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	Podcast:		Criminal Records Podcast
	Episode:		Edwin Rist, the Feather Thief
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:02:02
	Publish Date:		2022-07-28 12:00:28
	Description:		The target: The British Museum of Natural History. The payload: A suitcase full of dead birds. The criminal: A flute player obsessed with the rare art of Victorian fly tying. Content note: This episode contains discussion of the "Asperger's defense," a controversial mental health defense in the British court system. We're discussing the legal and medical terminology that was used at the time; understanding of the autism spectrum has evolved since then. Sources, show notes, and a whole lot of pictures of wild feather art here Purchase The Feather Thief here
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