A stolen bike's journey home

About this episode

Iain's attempt to return a stolen bike leads him into a dangerous encounter with the seller.

Iain buys a stolen bike on Facebook Marketplace, with a plan to return it to its owner. But his good act takes an ominous turn when he meets the seller, an erratic man with a troubled past and a head full of conspiracies and violence. To read the written piece and see pictures, visit EscapeCollective.com. This podcast is an Escape Collective production, and is only possible through the support of our members. To become one of those, sign up at EscapeCollective.com/RabbitHoles. And sign up to the Rabbit Holes feed for future episodes - we've got a great one in the works.

Topics covered

• stolen bike
• Facebook Marketplace
• returning stolen property
• conspiracy
• violence
• personal safety

Keywords

• stolen bike
• Facebook Marketplace
• conspiracy
• violence
• Escape Collective

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