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Author of children's book about grief charged with murdur-durdur.

Author of children's book about grief charged with murdur-durdur.

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Ren DeStefano on Female Serial Killers and Why She Suspects Everyone Might Have a Murder in Them

Ren DeStefano on Female Serial Killers and Why She Suspects Everyone Might Have a Murder in Them

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Patti McCracken on the Early 20th-century Hungarian Women Who Poisoned 160 Men

Patti McCracken on the Early 20th-century Hungarian Women Who Poisoned 160 Men

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The Manhattan Well Mystery: On America’s First Media Circus Around a Murder Case

The Manhattan Well Mystery: On America’s First Media Circus Around a Murder Case

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How a Lawyer of the Downtrodden Came To Represent Two Wealthy Killers

How a Lawyer of the Downtrodden Came To Represent Two Wealthy Killers

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Looking for Answers After the Murder of a Dear Friend and Little Brother

Looking for Answers After the Murder of a Dear Friend and Little Brother

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