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Crime Analyst

Ep 60: 7 Takeaways from The Puppet Master

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.93.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Laura’s excited to drop the first of many ‘My Two Cents’ on Crime Analyst, giving you her quick-ish take on cases, TV shows/podcasts etc, stories in the news. In this episode, Laura highlights her seven takeaways about the Netflix docuseries ‘The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman.’ This episode includes: • deconstructing Robert Hendy-Freegard’s behaviour (nee Dronfield aka Rob Freegard, Robert David, David Hendy, David Clifton); • an indirect assessment of Hendy-Freegard using the PCL-R, the Psychopathy Checklist Revisited; • breaking down what coercive control is, the signs to look out for and how to spot men like Hendy-Freegard; • potential next steps for the investigation; • the coercive control law Laura successfully campaigned for which came in in England and Wales in 2015 and the coercive control law reform work she is doing across the world (yes it’s a global issue!) You won’t want to miss this. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ And if there is a subject, case, show etc you want Laura to give her ‘My Two Cents’ about contact Laura here https://www.crime-analyst.com/contact/ #ThePuppetmaster #RobertHendyFreegard #HendyFreegard #CoerciveControl #Police #VictimsMatter #Netflix #AskQuestions #BeCurious #TrustYourInstinct #CrimeAnalyst Resources Mentioned in the Episode: Coercive Control Petition in the US https://www.laurarichards.co.uk/dv-law-reform/ Coercive Control Petition in Australia https://www.laurarichards.co.uk/coercive-control-law-reform-australia/ Coercive Control Information on Laura’s Website https://www.laurarichards.co.uk/coercive-control/ DASH Risk Checklist Website https://www.dashriskchecklist.co.uk/ Clip https://www.netflix.com/title/81097362 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Think you know Disney Plus? Think again?

0:06.0

Stream everything from the galaxy's greatest adventures like the Mandalorian.

0:10.0

Oh, may the force be with you!

0:15.0

This is the way...

0:16.0

To the darkest biographical dramas like Welcome to Chippendales.

0:20.0

You're a bare man, Mr. Bairngy. You're 18-month-old yet.

0:24.0

Think you know Disney Plus? Think again.

0:26.0

18-plus subscription-required, season-sees-apply.

0:30.0

Mom, if you are watching this...

0:34.0

It doesn't matter what we've been through.

0:36.0

We still love you, and when you want you back in our lives...

0:42.0

Mom was so young when she met Dad.

0:44.0

Sandra was my first real love.

0:47.0

But that didn't work out. So she decided to start on my dating.

0:51.0

All of it started when David came in.

0:54.0

He said that he worked in the media.

0:57.0

That it was a busy man, but I never saw him go off to work.

1:01.0

I had no idea what was going on.

1:04.0

She was distancing herself from us. I didn't know who she was becoming.

1:08.0

Two years after their first dating,

1:12.0

Mom and David left the house.

1:15.0

I didn't think that would be the last time that me or my children would see her.

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