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A Fake Hold-Up Murder Plot

Episode 402 tells the story of a discontented wife and her young paramour, who set in motion a plan to stage a robbery to get money for a quick Reno divorce. The victim, her husband. Yeah, that didn’t work out so well. There are some intense personalities in this story and a lot of theatrics, including a murder victim testifying from beyond the grave.

Culled from the historic pages of the New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, and other newspapers of the era.

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