A Little Bit of Man Jerky - AKA Pepperami Leggy-ami (Serial Killers week) - That Was Genius Episode 53

Oh have mercy, it's serial killers week! Featuring Sam murdering a song in our first proper musical interlude!

Tom kicks us off with a look at Alexander Pearce, the Irish convict sent to Tasmania for stealing shoes, who pretty quickly found a taste for his fellow inmates.

Next, Sam takes a look at some of the murderous cults and assassins through Indian history, from the Visha Kanyas - beautiful young women with a knack for poison - to the Thugees; a group of robbers and murderers responsible for millions of deaths. And for the word Thug.

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