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Nov 2022
1h 4m

Great Grandma Was A Serial Killer (Live ...

Chris Gethard
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Rat poison, pill overdose, and tripping over a shotgun. A young woman describes the suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of her great grandma's many husbands. She also opens up about overcoming a tumultuous childhood and what it's like having 16 siblings. Later on, she reveals to Geth how she found love at IHOP and the dumbest way to get a concussion at a theme park.

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