About this episode
This week on The Outfit, a fateful exploration into the UK’s most infamous gangster twins and how the web of blackmail they weaved through the country’s political sphere has shocking resonance to current events. Join Dan and Alana as they delve into a British tale so English it could be parody.
Sources:
John Pearson, The Profession of Violence, The Cult of Violence, Notorious
John Dickson, Murder Without Conviction
Daniel Smith, The Peer and the Gangster: A Very British Cover-Up
The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Times (London), The Guardian, Daily Express, The Independent, The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, GQ, Politico, BBC, Channel 4.
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