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Ep 204 - Who Killed Harry Oakes?

Season 5, Ep. 204

Ep 204 is loose! And we're on a journey to the USA, Canada and The Bahamas to find out what happened to Sir Harry Oakes.

Who was this self-made man? How was a King involved in his

story? And how will YOU be celebrating Pride?

The secret ingredient is...a King! 

 

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Sources this week include:

https://www.grunge.com/865029/the-unsolved-murder-of-sir-harry-oakes/

https://medium.com/@csvoll/the-island-murder-mystery-that-entangled-a-royal-cc350f491e6e

https://artsfile.ca/midas-touched-the-amazing-life-and-tragic-death-of-sir-harry-oakes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_de_Marigny

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-sensational-murder-of-sir-harry-oakes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Oakes#:~:text=3%20public%20course.-,Murder,being%20concentrated%20around%20the%20eyes.

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