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Jul 2023
1h 11m

Thomas Lee Bean

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In April 1963, former Olympic skier Sonja McCaskie was strangled and dismembered by 18-year-old high school student Thomas Lee Bean, who had a history of troubled behavior. Thomas’s attorneys presented an insanity defense, but there was evidence that he put thought and planning into the murder. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Thomas Lee Bean and the mur ... Show More
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