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The Criminal Makeup

42: The Serial Liar Husband Who Went To EXTREME Lengths To Protect His Secret Double Life – Mark Hacking

The Criminal Makeup

Danielle Kirsty

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 β€’ 2.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Hey Guys! Today we're going to be talking about the case of Mark Hacking. Hope you enjoy listening! xoxo

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0:45.1

Each episode we dive into the minds of some of the worst criminals in history and today we are going to be talking

0:51.4

about the case of Mark hacking. So Mark hacking was just your typical

0:57.2

serial liar. I'm sure we all know somebody that is like that. At least I do do I actually know a couple someone that will

1:04.9

literally lie about anything and everything who is just an impulsive liar who

1:10.0

will lie even when they don't need to because they literally can't help it.

1:15.0

Well, Mark Hacking was one of those people.

1:17.7

He would lie to his wife, his friends, his family, his colleagues, about everything.

1:23.6

And this went on throughout his whole life.

1:27.4

Eventually, he started to create such a big web of lies

1:31.6

that he ended up living a double life. He created this fake fantasy life for himself to live in,

1:37.6

but what usually happens with serial liars like Mark, the lies eventually start to unravel.

1:44.5

And this is exactly what happened and Mark just didn't know how to handle it.

1:48.9

He desperately tried to protect his secret life that he created for himself.

1:53.5

And unfortunately, this resulted in absolute tragedy.

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