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Apr 2024
53m 53s

Chameleon

LEMONADA MEDIA
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As lawyers prepare for trial, no one can make sense of Michael Moore’s motives. In the courtroom, the double murder suspect tells a paranoid story of assassins and organized crime. The widows of his victims testify at the trial, which will determine if Moore will face a firing squad.

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Written by Amy Donaldson and Andrea Smardon.
Production and sound design by Andrea Smardon, Nina Earnest and Aaron Mason. Mixing by Trent Sell.
Special thanks to Becky Bruce, KellieAnn Halvorsen, Ryan Meeks, Ben Kuebrich, Feliks Banel, Josh Tilton and Dave Cawley.
Main musical score composed by Allison Leyton Brown.
With Lemonada Media, Executive Producers Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs.
For WorkHouse Media, Executive Producer Paul Anderson.
And for KSL Podcasts, Executive Producer Sheryl Worsley.

The Letter is produced by KSL Podcasts and Lemonada Media in association with WorkHouse Media.

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