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Dec 2019
47m 39s

Holidays: The Deadly Non-Emergency

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On Christmas Eve in 1913, miners and their families were having a massive party in an Italian cultural hall in Michigan. Everything was fine until someone shouted, "fire!" Panic took hold, and in the end, a cruel ruse was discovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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