looked at the email, there was an article, and it was an article about the fact that the Pope was not even going to be in Rome on July 11th, 2015, he was going to be in South America. [00:38:37] Bob: But even without asking any questions, one thing is clear, this wedding is going to be big. What started as dream relationship developed into a nightmare filled with lies and deceit. I'm kind of a control, you know, right, I'm kind of a control freak. Paolo Macchiarini was born in Switzerland to Italian parents and has spoken of having had a difficult childhood in Basel, where by his own account he felt like a perpetual outsider in school. She is also the CEO of Berraca Productions, a company she founded to further her advocacy work empowering women who are the survivors of fraud. They make it for you in the lab, right. And it's, I was proud to work there. I found him very um, hmm, he had a presence about him. A successful TV journalist, the single mother-of-one was interviewing him for a report on cutting-edge medicine. The university even cited some of the whistleblowers, reprimanding them for their participation in some of Macchiarini's papers. But despite his seemingly busy schedule, Alexander said Macchiarini offered to plan their wedding. [00:36:55] Bob: Benita, the TV producer, is very used to managing all the details of a big event. What did he do this time?" Macchiarini denied the accusations coming from his colleagues at the Karolinska Institute to Alexander, and she doubled down on supporting Macchiarini. 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But Benita's intuition overtook her and she hired a private investigator to look into the surreal wedding. The doctors also raised the issue that Macchiarini had reported on a patient in a way that suggested the patient was still alive, even though they had died before the paper was published. It just never stopped, to the point that I would come home from these trips, and all my friends were hanging on the edge of their seat. I loved everything about it, and to be sort of plunging into the unknown, even though I felt very secure with Paolo, happily in love. [00:36:51] Matthew Christopher: Yeah, yes, oh my gosh. This is a surgeon. Benita has spoken about her experience in numerous national and international TV and radio programs. They got married in October 2012. They become engaged and plan a lavish dream wedding, to be attended by celebrities and officiated by none other than Pope Francis himself. Bo has begun asking questions about this medical miracle worker, so had some fellow researchers. He was kind of a rebel. They said that the patient was doing fine and that's not true: One of his lungs was completely obliterated from a chronic infection.". [00:04:33] Bob: But it also sounds like you get pretty, your stories are very emotional, and you get pretty involved in your subjects, right. I mean my, I mean my jaw was on the floor. [00:00:34] Welcome back to The Perfect Scam. We just made sure we took care of Benita. He wrote love notes in lipstick on her mirror and left roses on the bed in the shape of hearts. Gerdin also said Macchiarini had failed to obtain ethical permits to perform the transplants, which he said amounted to experimentation on human subjects. In 2020, she appeared on the ABC documentary series The Con to discuss her personal life and narrate what happened between her and Paolo Macchiarini. 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