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The Double Life of Clarence King – Podcast #48

Published on November 2, 2011

Posted in: Fraud & Deception, Love & Marriage, Podcast

The first director of the US Geological Survey, Clarence King, was a famed scientist, explorer, and author. Yet, few people knew that he spent the last thirteen years leading a secret double life.

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The French Nobleman – Podcast #47

Published on September 5, 2011

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Podcast

The death of an elderly man in Chicago in 1941 went initially unnoticed. Then it was learned that he was a French nobleman that gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Find out if he ever got the girl...

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The Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt – Podcast #32

Published on April 6, 2010

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Podcast

Wealthy Ann Cooper Hewitt was sterilized at age 20 by her mother and two doctors, yet had no knowledge that the procedure was being done.

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The Strange Kidnapping of Milly McGill – Podcast #30

Published on February 1, 2010

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Podcast

The long forgotten story about the strange kidnapping of Milly McGill back in 1945. It is what happened after Milly was returned back to her parents that is the oddest part of this true story.

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