Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2025-06-06
Books mentioned on Crime on the Rails: What is the FTRA?
To some, the Freight Train Riders of America is a vast, secretive criminal network -- deadly ghosts, haunting the country's rails. To others, the FTRA is a loose collection of outcasts doing their best to help each other survive.
Mentioned: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Murder on the Rails by William G. Palmini.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a classic American novel depicting the hardships of Oklahoma families migrating to California during the Great Depression.
Discussed“Let's say you get word through the grapevine, just like in grapes of wrath that someone is hiring a tremendous amount of workers out west, right?”
Where to get it
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Murder on the Rails
Murder on the Rails by William G.
Recommended“Like one book um we read for this is Murder on the Rails, the true story of the detective who unlocked the shocking secrets of the box car serial killer. That's by William Palmini who has firstirhand experience in the investigation. So if you want to read more, that is a fantastic place to start.”
Where to get it
