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Murder At The Furrier

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Historic Lady Killers

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Episode 292, in which we pay our respects to a quartet of murdered wives:

Sarah Yargus, murdered by her husband John Yargus, July 13, 1849;
Pauline Schmitt, murdered by her husband Germain Schmitt, January 21, 1919;
Ida Jech, murdered by her husband Frederic Jech, July 22, 1930;
Anna McDowell Gentry, murdered by her husband Sam Gentry, February 1, 1935.

Recorded live at Miami University Hamilton Downtown, October 29, 2018.



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