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Who the Hell is Hamish? - From The Front: The mystery of ‘Shotgun Johnny’ Regan

The 1974 murder of &lsquo;Shotgun Johnny&rsquo; Regan has never been solved. Now, his family wants answers. That&rsquo;s where The Australian&rsquo;s new cold case investigation The Gangster&rsquo;s Ghost comes in.&nbsp; Subscribers can listen to Episodes 1 and 2 now at gangstersghost.com.au. This episode of The Australian's daily news podcast The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

From The Front: The mystery of ‘Shotgun Johnny’ Regan

He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But 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?

From The Front: The mystery of ‘Shotgun Johnny’ Regan

Who the Hell is Hamish?

The Australian

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