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🗓️ 29 March 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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0:00.0 | Before the episode starts, just a heads up that there will be two Black Label episodes |
0:04.8 | released to Patreon before the end of the month. So if you've ever considered supporting |
0:09.2 | us, now is a good time to hop on the bandwagon. |
1:00.0 | The tropical archipelago of the Bahamas is surrounded by crystal clear waters, spectacular |
1:22.8 | reefs, and both some of the Caribbean's most pristine beaches. Situated in the Atlantic |
1:28.1 | Ocean, north of Cuba, and east of the Florida Keys, the country's 700 islands span an area |
1:34.0 | of 500 miles. The picture perfect setting is home to a relaxed pace of life, friendly |
1:39.4 | locals, and around 340 days of sunlight per year. Tourism drives the Bahamian economy, |
1:46.6 | given it's a popular destination for cruise visitors and employs around half the country's |
1:50.8 | workforce. But life in paradise isn't always footloose and fancy-free. Armed robberies |
1:56.7 | and sexual assaults in the Bahamas aren't uncommon, even in popular tourist areas. |
2:02.2 | By March 2015, there had been 33 murders in the country. That's almost three a week. |
2:08.4 | In today's episode, we'll hear the story of the 34th. |
2:20.0 | Philip Vaseley was born on the 29th of August 1956 in the town of Tweed Heads on the northern |
2:25.9 | coast of New South Wales, Australia. Not much is publicly known about Philip's immediate |
2:31.0 | family, but during his childhood, the Vaseeless relocated a 9.5-hour drive south to the |
2:36.5 | suburb of Liverpool in southwest Sydney, where Philip grew up. Philip attended Liverpool |
2:41.4 | boys' high school. His upbringing was reported to be tough, and his relationship with his |
2:46.0 | father said to be strained. As a teenager, Philip focused his energy on his interests, |
2:51.5 | including making surfboards and participating in mixed martial arts training. His efforts |
2:56.1 | saw him gain a black belt in karate and become a three-time state champion. After graduating |
3:01.2 | high school, Philip studied podiatry at university, while also working briefly as a bouncer. |
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