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The Clown and the Candyman

Ep.3: “The Original Pedophile Island” – The story of the summer camp that wasn’t

Season 1, Ep. 3

If you thought Jeffrey Epstein was the first sex offender to use an island as a haven for sex exploitation, you’d be wrong. The original pedophile island was in Lake Michigan.


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