COINTELPRO, Part 2/2: The Burglary | FBI

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🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

It's March, 1971. 15 months have passed since the murder of Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton by the Chicago PD. But Hampton's killing is part of a concerted effort by the J Edgar Hoover's FBI to put down protest movements in the USA. Soon, the world will know the truth - all thanks to an intrepid gang of activist burglars and a trove of explosive secret files. Join Sophia Di Martino and journalist Betty Medsger for the final episode exploring a shameful chapter in FBI history - COINTELPRO. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Music by Nick Ryan.

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0:00.0	From a Spice-Scape Podcast Network.
0:05.0	It's one of the most iconic vehicles of the 20th century.
0:08.0	The 1963 Aston Martin DB5.
0:11.0	You can imagine yourself as Bond.
0:14.0	The star of the film Goldfinger.
0:16.0	You know, it had the machine guns
0:18.0	that had the ejector seated, had the smoke bombs.
0:21.0	It makes an impression.
0:22.0	The real-life story of this legendary car
0:25.0	twists like a spy movie thriller.
0:27.0	The car was stolen in 1997
0:30.0	from an airport hanger in Boatratton, Florida
0:32.0	and hasn't been seen since.
0:34.0	Jump in the passenger seat to find out how
0:37.0	and who would steal the most famous car in the world.
0:40.0	You know what this car is?
0:42.0	Too beautiful to destroy.
0:44.0	Missions.
0:45.0	The great James Bond car robbery.
0:47.0	With me, Elizabeth Hurley.
0:49.0	You never know who is eventually going to come forward
0:52.0	and say, I know where this car is.
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