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Jun 2022
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The Sausage Vat Murder Pt. 1

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Adolph Luetgert came from Germany to chase the American dream. He started a successful sausage factory and even married a woman from his home country. But one morning in 1897, he woke up for breakfast and his wife Louise was gone. Days later, when authorities came to investigate the plant, they found her jewelry floating in one of the vats. Parcasters, we h ... Show More
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