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Jan 2023
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T. Eugene Thompson

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T. Eugene Thompson was convicted of hiring a hitman to murder his wife, Carol, to obtain over $1 million in life insurance. T. Eugene and several other men were charged and convicted in this case, which involved an affair, a web of conspirators, and a murder-for-hire plot.Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss T. Eugene Thompson and the murder of Carol Thompson ... Show More
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