THE JOLLY ROGER SOCIAL CLUB-Nick Foster

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

Dan Zupansky

True Crime, News Commentary, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

4 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2016

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

In the remote Bocas del Toro, Panama, William Dathan Holbert, aka "Wild Bill," is awaiting trial for the murder of five fellow American ex-patriots. Holbert's first victims were the Brown family, who lived on a remote island in the area's Darklands. There, Holbert turned their home into the "Jolly Roger Social Club," using drink- and drug-fueled parties to get to know other ex-pats. The club's tagline was: "Over 90% of our members survive." Those odds were not in his victims' favor.

The Jolly Roger Social Club is not just a book about what Holbert did and the complex financial and real estate motives behind the killings; it is about why Bocas del Toro turned out to be his perfect hunting ground, and why the community tolerated-even accepted-him for a time. Told through the fascinating history of the country of Panama, a paradise with sinister ties to the political and economic interests of the United States, journalist Nick Foster brings this uniquely bizarre place to life; shedding light on a community where many live under assumed names, desperate to leave their old lives behind-and sometimes people just disappear. THE JOLLY ROGER SOCIAL CLUB: A True Story of a KIller in Paradise-Nick Foster

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1:07.2	about the most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history.
1:11.3	True Murder, with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zufanski.
1:26.3	Good evening.
1:28.8	After fleeing his home in Bocostel, Toro, Panama, William Dathan Holbert, aka Wild Bill,
1:36.6	is awaiting trial for the murder of five fellow American expatriates.
1:42.4	Holbert's first victims were the Brown family, who lived in a remote part of the area's
1:46.9	Darklands Peninsula.
1:49.3	Their Holbert turned their property into the Jolly Roger Social Club, using Drank and
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