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It's been just over 6 months since the Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell, was introduced to the masses. Happy belated anniversary everyone — remember, we're all in this together, and it isn't ending anytime soon. Bucky at Animal, Ferrell's pen pal while she's in jail, just received his latest correspondence from Salt Lake City... and it looks like she's coming back to NYC.

It seems Burning Angel (which is NSFW, so don't bother Googling) is inviting the Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell, over to shoot some scandalous photos once she's out from behind bars. Of course, seeing as how everyone has seen Ms. Ferrell naked by now, porn entrepreneur Joanna Angel has upped the ante, declaring: "I would love to fuck her on camera... I think we'd have a lot of fun." It's sure to be pure comedy porn gold. Meanwhile, Ferrell's cellmate is now looking for some attention as well. [via FreeWilliamsburg]

Kari Ferrell, better known as the Hipster Grifter, will be out of jail in 9 months, according to Animal, who contacted the Salt Lake City Correctional Facility.

As the Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell, sits behind bars penning notes to NYC bloggers, her story hit the small screen in an episode of Law & Order. The episode, which aired last Friday, featured a girl named Emma with lots of similarities to our lil' Korean Abdul-Jabbar.

Well you gotta hand it to Kari Ferrell, aka the Hipster Grifter. Five months after her story lit up the blogosphere and she's now in a Utah jail after being arrested for her fraudulent and thieving past, Ferrell continues to play the media like a fiddle. Ferrell has now taken her publicity tour to a bigger stage, giving "an exclusive jailhouse interview" to ABC News, providing her with a platform to express herself the way one would in an online profile. Among the choice tidbits and quotes that Kari shares:

This was bound to happen, so don't pretend like you'd never hear about her again. Yes, the one and only Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell, has returned. She's actually probably still in Utah facing charges, but that isn't stopping the fat cats in Hollywood from capitalizing on her storyline. Gawker hears that "Law & Order has put out a confidential casting call for someone who sounds a lot like Kari Ferrell. The show is said to be seeking Asian females, 25-29, to play a con artist who claims she needs money for kidney treatments. Under the force of her irresistible charms, men fork over cash." Casting gods: please let them cast Kari herself; only one person can come up with and deliver mouth handjob lines with such effortless diction.

It's been two months, so let's recap. Kari Ferrell, aka the Hipster Grifter, charmed the pants off half of Brooklyn with the promise of mouth handjobs over the last year. No crime there. But it turned out she was a liar and a thief, and like, wanted in Utah for passing $60,000 in check fraud. Speaking of, the Salt Lake Tribune has even adopted the Hipster Grifter nickname, as they report that Ferrell was charged again yesteday in 3rd District Court on numerous felony counts. "Ferrell allegedly opened a Comcast cable account in 2007 using her ex-boyfriend's name and Social Security number without his permission, charging documents state. She allegedly also wrote three checks to three different people on bank accounts that were closed or had a zero balance. She faces one count of identity fraud and three counts of issuing bad checks, all are third-degree felonies." And hey, Gawker points out commenters in her hometown feel about the same as they do here.

Hipster Grifter Kari Ferrell has been hanging out a safe distance from Brooklyn, in the unofficial sixth borough of Philly. The Observer's Doree Shafrir, who introduced the world to the grifster, was in the Philadelphia courtroom that Ferrell appeared at this morning. Reportedly Ferrell gave an address in Brooklyn as her current one (you know, aside from her really current one at Riverside Correction Facility in Northeast Philadelphia). She also told the court during her hearing that she had a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Utah, something that university was surprised to hear, as they'd never heard of a Kari Ferrell before and had no records of her ever attending. After a few more questions and answers, the hearing was over, and now Utah has 30 days to pick up their problem child. If they don't come and get her, "she has the right to habeas corpus, meaning that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania could decide it no longer wishes to keep her, and let her go." And if that happens, a few gullible Brooklynites are about to get grifted (albeit after some mouth handjobs).

The Hipster Grifter herself was duped, and then she turned around and lied to us all. So no, it's not over yet. It seems that Kari Ferrell didn't turn herself in to the Philadelphia Police Department, if one is to believe this musician who claims to have lured her into the hands of the authorities there. His story is a long one, but basically: His band met Miss Ferrell in Brooklyn in December and once they read about her now very public story, they played aloof and got her to come visit Philly. Bandmate Sam Tremble says, "I didn't want Kari to know we were on to her, because I thought I could catch her. I talked with Sgt. Fred Ross in Salt Lake City during this time. He liked my idea, but couldn't encourage me to act on behalf of law enforcement. He said my only option was to call local police when I knew where she was. On Sunday, May 3, she finally agreed to take a bus to Philly." Consider the rest instant karma. Yet Ferrell went on to lie to her newfound press generators in NYC, saying she turned herself in. So there you have it. Currently her extradition hearing is set for May 15th, and her bail is a whopping $250,000.

