Who the Hell is Hamish?
By The Australian
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Subscribers: 2670
Reviews: 5
Episodes: 18
Aug 25, 2020
interesting story, format is a little slow
drsh
Apr 21, 2019
interesting story but the interviewer was a terribly yellow journalist, leading the interviewees, suggesting emotions and analysis to them, over and over. His extended interview with the former teenage survivor of this predator was utterly creepy as the interviewer questioned her in the most gross and prurient manner.
Robin
Mar 15, 2019
Host's voice is so unpleasant. Brrrrr...
Clari
Feb 27, 2019
I really like it..! Can't wait for more episodes ♡
MarianB
Feb 18, 2019
Already hooked and only 2 full episodes in. Can't wait for more!
Description
He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be.
After pleading guilty to 18 charges, Hamish McLaren was sentenced in June 2020 to an aggregate sentence of 16 years in prison with a non-parole period of 12 years for 17 counts of fraud. He was given a fixed sentence of 7 years and 6 months for a single charge of money laundering, to be served concurrently. His overall sentence was reduced to 12 years imprisonment with a nine-year non-parole period on appeal in 2021.
McLaren was released in July 2026 after nine years behind bars.
These crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of millions of dollars he stole?
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Introducing: The Breakdown
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Introducing: The Lighthouse
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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The Reckoning
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Bonus: Jane
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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The Definition of Evil
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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On the Couch with Hamish
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Kevin from Queensland Goes to Canada
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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The Intern
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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The Gatsby of the Great Lakes
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Fashion Crimes
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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The Day Max Died
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Introducing Who the Hell is Hamish?
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Feb 04, 2019 |