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Criminal

Witness

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.738.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

We speak to a Gerald Shur who has given thousands of people new names, told them where they would live, and warned them they could never go back home. Today, we take a look into the founding of the Witness Protection Program. For more, check out Gerald Shur's book, WITSEC. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to [email protected] with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Please review us on Apple Podcasts! It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Support for this show comes from Krakan.

0:03.0

Krypto is like the financial system, but different.

0:07.0

It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like, your credit score,

0:11.0

or your outrageous food delivery habits.

0:13.7

crypto is finance for everyone everywhere all the time.

0:18.4

Krakhan, see what crypto can be.

0:21.3

Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:25.0

This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:29.0

At Barclays, we know money can be tricky to navigate.

0:33.5

We're here to help you find your way around it.

0:36.5

Like saving for a trip away.

0:38.5

Because when you want a romantic weekend in Rome, you need to take care of the numerals. With Savings Goals in the Barclays

0:44.4

app you can set a target and see your progress so you'll be ordering Gilato before

0:50.0

you know it. Search Savings Goals in the Barclays app.

0:53.0

Barclays, make money work for you.

0:55.0

Savings Goals at all only available in the Barclays app with selected Savings Accounts.

0:59.0

Teensies apply, 16 plus.

1:01.0

Once you are away you may tell anybody you are away. You cannot tell them where you are

1:09.9

you cannot communicate easily through the internet.

1:17.0

All you can do now is won them.

1:22.0

This is Gerald Shore.

1:26.0

He's given thousands of people new names,

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