The Jolly Roger Social Club
Subtitle: a true story of a killer in paradise
By: Nick Foster
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781627793728
Subjects: Murder; Murderers; Case studies
Description: "The true story of a series of bold killings which took place in a shadowy American ex-pat community in Panama--a tale of greed, political history, and murderIn the remote Bocas del Toro, Panama, William Dathan Holbert, aka "Wild Bill," is awaiting trial for the murder of five fellow American ex-patriots. Holbert's first victims were the Brown family, who lived on a remote island in the area's Darklands. There, Holbert turned their home into the "Jolly Roger Social Club," using drink- and drug-fueled parties to get to know other ex-pats. The club's tagline was: "Over 90% of our members survive." Those odds were not in his victims' favor. But this is not just a book about what Holbert did and the complex financial and real estate motives behind the killings; it is about why Bocas del Toro turned out to be his perfect hunting ground, and why the community tolerated-even accepted-him for a time. Told through the fascinating history of the country of Panama, a paradise with sinister ties to the political and economic interests of the United States, journalist Nick Foster brings this uniquely bizarre place to life; shedding light on a community where many live under assumed names, desperate to leave their old lives behind-and sometimes people just disappear"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266).
Table of contents: title: The tipping point; title: Bocas del Toro; title: Welcome to Panama; title: The story of Bo Icelar; title: "We are just molecules"; title: Where is Cher?; title: Darklands; title: When Scott met Bill; title: Life behind bars; title: The lights that don't go out; title: Epilogue: "I am your worst nightmare."