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Sep 2023
1h 27m

Linda Hazzard's Killer Diet

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Uncover the chilling true story of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard, 'The Starvation Doctor,' in 1911. Learn how one nursemaid's bravery exposed a deadly medical scandal that shocked the world!


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