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January 17, 2020 28 mins
In this episode of Devil We Know, a woman caps off her life of stealing and gambling in the Midwest and her 35-year marriage, complete with grandchildren, with the murder of her husband and her own doppelgänger in a cross country crime spree that baffled the nation and earned her the nickname: The Fugitive Grandma.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Devilweknowpodcast
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Researched and Written by Kat Morris of Active Shooter: The Podcast
Editing by Chase Gray
Produced & Hosted by Aaron


Opening clip- FOX 9 News | KMSP-TV Minneapolis-St. Paulhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubw-vHPWc9k

Braden Riess Clip provided by inside Edition- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0XWd6I1ZUY


Sources-
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-fugitive-grandma-guilty-20191218-53vvhvukyfcbdc5hl6aqe25zdm-story.html

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/fl-reg-lois-riess-caught-texas-20180420-story.html

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/former-fugitive-lois-riess-pleads-guilty-to-florida-murder-sentenced-to-life/89-9d265a90-309a-4b99-9641-fcca2923f455

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/12/17/lois-riess-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-1st-degree-murder/

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2019/09/05/court-update-lois-riess-who-killed-woman-and-stole-her-identity-sw-fl-minnesota/2214546001/

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/04/26/lois-riess-court-documents/

https://nypost.com/2019/05/24/killer-granny-indicted-in-husbands-fatal-shooting/

https://www.kimt.com/content/news/Breaking-Lois-Reiss--480325883.html

https://www.kimt.com/content/news/Lois-Riess-pleads-not-guilty-to-Florida-murder-482420681.html

https://www.kimt.com/content/news/New-Surveillance-video-of-Lois-Riess-before-alleged-murder-released-479866743.html

https://www.kimt.com/content/news/Gun-

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