Meet ‘McVillain’, the charming former child TV star turned drug smuggler
HE was a child television star, a clever Melbourne private schoolboy with the world at his feet. How did ‘McVillain’ come to be the only Westerner to escape the notorious Bangkok Hilton?
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HE was the child television star and Melbourne private schoolboy who carved a name for himself as one of Australia’s biggest drug traffickers.
He was intelligent, articulate, cunning ... and he loved the idea of making easy money.
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David McMillan wasn’t always beyond the reach of the law - but even in the face of a death sentence somehow managed to come out on top.
He’s the only westerner ever to escape the dreaded “Bangkok Hilton’’ jail in Thailand.
Last year, he walked from a London jail after spending half his life behind bars.
In this Life and Crimes podcast, ANDREW RULE tells the tale of Melbourne boy who used his charm and smarts to run a drug empire at just 25, the man they call ‘McVillain’.