Naval sailors descend into mutiny, murder, and cannibalism following ship’s wreckage
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🗓️ 8 September 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A maritime disaster that prompted the surviving Naval sailors’ descent into madness. To survive, the men resorted to murder, mutiny, and cannibalism before facing a court martial for their alleged crimes.
David Grann joins host Ana Garcia.
Check out David’s book, “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder”
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385534264
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-wager/id6443175101
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| 0:00.0 | A word of warning, this podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some |
| 0:05.3 | strong language. |
| 0:06.7 | It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it |
| 0:11.7 | disturbing. |
| 0:12.7 | Hello and welcome to a special edition of True Crime Daily, The Podcast. |
| 0:16.1 | I'm your host, Anna Garcia. |
| 0:17.9 | Everyone in the world of True Crime has a story to tell about a case they worked or maybe |
| 0:22.0 | they lived through. |
| 0:23.0 | Some are high profile, some you have never heard of, but they are all fascinating. |
| 0:28.0 | Today's case is about the dramatic story of a mutiny aboard the HMS Wagner, a British |
| 0:33.7 | vessel that embarked on a secret mission during a war with Spain. |
| 0:37.8 | It is a story of murder, cannibalism, survival, and the search for truth after a catastrophic |
| 0:43.6 | event. |
| 0:44.6 | Our guest today is David Gran, a staff writer for The New Yorker and bestselling author |
| 0:49.3 | of the Law City of Z, and killers of the Flower Moon, which has recently been adapted |
| 0:54.9 | into a film directed by Martin Scorsese. |
| 0:57.8 | David is joining us now to discuss his latest book, The Wager, A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny |
| 1:02.6 | and Murder, which is also going to be made into a movie. |
| 1:06.3 | This one we hear Leonardo DiCaprio will be starring in David. |
| 1:11.0 | Welcome to the program. |
| 1:12.8 | That's great to be in the show. |
| 1:13.8 | Thank you so much. |
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