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Faked His Own Death

Posted on November 17, 2015 by author

On Wednesday, June 8, 1955 a St. Louis jury found Albert L. Paglino guilty of the first degree murder of a migrant railroad worker named Willie Burchett.

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Dead Ringers

Posted on November 24, 2012 by author

Steve Silverman

Akron, Ohio citizen Larry Bader and Omaha, Nebraska sportscaster Fritz Johnson were complete opposites of each other. Yet, they were dead ringers for each other. Find out what happened when one was thought to be the other.