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Join Boston Globe journalist Emily Sweeney for an action-packed presentation about her latest book, DROPKICK MURPHY: A LEGENDARY LIFE, which chronicles the life of Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy, a professional wrestler and doctor who ran an infamous detox center in Acton, Massachusetts.
Decades before the Betty Ford Center became a household name — and long before the band the Dropkick Murphys named themselves in his honor — the phrase “going to Dropkick’s” meant a person struggling with addiction needed help and would soon get some. Drawing on years of research and interviews, author Emily Sweeney will reveal the untold story of Murphy’s life, his farm, and the legendary events that unfolded there.
Emily Sweeney is a staff reporter at The Boston Globe and the author of three nonfiction books: Boston Organized Crime, Gangland Boston, and Dropkick Murphy: A Legendary Life. She currently serves as the Globe’s Cold Case Files reporter and Blotter Tales columnist, and she’s a regular contributor to the WBZ radio show NightSide with Dan Rea. She’s been featured on many TV and radio programs, making appearances on BBC Radio, Court TV, the Travel Channel, History Channel, Science Channel, Oxygen, Bloomberg Radio, NESN, and other media outlets. She recently appeared in “Bloody Boston,” a two-part documentary special about organized crime, and the Netflix series “How to Become a Mob Boss.”
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