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Sep 2024
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Lindy's Bizarre Headlines from the 1800'...

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Lindy covers various bizarre and intriguing headlines from the 1800s to 1873. The topics include a German woman suspected of poisoning and killing multiple people, a defendant challenging trial by combat, a prostitute who killed men with her iron ball and chain, a boy bandit disguised as a brothel beauty, and a beloved madam who was murdered.



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