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52. WEIRD NEWS: When the Wright’s Chicken Farm Kids were Kidnapped
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When a friend said to me, “What about an episode about that time the Wright’s Chicken Farm kids were kidnapped?” I had to know more. Today’s episode comes right from the newspaper archives, from March of 1979.
Episode Source Material:
State v. Ballard :: 1982 :: Rhode Island Supreme Court DecisionsSTATE v. BALLARD | FindLawNewport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 10, 1979, p. 1Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 9, 1979Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives Aug 16, 1979Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Oct 16, 1979, p. 8Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 13, 1980, p. 8Wright's rules the roost