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Fake Psychic

BBC Radio 4

If you wanted to speak to the dead in 1960’s America, there was one man who was ready to help. A showman with big ambitions. A man who before your very eyes could bring back the dead.

Vicky Baker investigates the story of Lamar Keene, a renowned psychic who confessed to being part of an underground network that he called the "psychic mafia".

From the team who brought you Fake Heiress, this is a story about the art of the con, belief, retribution, and possibly atonement.

  • 7 episodes
  • Updated Feb 1, 2022

Episodes7

  • Feb 1, 2022 · 49 min

    6. Afterlife

    Vicky Baker investigates whether Lamar Keene found atonement at the end of his life.

  • Feb 1, 2022 · 45 min

    5. The Devil's Carousel

    Vicky Baker investigates the story of medium Lamar Keene as he reaches crisis point.

  • Feb 1, 2022 · 50 min

    4. The Cathedral

    Vicky Baker follows in the footsteps of medium Lamar Keene as he hits the big time.

  • Feb 1, 2022 · 43 min

    3. True Believers

    Vicky Baker explores how fraudulent medium Lamar Keene embraced petty crime.

  • Feb 1, 2022 · 43 min

    2. Eyes Wide Open

    Vicky Baker investigates the metamorphoses of medium Lamar Keene from believer to conman.

  • Feb 1, 2022 · 31 min

    1. The Showman

    Vicky Baker investigates the confessions of a fraudulent psychic.

  • Jan 25, 2022 · 4 min

    Introducing Fake Psychic

    Meet Lamar Keene - prince of spiritualists, ambitious showman, con artist.