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The Night of the Mugger
Season 6 · Episode 5

The Night of the Mugger

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

January 31, 202542m 19s

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Show Notes

Winston Trew has just been arrested for mugging. It's 1972 and the crime has recently made its way to Britain from the United States. Dangerous thugs, replicating their American counterparts, have made the city of London their hunting ground - so Winston's eventual conviction is a win for the police, and for the press.

The problem is, 22-year-old Winston is completely innocent.

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