87. The Kentucky Book Heist

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

True Crime, Comedy

4.3 • 922 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Iain looks at a case involving a group of hapless university students who try to pull off a multi-million-dollar heist.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
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0:07.2	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast.
0:09.4	Absolutely right.
0:11.5	So, you might like to know that the BBC makes loads of other podcasts.
0:15.6	Really?
0:16.4	Wow.
0:17.2	Many of them are very funny.
0:19.1	Which I think means...
0:20.3	A hatful of ha-hars. And energy. Even if you do say so ourselves. I agree 100% to that. Find them all on BBC Sounds. Just tell us a joke. Come on. Tell us a joke. Tell us a joke. Come on. Tell us a joke. Come on. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:40.8	Hi guys, a quick warning before we begin
0:42.9	that this episode will contain strong language.
0:46.3	Laura, we're heading back to university today.
0:50.1	It's December the 17th, 2004,
0:57.9	and we're at Transylvania University.
0:59.7	Ooh, like where Dracula's from?
1:01.1	No, not that one.
1:05.2	The university in Lexington, Kentucky.
1:06.2	Different place.
1:07.9	Yeah, I'm from Kentucky.
1:13.5	I'll like my fried chicken, but I won't tell you the secret spices. People are going to be listening to this at their usual volume.
1:16.6	Not prepared for that.
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