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Jan 2025
34m 55s

S4|E16: The Legend of Dean Ripa

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Dean Ripa painted with Salvador Dali, sung with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra, and bonded with William Burroughs. But his true passion was collecting, handling, and studying the world's most venemous snakes. Ripa's Seprentarium in Wilmington, North Carolina was the site of captivating presentations and, ultimately, unimaginable tragedy. 


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