370: Britain's Notorious Hawkhurst Gang w/ Joseph Dragovich

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

South-east England, 1740s: War and heated politics bring the old practice of smuggling to new and dangerous heights. Violent gangs of smugglers terrorize communities and confound government attempts to stop them. The most famous of these, the Hawkhurst Gang, operate like a modern drug cartel fueled by illegal tea. They threaten witnesses and authorities, brandish weapons in public, and fight battles in the streets, murdering and kidnapping those who get in their way. My guest, Joseph Dragovich, is author of "Hawkhurst: Murder, Corruption, and Britain's Most Notorious Smuggling Gang." He gives us a brief history of this very notorious group of smugglers and the people who helped put an end to their terror. The author's website: https://hawkhurst-book.co.uk/ The author on Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/joedragovich.bsky.social The author on Twitter/X: https://x.com/joedragovich/ Support the show and ditch overpriced wireless with Mint Mobile’s deal and get 3 months of premium wireless service for 15 bucks a month! https://www.mintmobile.com/notorious Visit https://strawberry.me/notorious for 20% off your first month's membership! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:10.2	Music I'm Hello everyone, Eric here.
1:37.6	Welcome to another episode of the Most Notorious podcast.
1:42.0	So wonderful to have you with me.
1:47.2	My guest today is author and historian Joseph Dragovich. He is originally from central Pennsylvania, but now lives in South Wales,
1:55.6	and his expertise is 18th century crime. His book, Outlast Fall, is called Hawkerst, Murder Corruption,
2:05.9	and Britain's most notorious smuggling gang. Great to have you on the show. Thank you for coming on.
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