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May 2023
43m 35s

Brute Force (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Ballen Studios
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It was a freezing cold morning in mid-January 2004 when a repair crew for the local electric and gas company in Princeton, NJ decided to take a break and go get some hot breakfast. The two men had been out all night fixing power poles and lines that had come down in a recent snowstorm. On their way to the diner, they saw a dark green SUV – engine running – s ... Show More
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