Netflix's "The Puppet Master" unpacks the crimes of British con man Robert Hendy-Freegard, who lied about his identity to steal money from his unfortunate victims. Hendy-Freegard would form relationships with women, telling them that he worked for MI5. He had a pattern of isolating these women from their loved ones in order to take money from them and force them into poor living conditions. Some victims were even reluctant to work with the police because he told them that authorities were other MI5 agents or double agents. Although Hendy-Freegard was caught and convicted of kidnapping, theft, and deception, he was eventually released after an appeal.
