Sam Mullins

When the police searched David Davis right there on the side of the road, in one pocket, he had an apple. And in the other pocket, he had two IDs. One for David Davis and one for Ronald Platt. But what the police had no inkling of was that this man in their custody was neither David Davis nor Ronald Platt. He was, in fact, a man called Albert Walker, one of the most wanted men in the world.

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Sea of Lies is produced by What's the Story Sounds for CBC. It's hosted and written by me, Sam Mullins, and produced and reported by Alex Gatenby. Mixing and sound design is by Ivan Eastley. From What's the Story Sounds, our executive producers are David Waters and Daryl Brown. At CBC Podcasts, the senior producers are Andrew Friesen and Damon Fairless. Eunice Kim is our story editor.

Sea of Lies is produced by What's the Story Sounds for CBC. It's hosted and written by me, Sam Mullins, and produced and reported by Alex Gatenby. Mixing and sound design is by Ivan Eastley. From What's the Story Sounds, our executive producers are David Waters and Daryl Brown. At CBC Podcasts, the senior producers are Andrew Friesen and Damon Fairless. Eunice Kim is our story editor.

Emily Connell is our digital coordinating producer. Executive producers are Cecil Fernandez and Chris Oak. Senior manager is Tanya Springer. And the director of CBC Podcasts is Arif Noorani.

Emily Connell is our digital coordinating producer. Executive producers are Cecil Fernandez and Chris Oak. Senior manager is Tanya Springer. And the director of CBC Podcasts is Arif Noorani.

Just drop in my stuff.

Just drop in my stuff.

In a story filled with consequential door knocks, here's another. That's the sound of my knuckles on the door of what's important to know for this chapter of the story, a modest middle-class home. Hi, Andy. I'm Sam. Sam, a pleasure. So nice to meet you.

In a story filled with consequential door knocks, here's another. That's the sound of my knuckles on the door of what's important to know for this chapter of the story, a modest middle-class home. Hi, Andy. I'm Sam. Sam, a pleasure. So nice to meet you.

Oh, sorry.

Oh, sorry.

To figure out how a mere Canadian man named Albert Walker became one of the most wanted men in the world, one frosty night, I drove an hour from Toronto to a small town called Orangeville to meet someone.

To figure out how a mere Canadian man named Albert Walker became one of the most wanted men in the world, one frosty night, I drove an hour from Toronto to a small town called Orangeville to meet someone.

That's Andy Staley. Talking with Andy, I learned quickly that whenever he references the intersection of his family's life and Albert Walker's life, he calls it broadly the nonsense. Andy's in his 60s now. He outclasses me by wearing a sharp blazer for our audio-only interview, as if we're doing it on camera. As I set up, he uncorks a bottle of red. Where we're going, he's going to need it.

That's Andy Staley. Talking with Andy, I learned quickly that whenever he references the intersection of his family's life and Albert Walker's life, he calls it broadly the nonsense. Andy's in his 60s now. He outclasses me by wearing a sharp blazer for our audio-only interview, as if we're doing it on camera. As I set up, he uncorks a bottle of red. Where we're going, he's going to need it.

Hey, I mean, how much do you want me to tell you? All of it. I wanted to know all of it. I first read the Staley family name in an old newspaper clipping when I was learning about Albert's life in Canada and the people left in his wake. I cold emailed Andy Staley telling him what I was trying to piece together.

Hey, I mean, how much do you want me to tell you? All of it. I wanted to know all of it. I first read the Staley family name in an old newspaper clipping when I was learning about Albert's life in Canada and the people left in his wake. I cold emailed Andy Staley telling him what I was trying to piece together.

How did this man I'd been hearing about called David Davis and Ronald Platt come to be hunted by authorities across the globe? How did a middle-aged family man from small town Ontario come to be an international fugitive? and he responded by saying that he had something to show me, something that might help. The box. To say I was intrigued is an understatement.