117. The Hippy Smuggler, P1
From Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling by BBC Radio 5 Live
May 4, 2026 · 40 min
About this episode
Iain uncovers the origin story of Gary Betzner, a cropduster pilot from Arkansas who got involved in drug smuggling.
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 Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk
People in this episode
Hosts: Iain Stirling, Laura Whitmore
Topics covered
- drug smuggling
- true crime
- origin story
- cropduster pilot
- two-parter
Keywords
- Gary Betzner
- drug smuggling
- Arkansas
- cropduster
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Arkansas
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