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Nov 2016
1h 20m

Case 38: The Pikuls

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Indiana born Diane Whitmore always dreamed of making it big in New York City. When she met Wall Street securities analyst Joseph Pikul, she thought she was on the way to the perfect life. But her marriage to Joseph Pikul wasn’t perfect. In fact, it was far from it...

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Victoria Dieffenbacher researched and co-wrote this episode.

For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/the-pikuls

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