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Feb 2022
42m 59s

Charles Sherman Ross

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On September 25th, 1937, 72-year-old businessman Charles Sherman Ross was kidnapped. His wife wanted to pay the ransom, so the FBI took down the serial numbers of every bill she used. Weeks later, a single 20 dollar bill on the other side of the country broke the case wide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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