Dezi Freeman: The Hunt | Ep 5 | The making of Dezi Freeman

About this episode

This episode explores the origin story of Dezi Freeman, revealing the influences and pivotal moments that shaped his worldview.

He was known to the world as Dezi Freeman, but that wasn’t the name he was born with. In this episode, 7NEWS journalist Michael Usher and Crime Editor Cassie Zervos trace Dezi Freeman’s origin story, uncovering new details about his childhood, the influences around him, and the pivotal moments that shaped his worldview — revealing the reality of the man behind the myth, and how he became radicalised. 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: Michael Usher

Guest: Cassie Zervos

Topics covered

• origin story
• childhood influences
• radicalization
• journalism
• myth vs reality

Keywords

• Dezi Freeman
• Michael Usher
• Cassie Zervos
• radicalization
• 7NEWS
• LiSTNR
• origin story
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 7NEWS, LiSTNR, 7Plus

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