Episodios

  • Sick

    Sick
    Oct 2 2023
    In 2003 Hannah Milbrandt was 7 years old when she was diagnosed with leukemia. Her small Ohio hometown were devastated and people donated thousands to cover the cost of her care. Unbelievably, Hannah had no illness whatsoever.
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    29 m
  • The Cottingley Fairies

    The Cottingley Fairies
    Oct 2 2023
    In 1917 two schoolgirls managed to take some photographs that clearly showed fairies. The images became famous around the world and were used as 'evidence' of the existence of fairies for over 60 years, convincing even some of the greatest minds.
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    26 m
  • The Fake Victim

    The Fake Victim
    Oct 2 2023
    Everyone will remember where they were on September 11th 2001. Unbelievably, one person saw the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York as an opportunity to achieve respect, sympathy and profile. This is the story of 9/11's Fake Victim.
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    33 m
  • The Missing Boy

    The Missing Boy
    Oct 2 2023
    In 1994 Nicholas Barclay was 13 years old. He was walking home from playing with his friends when he vanished without a trace. He wasn't seen again until 3 years later when he incredibly reappeared... however not everything was as it seemed.
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    34 m
  • King Con: The Doctor & Lawyer

    King Con: The Doctor & Lawyer
    Oct 2 2023
    Paul Bint was a chameleon. Throughout the 80s and 90s he adopted the persona of many highly qualified people and performed jobs all over the UK, including regularly walking into hospitals and practicing as a doctor.
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    28 m
  • The Stamps Scam

    The Stamps Scam
    Oct 2 2023
    'Ponzi Schemes' are sadly not uncommon. They are one of the biggest and most serious forms of corporate fraud, but what are they? And who is 'Ponzi' that they have come to be named after?
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    22 m
  • The Spy

    The Spy
    Oct 2 2023
    A master manipulator and misogynist, one man managed to convince a number of victims to go into hiding fearing imminent attacks from terrorists. The con man controlled every aspect of their lives for 10 years, claiming to be an MI5 agent.
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    36 m
  • The Lottery Winner

    The Lottery Winner
    Oct 2 2023
    When financial difficultly was likely to result in divorce, Howard Warmsley told a lie: 'I'VE WON THE LOTTERY'. For months thereafter he was forced to live the life of a multi-millionaire, all the while compounding his already crippling debt.
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    22 m