Everyone can breath a sigh of relief and stop checking their wallets now: the Hipster Grifter has left New York. Bucky Turco says that he received a text message from Kari Ferrell early this morning (followed by a phone call), saying she had turned herself in to police in Philadelphia because “things were getting ridiculous.” Why Philly? The grifting mind is a mysterious thing, though she claims she simply “didn’t want to do it in New York.” Gawker further investigates, reporting that she was booked into custody last night at 10:35 p.m. as a fugitive from another jurisdiction. Meanwhile, she promises to give her new internet friends her jail address in Salt Lake and asks that they please write while she's behind bars. But maybe Kari will be putting some pen to paper on her own, because if you can't grift: get a book deal. UPDATE: The Observer follows up on the story they started, saying it's now up to the Salt Lake police to come and get her.

You didn't think you'd heard that last from the hipster grifter Kari Ferrell, did you? AnimalNY's Bucky Turco and Deadspin's A.J. Daulerio somehow lured her over for an in-person photo shoot, video confessional and sports talk. No word on whether the session included any of her patented mouth handjobs. Surely that video will hit the internet soon enough, until then, enjoy Ferrell's apology here:

Have you learned to love the hipster grifter story yet? If not, we encourage you to scroll up or down to read another post, and remind you that you're also entitled to a full refund on your subscription fee. Still here? Check it out: This photoshopped movie poster featuring Kari Ferrell was just spotted in Williamsburg, home to her target demographic. This may be good news for Hipster Grifter haters, however; FreeWilliamsburg astutely points out that now this has reached the street art medium, it's officially over... At least until the inevitable Grifster Handbook hits the Urban Outfitters discount book table.

The ongoing internet trail leading to Kari Ferrell photos and information has now led to a cached MySpace page, which she started under the name "Sylvester Stabone." As one might expect, it's jam packed with sexual innuendo, topless photos and other nonsense. But her past is coming back to haunt her in other ways as well—now firmly settled into Day Six of Griftergate, the fascination with Ferrell-penned notes has reached a new level: eBay! A matchbook from Greenpoint's Coco66 is being auctioned off, with a note reading: "The only meat in my mouth comes on a six foot stick," signed Ping Pong. With 5 days left, it's got 11 bids and is up to a recession-friendly $11.50. There's no way this is getting up to three-figures, but if it does, perhaps Ferrell can be pat on the back for bailing out one hipster at a time.

And now we've seen the hipster grifter naked. Today a blog posted a series of topless of photos of Kari Ferrell, saying that they were sent in by a friend because "evidently his friend got scammed by her, but he got these photos." We'll leave it up to you to decide if the pictures represent the next leap in what has been an ongoing walk of shame for Ferrell throughout the week or will get the desired reception that someone with such a clear interest in making people notice her upon arriving in New York would hope for. With all of the photographs of her that have surfaced over the past few days, it seems that the only pictures Ferrell wasn't actually having taken were x-rays for the cancer treatment she told friends that she was undergoing. Of course, there's always Day Five.

Where in the world is Kari Ferrell? All signs point to her still living in New York, being spotted in Greenpoint, DUMBO and even at Williamsburg's Barcade. And now her victims, and Kari herself, are speaking out... the latter with much more brevity.

     

Tracking down a grifter should really be much more challenging, but Kari Ferrell has left her mark all over the internet for anyone to find. Perhaps she's been purposely leaving footprints, even commenting on FreeWilliamsburg back on March 4th, linking to her own photos. Gawker picked up on her trail and has delved into her Photobucket account, and since her story broke yesterday images have been popping up everywhere, with at least one person who encountered her starting a Flickr set with not-yet-seen pics. A MySpace group dedicated to catching her was even started in February.

It would be impossible to sum up the Observer's story on 22-year-old grifter Kari Ferrell, who recently conned her way into many New Yorker's hearts, beds and wallets. She even landed a job at Vice magazine—who are currently looking for a new administrative assistant, by the way. The young Miss Ferrell somehow managed to convince everyone, at least for a short period of time, that (amongst other things) she had lung cancer, was pregnant, worked for Coachella promoters GoldenVoice, and that she would, like, totally pay them back. Eventually they were all smart enough to Google her (hey amateurs, rule #1 in grifting: always change your name).