Don McPherson presented himself as a charming adventurer, telling anyone who would listen he was a millionaire property developer.
In reality, even his own name was an invention - and he had convictions spanning continents for one deception after another. Over the years, he lied about being an orphan raised by foster parents.
He lied to the companies who employed him before he stole from them. He lied to the police, to a judge and to his adopted family here in England about his murky past.
Did he also lie when he said he didn't kill his wealthy wife, Greater Manchester heiress, Paula Leeson, for money? This is the backdrop to one of Greater Manchester's most tragic and intriguing cases.
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