Mai Tais and Murder - Rise and Fall of the Houseboat Mafia, Part 1

04/12/22 • 24 min

In today's episode, we look at the first act of the Houseboat Mafia, scourge of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys. How could two mild-mannered Midwesterners, a friendly beach bum, and an aging trophy wife turn into one of the most fearsome pirate crews of the modern era? Find out here, only on Liminal Criminals.
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04/12/22 • 24 min

Liminal Criminals: A Fake Crime Podcast - Mai Tais and Murder - Rise and Fall of the Houseboat Mafia, Part 1

Transcript

Florida, 1993. The Effluence, a superyacht belonging to glassware oligarch Melvin Pleasance, is rocked by an explosion that pierces its hull, condemning it to the briny deep off the shores of Key Mammon. Bystanders believe it was a freak accident. They are proven wrong when six more craft are capsized in harbor. When investigators search the damaged ships, they find that all seven had been picked clean of valuables. This is the story of the perpetrators. This is the story of how a mi