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Ep 191 - Rattlesnake James & His Poor Wives

Season 4, Ep. 191

Ep 191 is loose and we're off to the 1930s to tell the story of Robert James, who loved wives and loved life insurance.

What happened to his past loves? What was wrong with his car? And where do YOU buy your snakes?

The secret ingredient is a rattlesnake!


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Sources this week include the Daily news archives, The LA Times archives, Los Angeles Magazine, MarkGribben.com, TrueCrime Library, US Supreme Court records, CrimeScribe and Echo Press.

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