Thinking Sideways: Michael Meiring—Treasure Hunter or Terrorist?

Shattered Souls

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Education

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🗓️ 15 February 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In May 2002, in Davao, Philippines, a bomb went off in the hotel room of Michael Meiring, an American treasure hunter. Days later he fled the country--assisted by the FBI, according to the Philippine president. What was he up to? And why was the US government involved?

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0:00.0	This episode of Thinking Sideways is not brought to you by Kittenman's.
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