1. The Most Mysterious Deaths
The bizarre origins of a world-altering act of violence.
Things Fell Apart · BBC Radio 4
January 9, 202434m 29sExplicit
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Show Notes
How the mysterious deaths of 32 black sex workers in Miami in the 1980s led to a whole new (and spurious) mental health diagnosis, ending with another murder that occurred during the height of lockdown.
Written and presented by Jon Ronson Produced by Sarah Shebbeare Original music by Phil Channell
Archive credits: NBC News June 1984; Fox Television’s A Current Affair 1989.