High-flying crook, dog breeder, driver on the run in the Creuse after overthrowing two gendarmes… Nicknamed “The Puppet Master”, Robert Hendy-Freegard has seen his incredible story told in a series broadcast in recent months on Netflix.
Sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 for "deceit, theft and kidnapping" before being partially cleared on appeal, he abused the trust of young women from whom he extorted money.
His specialty: forcing his victims to cut off all contact with their families.
This is what he could have inflicted on his last companion, Sandra Clifton.
This Englishwoman lived more than 8 years recluse with her 29 dogs, unable to cross the threshold of her house located in the small Creuse village of Vidaillat.
Separated from her daughter and son for a decade, her “worrying situation” alerted neighbors and authorities.
Until their actions precipitated the downfall of Robert Hendy-Freegard.
