The Abercrombie Guys: 5. Midnight in Marrakesh

World Of Secrets

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 765 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

A model is made a lucrative offer to meet the Abercrombie Guys in Morocco: “I'm going to Marrakesh, this is awesome!” But events, he says, take an unanticipated dark turn.

Why was the event in Marrakesh, according to another man, “one of the sketchiest times”?

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World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is presented and investigated by Rianna Croxford Series Producers: Ruth Evans and Alys Harte Senior Producer: Emma Close Development Producer: Hannah Livingston Investigation Editor: Ed Campbell Podcast Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Executive Editor: Emma Rippon Studio Engineers: Neil Churchill, Andy Fell, Gareth Jones, and Ali Rezakhani Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill Commissioning Editor: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Executive: Louise Kattenhorn Assistant Commissioner: Natasha Johansson This podcast is made in collaboration with BBC Panorama. If you are in the UK, you can watch Panorama: The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool on BBC iPlayer now, or on BBC Select if you are in the in the US. World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is a BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

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0:38.0	I'm Riana Croxford, and before we start,
0:41.0	I wanted to let you know that this episode contained strong language and references to sex and sexual violence.
0:48.0	I will explain what's going on in person and you will understand. Don't want to type it.
0:57.0	Another text pops up on my phone, the latest from a man I think, may have been involved in organizing events for
1:05.8	the Abercrombie guys, A&F's modern day founder, Mike Jeffries, and his British partner, Matthew Smith.
1:13.0	When I reached out to him, really just on a whim, he hinted he knows a lot,
1:19.0	but I'm not sure what role he played in all this.
1:22.0	And he's insisting on meeting face-to-face.
1:27.4	He says he's in New York, so we arrange to meet in Central Park, where I'm sat on a bench in a secluded corner by the lake.
1:37.6	But dusk's now setting in and the more time passes the louder the nagging voice than my head becomes.
1:45.9	Have I been set up?
1:49.6	The park's now pretty empty, and I start to feel feel uneasy and share my live location with my
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