Netflix lanceert op 9 februari aflevering 1 en 2 van de nieuwe audio-miniserie ‘The Making of a Swindler’ op de feed van de populaire Netflix’ documentaire podcast: You Can’t Make This Up. De podcast, geproduceerd door RAW (hetzelfde team als achter de Netflix documentaire The Tinder Swindler), gaat dieper in op het leven maar ook op de methoden van de beruchte Tinder Swindler. Elke aflevering onthult nieuwe leugens en vertelt ook meer over de mensen die hem bewust – of onbewust – steunden. We komen meer te weten over de fouten die hij maakte en de lessen die hij heeft geleerd en keren in deze podcast terug naar zijn vroege jeugd
Over de afleveringen
Vanaf 9 februari Episode 1: The Theatre of the Con
In the course of the film, we learn about the entourage that surrounds Simon wherever he goes. Who are these people? Are they in on the scam? Or are they as much victims of his lies as the women he swindles? In this episode, we learn more about the identity of Peter, his bodyguard. And Avichay, his supposed “business partner” and childhood friend. Plus we hear directly from Jamal, Simon’s driver in London who still feels deeply guilty for his involvement three years later.
Vanaf 9 februari Episode 2: Who is the Real Simon?
It’s clear that Simon is a criminal mastermind. But that level of skill requires practice, and a certain amount of pathology. In this episode, Felicity and Bernie try to understand the mind – and the methods – of the swindler. They meet with a forensic psychologist who specialises in con artists, to better understand the psychology behind what is known as “the love con”. Then they travel back to Finland, where Simon was convicted in 2015 and spent time in jail. But far from learning his lesson, he clearly learned from his earlier mistakes.
Vanaf 6 februari Episode 3: The Rabbi’s Son
Before he was travelling around Europe pretending to be a millionaire playboy, Simon was Shimon, the son of an Orthodox rabbi from a small town near Tel Aviv. His father was a well respected member of the community, the chief rabbi of El Al Airlines for 15 years, with religious connections around the world. In this episode, Felicity talks to an Israeli police officer who has been on Simon’s tail since 2011, and describes his earliest cons, when he was working as a babysitter. And then we meet Rabbi Badush from Brooklyn, whose chilling story will make you wonder if the apple didn’t fall very far from the tree.
De documentaire film The Tinder Swindler is vanaf vandaag wereldwijd beschikbaar op Netflix
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