The Stolen Goods: A look into the history of banditry and swashbucklery
This Podcast is all about outlaws, bandits and pirates. Join me as we learn about the most notorious and even some of the not so well known bounty robbing rogues in history, together! Buckle up for a sheriff escaping, loot snatching, swashbuckling adventure! If you want to make a correction or just say hi. email: ryan@thestolengoodspodcast.com https://thestolengoods.buzzsprout.com
Episodes
30 episodes
30. Captain William Kidd: The official fall guy of the golden age of piracy
Captain William Kidd was one of the most decorated and celebrated privateers at the end of the 17th century. So what happened to make him one of the most hated and wanted men during the Golden Age of Piracy? Lets find out together!PS. M...
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29. Yemelyan Pugachev: Outlaw and Russian Revolutionist
In the 1770's when Russia was becoming a global power and Nobles were getting used to the modern world, the lower class paid a hefty price. One man named Yemalyan Ivanovich Pugachev decided not to take it any more and started a revolution that ...
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28. Calico Jack, Anne Bonny & Mary Read: The Golden Age of Piracy's Greatest Threesome!
Calico Jack may not have been the best pirate in the Golden Age of Pirates, but he had his moment in the sun and he is Famous for having the most notorious of women pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Lets find out how...
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27. John Dillinger: Public Enemy #1.
John Dillinger started his life like any other kid who was a bit of a troublemaker. But through the years, the decisions he made and the circumstances he face turned him into the most known criminal in the world and exactly what the J Edgar Hoo...
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26. Sir Francis Drake: Elizabeth's Hero & Phillip's Nightmare.
In the late 1500's Francis Drake, an English Mariner from a poor family rose up the ranks to become one of Queen Elizabeth's greatest Weapons against the Spanish. From his dark early times in the slave trade to his time as a privateer to his ci...
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25. The Colt Single Action Army Revolver: "The gun that won the west!"
For my 25th episode anniversary I'm taking a step away from covering a person in the history of crime and covering a Pistol that saw a lot of it. The Colt Single Action Army. Few Guns have the level of fame and infamy that this gun does. So let...
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24. Killer Jim Miller: Devout Methodist. Family Man. Contract Killer?
"Killer" James Brown Miller Carved out a large wake of destruction in Texas during the late 1800's into the early 1900's serving as a corrupt lawman and a killer for hire all while keeping up the appearance of being a loving husband and devout ...
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23. Black Jack Anderson: The Scourge of the Australian Seas
Black Jack Anderson was an African American man who made his way down to Australia during the early 19th century while working in the whaling trade. Once down there he traded his Harpoon for a club and started Hunting seals and went even furthe...
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22. Claude Duval: The Ladies Highwayman
Claude Duval grew up in France learning the ways of sophistication and seduction before turning to a life of highway robbery on the roads of England. There have been many Highwaymen who stole from rich nobles throughout European history. But no...
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21. Charles Vane: No Pardon For This Pirate
Charles Vane went down in history as one of the only pirates in the later years of the golden age of piracy who refused the Kings Pardon which would grant him clemency.Not only that but he was a real jerk. How did a pirate who served under ...
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20. George Leonidas Leslie: The King of Bank Robbers
In New York City in the 1870's on man was behind more than 80% of all the bank robberies in the Country. The best part was nobody knew who he was. Sure, they knew who he was, but they knew who he was about town. Nobody know that George Leonidas...
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19. Marshall Ratliff: The Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927
On December 23rd, 1927, the first National Bank of Cisco Texas was robbed by 4 bandits. One of them was wearing a Santa Claus outfit. Unfortunately for the Bandits, this robbery went horribly wrong and they end up becoming the targets of the bi...
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18. Erik The Red - The Viking Outlaw Who Discovered Greenland
Over 500 years before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean Blue Erik Thorvaldson, AKA Erik The Red would commit a crime branding him an outlaw that would set the wheels in motion for him to discover Greenland and his Son Leif to become the fir...
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17. Vincenzo Perrugia: The Heist of the Mona Lisa
In 1911 a petty criminal named Vincenzo Perrugia did the unthinkable and stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum in France. Almost over night this painting went from being an excellent work of art appreciated almost exclusively by Art Enthus...
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16. Henry Every (Avery): The One That Got Away
Henry Every became famous for making one of the biggest scores in pirate history and getting away with it and vanishing off the face of the earth. But what may have made him even more infamous was his horrid treatment of his victims. Henry Ever...
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15. Harry Tracy: Cold Blooded Killer
You don't hear about Harry Tracy in the same sentences as Billy the Kid and Butch Cassidy but during the turn of the century he was quite possibly the most feared man in America if not the western Hemisphere. Lets look at the course of history ...
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14. Eustace the Monk: Scourge of Land and Sea
From his humble beginnings as the son of a Nobleman in Boulogne to an Admiral in the battle of Sandwich, this crafty monk does not get the recognition he deserves. Few outlaws have caused havoc on both land and sea. Email: ryan@the...
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13. Zheng Yi Sao: From a Prostitute to a Pirate Queen
In the Early 19th Century the South China Sea saw a a huge influx in pirate activity. At the heart of this was woman who came from the humblest of roots to become the leader of the largest pirate syndicate in history. But How did she get there?...
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12. Black Bart Roberts: The Last Great Pirate of the Golden Age
Bartholomew Roberts AKA Black Bart was possibly the most successful pirate of all time. But his record of over 400 ships being captured and destroyed came with a lot of horrible acts. Unlike Black Sam and Blackbeard, this man was a true villain...
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11. Butch and Sundance: South America or Bust!
This is the final chapter in the Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid Saga. We all know that They went down to South America. But how did it happen and what happened when they got there. Lets find out!!
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10) Butch and Sundance: The Wild Bunch
Hey! we are on episode 3 of the Butch and Sundance saga! This week we will take a look at the crazy things the two outlaws did while with the whole gang!
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9. The Sundance Kid: Before He Meets Butch Cassidy
Last week we took a look at Butch Cassidy's Origin Story. This week We take a look at Sundance from his humble roots in Pennsylvania to the wild west.
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8. Butch Cassidy: Before He Meets Sundance
This is the first episode in a 4 episode series (was originally going to be 3) about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They didn't meet until they were about 30. But what about the early years? So this episode is all about Butch Cassidy befor...
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7. Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy: The Prince of Pirates
Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy is considered the richest pirate of all time, accumulating a whopping 120 million dollars in loot! And he did it all while treating his crew and his captives with kindness and respect. Who says nice guys finish last?
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