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Dec 2019
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Best of 2019: Sante Kimes Pt. 1

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Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: Sante ran cons for the majority of her life and involved both her husband, Kenneth Kimes, Sr., and their son, Kenny, in her elaborate plots. She made them accomplices to fraud, arson, human trafficking—and murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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