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Jan 2023
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The Woman Mauled by the 200-Pound Chimp ...

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Original Air Date: 11/11/2009 It is the deadliest mass shooting on a military base in U.S. history. Listen to the interview with the Fort Hood hero who took down the gunman. Oprah also speaks with chimpanzee attack victim Charla Nash in her first interview. 
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