Contains some strong language, adult humour, some sexual content and some violence.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling, Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling, 117. The Hippy Smuggler, P1

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

117. The Hippy Smuggler, P1

4 May 2026

40 minutes

Available for over a year

In the first of this two-parter, Iain uncovers the origin story of Gary Betzner, a cropduster pilot from Arkansas who got himself embroiled in the dangerous world of drug smuggling

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