December 17, 1967: Australian Prime Minister Swept Out to Sea

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🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Harold Holt was out for a swim when he disappeared, never to be recovered. Officially, there was no foul play. Unofficially, conspiracy theories swirled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.0	go to amazon.com.uk.U.K. slash Prime. Today is Thursday, December 17th, 2020. On this day in 1967, Australian Prime Minister
0:43.4	Harold Holt was swept out to see, never to be seen again. Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.
0:59.3	Today we're covering the disappearance of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt, who was seemingly
1:05.4	swept out to sea while enjoying a routine swim.
1:09.6	Let's go back to December 17, 1967, around 6.30 in the morning.
1:21.7	Harold awoke at his beach house in Portsea, Victoria.
1:25.7	He had a little route he liked to follow in the mornings. First,
1:29.4	he'd call his secret mistress, Marjorie Gillespie, and suggest a plan for the day. Then
1:35.6	he'd head into town to read the paper. That day, he knew exactly what he and Marjorie would
1:41.5	be doing. Self-taught sailor Alec Rose was sailing into port
1:45.8	around noon. Rose was midway through an impressive circumnavigation of the globe from England.
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