EPISODE 74: "The Improbable Pirate" : Stede Bonnet

Carolina Crimes

Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

True Crime

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In 1717, a plantation owner in the South Caribbean was getting restless with his day to day life. After some drastic life choices, he found himself taking to the high seas and running afoul of the Governor of South Carolina!

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Sources:
Stede Bonnet: Charleston's Gentleman Pirate by : Christopher Byrd Dewey

The Trials of Maj. Stede Bonnet and other Pirates By: Benjamin Cowse

Piratical Schemes and Contracts By: Edward Fox

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0:00.0	For over 350 years, the state of South Carolina has been the setting for some of the most
0:13.6	horrendous crimes ever committed.
0:16.8	Some have gained global notoriety.
0:19.7	Some have been forgotten, and others have been swept under the rug completely.
0:25.0	Now, two South Carolina natives and two crime enthusiasts have teamed up to examine these
0:30.9	heinous acts in detail, giving their perspective of the evil that is resided in the Palmetto
0:37.0	state.
0:38.0	You're listening to Carolina Crimes.
0:43.6	And welcome back, welcome, welcome episode number 74 of Carolina Crimes.
0:49.7	I'm one of your host Matt Hires along with...
0:52.2	Daniel Myers.
0:53.4	And we're thrilled that you joined us here for this episode, and this is going to go
0:58.0	way, way back.
1:00.0	This episode, Daniel, this is going to be a very historical one, but it's going to be
1:04.3	a lot of fun.
1:05.3	It's going to be a wild tale.
1:07.2	It's going to keep you folks entertained for sure, and that's what we want.
1:10.8	It certainly is, and that's what we've...
1:13.6	You know, I've kind of talked about this off-air beforehand, spent the day here together,
1:18.0	and just wanted to let you know, folks, thank you so much for all your feedback that you're
1:24.1	given over the past two weeks.
1:27.2	We recorded two episodes around the fourth of July, and now we're getting back in the
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