# The Science of Fear - The Final Play (Episode 9)

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Podcast: [Crime World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-world-1335810)
Published: 2026-07-10T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/crime-world/episodes/the-science-of-fear-the-final-play-episode-9
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Duration seconds: 2830

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Staring down decades in prison, Bomber attempts a final gamble by orchestrating a fake weapons surrender from behind bars to trick the authorities into granting him a lighter sentence.  The deception backfires spectacularly when compromised encrypted messages unmask his lies, resulting in additional years of jail time and dragging his own son and family into the ruins of his collapsed empire. The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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