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Radio 5 Live,03 Nov 2025,37 mins,

93. The Bootleg King, Part 1

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
Contains strong language, adult humour, some scenes of a sexual nature and some violent scenes.

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In the first half of a two-part case, Iain introduces us to one of history’s most successful bootleggers. A man so rich that he lit his cigarettes with £100 bills.

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