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Speaker 1: There's a lot of mystery surrounding Dan cev Like all

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Speaker 1: history that blends with folklore, some of the finer details

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Speaker 1: have created part of his own cd, if not legendary status,

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Speaker 1: all by himself. There are facts he was born in

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Speaker 1: a schooner captain. At twelve or thirteen, he ran away

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Speaker 1: Eventually he wound up in Wisconsin, where he got married

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Speaker 1: his perfectly normal life took an odd turn. Dan Cevie

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Speaker 1: abruptly sold his property, abandoned his wife and two children,

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Speaker 1: gifted brawler, and if his fists weren't enough, he also

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Speaker 1: the worst stories were just rumors. Folks said that he

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Speaker 1: Once vulnerable, the ship's made for easy boarding and looting.

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Speaker 1: Of course, he claimed that he hadn't done anything wrong.

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Speaker 1: Take for example, the events of nineteen o eight, when

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Speaker 1: officials arrested him for that exact crime. Apparently, on June

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Speaker 1: eleven of that year, dan Sev and two of his

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Speaker 1: drinks flowed heavily and once McCormick and his crew were

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Speaker 1: sell the lumber. However, for whatever reason, no one was buying. Meanwhile, McCormick,

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Speaker 1: went out to lighthouse keepers, and before long CV and

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Speaker 1: Sources say that CV tried to outrun the steel hull

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Speaker 1: Mason had been successful due to his organizational skills, admirable

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Speaker 1: James Ford, sometimes called Satan's Ferryman. His story starts routinely enough,

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Speaker 1: who fished Sadie's ear out from the jar and returned it.

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Speaker 1: It said. Sadie proudly wore her severed ear in a

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Speaker 1: Herbert Asbury's Night The Gangs of New York. It's not

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Speaker 1: Sadie the Goat lives on in Pirate folklore. Pirates was

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Speaker 1: executive produced by Aaron Manky and narrated by Aaron Manky

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Speaker 1: and Alexandra Steide. Writing for this season was provided by

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Speaker 1: Michelle Muto, with research by Alexander Steide and Sam Alberty.

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Speaker 1: Production assistance was provided by Josh Than, Jesse Funk, Alex Williams,

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