Season 1 · Episode 3
2. Thieves in the Night
A stormy night in Ireland made even more terrifying by the presence of masked gun men.
Sport's Strangest Crimes · BBC Radio 5 Live
June 1, 202125m 13s
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Show Notes
A cold and stormy night in Ireland is made even more terrifying by the presence of armed and masked men.
“We’ve come to take Shergar, we want £2,000,000”
Kidnappings were not unusual in Ireland at this time, except most of the time it was humans that were taken... some never came back.
Who would want a horse? A stallion that no longer raced?