Dezi Freeman: The Hunt | Ep 1 | The final 24 hours

About this episode

The episode explores the final 24 hours of fugitive Dezi Freeman, detailing the manhunt and its impact.

7NEWS Crime Editor Cassie Zervos was at home with her newborn when a police source gave her a scoop: Australia’s most wanted fugitive, Dezi Freeman, had been found and shot dead. She became the first journalist to break the story. Freeman, a self-described ‘sovereign citizen’, had been on the run for seven months after allegedly killing two police officers. What followed was one of the largest and most intensive manhunts in recent Australian history. 7NEWS journalist Michael Usher and Crime Editor Cassie Zervos take you inside the case from every angle — what happened, how it unfolded, Freeman’s ideology, and the impact on those left behind. Dezi Freeman: The Hunt is a 7NEWS and LiSTNR co-production. Listen to the podcast on Secrets We Keep or watch the vodcast on 7Plus . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Cassie Zervos

Guest: Michael Usher

Topics covered

• crime
• manhunt
• journalism
• sovereign citizen
• police
• Australia

Keywords

• Dezi Freeman
• manhunt
• 7NEWS
• Cassie Zervos
• Michael Usher
• crime
• Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 7NEWS, LiSTNR

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