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May 30, 2024 72 mins

[Note: This is an original format episode.  Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]

S1E7: Murderess! Arsonist! Con-woman!  (Part 3 of 3)

Are you ready to meet the talented Mrs. Halliday?  The singular story of one of the most prolific female criminals in the United States.  She operated primarily in upstate New York with excursions to Pennsylvania and Vermont in the 1880s and 1890s.  She would reinvent her identity for a fresh start, but the law always catches up.  

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Theme music: "Forever Yours", original vocals and piano tracks produced by Arthouse Acoustics, with additional original tracks and mixing by Tyrai Lawton.

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