Former Bachelor Clayton Echard’s casual one-night fling turned into a paternity nightmare. The scandal ignited the internet, attracting hundreds of citizen sleuths who noticed the story didn’t add up.

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Infamous Bachelor Clayton Echard’s real drama began after the rose. He left the show disgraced and determined to start over. That’s when a one-night fling spiraled into a nightmare that would lead Clayton into a years-long battle to prove the truth. Host and reporter Stephani Young investigates the twisted case.

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The truth about what happened the night Clayton Echard and Laura Owens hooked up is only known to them. You’ll hear Clayton’s version of events. But as Laura begins to make pregnancy claims that don't make sense, Clayton asks himself — Who is Laura Owens? And what does she really want?

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When Clayton Echard sees Laura Owens’ positive pregnancy test, he struggled to believe his eyes. He’s determined to handle it on his own, without the press finding out. But as Clayton tries to de-escalate the situation, Laura bombards him with emails, and he has the receipts. She sent ultimatums, contingencies, and even threats. But there was one thing Laura wouldn’t send him—an ultrasound.

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Clayton received a lot of emails from Laura Owens in the summer of 2023. He compiled them into a Google Drive he calls the “LO File.” In this bonus episode, host Stephani Young talks with Clayton Echard about more of these emails.

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