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Jonathan Wild: The Thief-Taker or Thief? Or Both?

People thought Jonathan Wild was a fine, upstanding kind of a guy: he was a thief-taker who was very good at catching criminals. The Privy Council, advisers to the Crown, consulted with him on methods of controlling crime in London. Highway robbers, a scourge on the city, feared him. But what most people did not know was that Jonathan, himself, was actually a very bad guy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Big Syrup': The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist

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  Opening the Lid on Manhole Cover Capers

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  California Nut Crimes: Nuts Cases Can Be Difficult to Crack

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  Piano 'Movers' Play a Felonious Tune

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  Mayhem, Madness, and Marshmallow the Bunny: When the World Lost Its Mind O…

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  'America': The Stolen Golden Toilet

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  Farewell, From Criminalia, and Thanks for All the Crime

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  Lady Ferrers: An Heiress Turned Highwaywoman

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  Claude Duval: The First Gallant Highwayman

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  Not Every Tom, Dick, and Harry Were Highwaymen; But These Were

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  Joan and Edward: The Bonnie and Clyde of Highway Robbery

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  The Adventures of Robber Lewis: Counterfeiter/Robber/Jailbreaker

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  Scoop: John Nevison Was Not Dick Turpin and Dick Turpin Was Not John Nevis…

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  The Tale of Highway Robber William Spiggot and His Death

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  The First and Final Crimes of Jocelin Harwood

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  The Life and Death of the Laughing Highwayman: Jerry Abershawe