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May 2025
6m 34s

The Con Introduces: Sea of Lies

CBC + BBC World Service
About this episode

A body is pulled from the English Channel, leaving detectives with a dead-end case. That is, until a shocking discovery begins a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals. 


Award-winning podcaster Sam Mullins (Chameleon: Wild Boys & Dr. Dante) takes you inside the world of a criminal whose trail of destruction crosses continents and decades. So who is he? And how did he finally get unmasked?


All episodes of CBC’s Uncover: Sea of Lies are available now.

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