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The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman

A conman who posed as an MI5 spy to steal almost a million poundsfrom his victims has been...

A conman who posed as an MI5 spy to steal almost a million pounds
from his victims has been jailed for life

Full Transcript

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A conman who posed as an MI5 spy
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to steal almost a million pounds from his victims has been jailed for life.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:46
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
RAW

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Movie Summary

In this harrowing docuseries, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.
S01 • E03 The judge said 34-year-old Robert Hendy-Freegard - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:10
The judge said 34-year-old Robert Hendy-Freegard
S01 • E03 All of us were united in the feeling that, actually, the legal system worked. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:08
All of us were united in the feeling that, actually, the leg...
S01 • E03 We went and had drinks together - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:09
We went and had drinks together
S01 • E03 [cameras clicking] - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:11
[cameras clicking]
S01 • E03 I felt that this was not something that was going to determine who I am - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:09
I felt that this was not something that was going to determi...
S01 • E03 And my family have not paid nearly half a million pounds - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:08
And my family have not paid nearly half a million pounds
S01 • E03 By pretending to be a spy, he has power and control over people. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:06
By pretending to be a spy, he has power and control over peo...
S01 • E03 He wasn't a spy. He was a sad, cruel individual. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:06
He wasn't a spy. He was a sad, cruel individual.
S01 • E03 [reporter] His lawyers have told the Lord Chief Justice - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:08
[reporter] His lawyers have told the Lord Chief Justice
S01 • E03 The Court of Appeal said that in order to be a kidnapping by fraud, - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:09
The Court of Appeal said that in order to be a kidnapping by...
S01 • E03 [newsman] Robert Hendy-Freegard has had his convictions for kidnap overturned. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:05
[newsman] Robert Hendy-Freegard has had his convictions for ...
S01 • E03 Because Freegard had psychologically entrapped them, - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:09
Because Freegard had psychologically entrapped them,
S01 • E03 On a technicality, he was released, - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:08
On a technicality, he was released,
S01 • E03 Absolutely absurd that somebody so blatantly guilty - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:11
Absolutely absurd that somebody so blatantly guilty
S01 • E03 He used coercive control over his victims. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:06
He used coercive control over his victims.
S01 • E03 He only knows one way to live a life, - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:11
He only knows one way to live a life,
S01 • E03 I had a real fear that he would do this again. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:07
I had a real fear that he would do this again.
S01 • E03 The police had questioned Mum, and she said she knew exactly who he was. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:08
The police had questioned Mum, and she said she knew exactly...
S01 • E03 Maybe she's happy, but I had some of Mum's friends message me. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:07
Maybe she's happy, but I had some of Mum's friends...
S01 • E03 One friend in particular was very worried. - The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman 00:05
One friend in particular was very worried.