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Hendy-Freegard then told Atkinson his cover was blown and both of them had to go undercover. He persuaded Atkinson to tell Smith, who at the time was Atkinson's girlfriend, and Hendy that he had liver cancer and persuaded them to accompany them in a "farewell tour" all over England.
Jan 18, 2022 · While working at The Swan pub in Newport, Shropshire, in 1993, Freegard successfully convinced John Atkinson, a student at the local Harper Adams Agricultural College, that he was an undercover...
Jan 19, 2022 · This is one of Netflix’s true crime documentaries. Robert Hendy-Freegard, also called Robert Freegard, was a barman in a pub in The Swan pub in Newport, Shropshire, in 1993. He targeted a...
Feb 21, 2022 · His first victim, John Atkinson, was a student at Harper Adams Agricultural College and, over a short period of time, was convinced by Hendy-Freegard that he was an undercover MI5 agent, who...
Jul 26, 2021 · He went on to regale Maria Hendy, John Atkinson and Sarah Smith, all in their 20s, with tales about how he was working undercover to investigate an IRA cell operating in the college.
Aug 10, 2022 · In 1992, he worked as a barkeep at a pub in Newport, England, when he met John Atkinson, an agriculture student there. Soon, Robert convinced John that he was an undercover MI5 agent and told him someone in his circle was part of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
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Playing on the IRA fears of the time, he told Atkinson he was an undercover MI5 agent. He instructed Atkinson and his two friends, Maria Hendy and Sarah Smith, to go “on the run” with him as...
