Harold Lasseter claimed he had stumbled across a vast and lucrative gold reef in the central Australian desert when he was just 17. So successful was he in convincing authorities - and himself - that his story was true, the legend of the lost reef still excites fortune seekers to this day. Forensic psychiatrist Robert M Kaplan joins the show to delve into the mind of one of Australia’s greatest liars.

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