The Abercrombie Guys’ alleged main recruiter is tracked-down to a small town in Wisconsin and asked about his involvement in the operation: “Nobody went into this without their eyes wide open.” One high profile American lawyer examines the team’s evidence and calls for prosecutors to investigate.
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World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is presented and investigated by Rianna Croxford Series Producers: Ruth Evans and Alys Harte Senior Producer: Emma Close Development Producer: Hannah Livingston Investigation Editor: Ed Campbell Podcast Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Executive Editor: Emma Rippon Studio Engineers: Neil Churchill, Andy Fell, Gareth Jones, and Ali Rezakhani Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill Commissioning Editor: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Executive: Louise Kattenhorn Assistant Commissioner: Natasha Johansson This podcast is made in collaboration with BBC Panorama. If you are in the UK, you can watch Panorama: The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool on BBC iPlayer now, or on BBC Select if you are in the in the US. World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is a BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.
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The Disciples: 8. Collapse
The Disciples: 7. Beware of blasphemers
The Disciples: 6. Miracle machine
The Disciples: 5. The maze
The Disciples: 4. Daddy’s calling
The Disciples: 3. The compound
The Disciples: 2. The prophet
The Disciples: 1. Sin no more
The Abercrombie Guys: 8. The fallout
The Abercrombie Guys: 6. Inside the operation
The Abercrombie Guys: 5. Midnight in Marrakesh
The Abercrombie Guys: 4. The mysterious Mr Smith
The Abercrombie Guys: 3. The marine
The Abercrombie Guys: 2. Who is Mike Jeffries?
The Abercrombie Guys: 1. Silenced
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