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Apr 2022
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“Playboy Poisoner” Carlyle Harris

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In New York, a wealthy medical student prescribed his young wife morphine to help with her chronic headaches. Only, the pills contained a lethal dose. When 19-year-old Helen Potts died, her husband’s secrets and scandals were finally exposed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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