S32 Trailer | Sea of Lies
A body is pulled from the ocean, and a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals begins.
This is the story of a con man who couldn't stop lying. A tale of murder, stolen identities, fine art, a diaper stuffed with gold bars, and a crime solved by a Rolex watch. From rural Canada to coastal England, he lied and deceived at every turn.
Award-winning podcaster Sam Mullins (Chameleon: Dr. Dante & Wild Boys) takes you inside the world of a devious scammer whose trail of destruction crosses continents and decades. So who is he? And how did this ruthless villain finally get unmasked?
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Transcript
This is a CBC podcast.
I want to tell you the story that changed everything I thought I knew about luck.
It begins on a serene summer day off the coast of southern England
when two fishermen hauled up something unexpected from the depths.
The body of a man.
No identification on him.
The pockets were turned inside out.
There was a cut on his head.
That didn't look right.
The only clue was the man's watch.
The serial number led to a name.
The name led to an address.
And the address led to a shocking discovery.
There's a man living at this address, in the name of deceased, after the discovery of the body in the sea.
One name, one address, but two different people.
Thinking, what on earth have I turned up here?
That was like the jaw-dropping moment.
What is going going on?
We need to step this up a level.
As the police honed in on their suspect, they had no idea how much things were about to escalate.
Nobody really knew from where he came.
He just kind of showed up, right?
You should be really careful because you don't know anything about this man.
As they pulled at the threads, they began to unravel a dark and vast plot.
Officers finding large sums of money.
This isn't really happening.
This isn't really true.
It's a missing person.
And the allegation is that she's been abducted.
Don't get too near.
Don't get too close to this.
We were literally running out of time.
I said if you let him go you'll lose him.
He'll escape.
They were unmasking a ruthless villain and one of the most wanted men in the world.
It's a tale of murder, skullduggery, and international intrigue.
Detectives and investigators around the world would dream of that type of investigation.
All along, police were being led by a miraculous string of luck.
Oh, it's an absolute million-to-one shot.
It's probably worse than a needle in a haystack.
Toward a truth desperate to be found.
When you think about it logically, how we've got from there to there is unbelievable, and it truly is.
Who was the man at the center of it all, who lived a life built on lies?
I'm Sam Mullins, and this is Sea of Lies from CBC's Uncover.
Available now on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.
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