About this episode

Rich Cohen discusses the connection between American pirates and gangsters through the story of Albert Hicks.

Bestselling author, Rich Cohen, describes the "missing link" between American pirates and gangsters: underworld legend and notorious criminal, Albert Hicks. Rich also makes clear how far law enforcement has come since the days of Hicks' many gruesome crimes. This episode was originally published on 26 June 2019.

People in this episode

Host: Alexandra Wrage

Guest: Rich Cohen

Topics covered

• piracy
• gangsters
• law enforcement
• crime history
• American history

Keywords

• pirates
• gangsters
• Albert Hicks
• Rich Cohen
• law enforcement
• crime

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