Hamish McLaren is a serial fraudster. Remember the podcast Who the Hell Is Hamish? He defrauded victims of their money for more than 30 years before he finally saw the inside of a prison cell.

Tracy Hall was his last victim, losing over $317,000 of her life savings to Hamish while in a relationship with him for 18 months.

Hamish didn’t just financially manipulate Tracy; he emotionally destroyed her. It’s taken her years to recover from that kind of deceit. She processed it by writing a book, The Last Victim, which details her story.

You can find The Last Victim here.

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What to do if you're scammed, defrauded or there is a data breach. Find information here.

Find downloadable tips to avoid scams here.

Find Tracy's website here.

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Guest: Tracy Hall

Host: Gemma Bath

Producer: Tahli Blackman

Audio Producer: Jacob Round

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In August 2021, Gabby Petito went missing while on holiday with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. The pair were six weeks into a four month trip across the United States.

They'd been living out of Gabby's specially decked out van, documenting and filming every adventure so she could share it on her growing social media platforms. But when the 22-year-old suddenly stopped posting, her family began to fear the worst.

Gabby's high-profile disappearance sparked an unprecedented social media movement to find her. An unstoppable onslaught of amateur sleuths and armchair detectives exposed a story no one was prepared to ignore, as the world hung on each development in the nationwide search for Gabby, her fiance, and the truth.

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Guest: Sarah Abo

You can watch the 60 Minutes coverage of this case here.

Learn more about the Gabby Petito Foundation here.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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To some, he’s the mysterious voice behind their favourite true crime podcast (besides True Crime Conversations, of course). Others know him as ‘Casey.’ But who is Casefile's anonymous host, really? Today, we get a chance to find out a little more about him.

In this exclusive chat, ‘Casey’ and Gemma talk about why he’s kept his identity a secret, how Casefile got started, the creative process behind the show, and the cases that have had the biggest impact on him.

He might not tell us his real name, but we’re sharing his story.

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Guest: 'Casey', anonymous host of Casefile

Host: Gemma Bath

Producer: Tahli Blackman

Audio Producer: Jacob Round

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