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Dec 2023
52m 49s

Best of 2023: The widow and the murderer...

The Guardian
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Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2023, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From October: A decade after Maixabel Lasa’s husband was shot by Basque separatists, she received a message from one of his killers. He wanted to meet her. By Giles Tremlett. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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