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Morbidology

25: Rebecca Middleton

Morbidology

Morbidology

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Bermuda is a British dependent territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, just around 590 miles off the United States Coast. It isn’t a third-world country or a struggling developing nation. It has the one of the highest per capital incomes in the world. In 1996, it had a population of around 60,000 and prided itself on its low crime rate, white sandy beaches and golf courses. Because of this, Bermuda was a widely popular and trouble-free resort, especially popular among Americans. On average, half a million people visit Bermuda yearly. Bermuda was also home to a number of expatriates, many of whom come from British Commonwealth countries and they are attracted to the island because it is steeped in British traditions.

With such a small population and low crime rate, island news seldom ventured beyond local newspapers or travel news. That was, at least, until summer of 1996, when the world was rocked by the brutal murder of a young tourist and the injustice that ensued, leaving a black cloud hovering over this idyllic English colony.

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butology plus today. Oh, Welcome to Morburoology, the podcast. I'm your host Emily J. Thompson, author of Unsolve Child Murders, and co-author of Unsolved Murders, True Crime Cases, Uncovered. Bermuda is a British dependent territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, just around 590 miles of the United States Coast.

2:17.0

It isn't a third world country or a struggling developing nation.

2:21.0

It has one of the highest per capital incomes in the world. In 1996, it had a population

2:27.6

of around 60,000 and prided itself on its low crime rate, white sandy beaches and golf courses.

2:35.0

Because of this, Bermuda was a widely popular and trouble-free resort,

2:40.0

especially popular among Americans. On average half a million people visit Bermuda yearly.

2:46.5

Bermuda was also home to a number of expatriates, many of whom come from British Commonwealth

2:52.3

countries and they were attracted to the island because it is steeped in British traditions

2:58.0

With such a small population and low crime rate,

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