Episodes

  • Episode 48 - Tom DiBartolo: Murder in the Park
    May 10 2026
    Marriage and children had never gotten in the way of Tom DiBartolo doing what he wanted, and what he wanted was to flout his position as a Spokane County deputy and have sex with his various mistresses. It had always been easy; his wife, Patty, took care of the house and the kids and he slept with whomever he wanted, knowing enough to tell the women what they wanted to hear. Recently though, things had changed. Patty was threatening divorce and there was no way he could pay child support for his five kids and have enough money left for himself.Sources: https://www.khq.com/news/former-spokane-co-deputy-dibartolo-released-from-prison-after-serving-sentence-for-wifes-1996-murder/article_dd7611e8-4d14-11ea-bfd8-0f4dc36b8699.htmlhttps://apnews.com/general-news-c7d752944a0e5bddab0192b136ca79c7https://www.montanarightnow.com/former-spokane-deputy-tom-dibartolo-jailed-after-work-release-suspension-while-serving-sentence-for-wifes/article_97f79c1d-ccf6-5363-96c8-638fb5797b13.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70565058/patricia_ann-dibartolohttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19971215/2578236/exceptional-sentence-sought-for-ex-deputy-in-wifes-murderhttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970214/2523998/family-wants-father-accused-of-slaying-mother-kept-in-jailhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/oct/21/judge-opens-dibartolo-trial-phase-jury-selection/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/05/witness-for-dibartolo-cant-refer-to-hearsay-judge/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/06/dibartolo-portrayed-as-lustful-killer-trial/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/07/dibartolo-showed-no-emotions-to-news-of-wifes/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/07/dibartolo-showed-no-emotions-to-news-of-wifes/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/11/dibartolo-case-goes-to-jury-prosecution-paints/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/27/affair-lands-dibartolo-back-in-jail-cops-say-he/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/sep/25/money-the-motive-say-dibartolo-prosecutors-they/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/20/dibartolo-story-questioned-prosecutors-re/https://www.kxly.com/news/former-deputy-convicted-of-murder-is-back-in-yakima-records-show/article_b6694bc8-1ccb-5f6f-afdb-d3f71b10a18f.htmlhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/mar/08/deputy-accused-of-interfering-in-investigation/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/30/dibartolos-turn-nears-at-murder-trial-more-than/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/09/community-mourns-murdered-mother-law-officers/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/apr/19/dibartolo-loses-job-as-deputy-sheriff-goldman/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/16/man-once-accused-in-dibartolo-murder-shot-police/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/feb/14/son-wants-deputy-kept-behind-bars-oldest-children/https://www.kxly.com/news/12-years-later-dibartolo-still-fighting-for-freedom/article_6cd1242a-95d5-5114-8f50-266375920c88.htmlhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/apr/29/ex-deputys-offenses-detailed-sheriff-alleges/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/25/girlfriends-offer-possible-motive-in-dibartolo/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/16/dibartolo-verdict-delivers-message-officers-say/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/27/police-spied-on-dibartolo-videotape-shows/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/dec/03/dibartolo-weeps-for-slain-wife-i-felt-like-i-had/
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  • Episode 47 - Count Carl von Cosel: Corpse Preservation 101
    Apr 26 2026
    Count Carl von Cosel believed he had met his soulmate when he laid eyes on Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos in 1930. From the start, though, their romance had its share of problems. First, they were both already married, but Carl could easily pretend neither of their spouses existed. Second, Elena had been diagnosed with the then-fatal prognosis of tuberculosis, but even after she died, Carl wasn’t deterred. He simply stole her corpse, made it suitable for cohabitation, and lived with her body for the next seven years until his shocking secret was discovered.Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/carl-tanzler https://www.kqed.org/pop/106807/meet-carl-von-cosel-the-man-who-slept-next-to-his-crushs-corpse-for-7-years https://mbird.com/everyday/digging-up-death-the-macabre-story-of-count-carl-von-cosel-and-us/https://the-line-up.com/carl-tanzler-the-man-who-slept-with-a-corpse https://www.wlrn.org/culture/2018-02-11/a-love-that-would-not-die-key-west-tells-its-most-macabre-legendhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-18/marija-pericic-new-novel-exquisite-corpse-carl-tanzler/102995556 https://www.moas.org/Key-West--Southernmost-USA-6-22114.html https://historyhub.info/twists-in-a-twisted-tale-the-exploitation-defilement-and-murder-of-elena-hoyos/https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/rudolph-valentino https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/plague-gallery/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2820065/#:~:text=Crowded%20into%20tenements%20where%20the,working%20places%20must%20be%20improved. https://www.flickr.com/photos/escriteur/23829890671 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7241456/ https://www.thisamericanlife.org/610/transcript https://iapsop.com/archive/materials/rosicrucian_digest/rosicrucian_digest_v17_n2_1939_mar.pdfhttps://www.kwahs.org/exhibit/ghosts-of-east-martello/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/carl-tanzler-in-love-with-the-dead/9617/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11299445/#:~:text=It%20is%20advised%20to%20have,a%20minimum%20value%20of%2098%25. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17434440.2023.2170783#d1e199
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    46 mins
  • A Quick Announcement
    Apr 8 2026

    Hey, everyone. We wanted to drop in to let you know that a new episode won’t be coming out on April 12, but we’ll be back with the case of Carl Tänzler on April 26.

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  • Episode 46 - Maxwell Garvie: What’s Love Got to Do With It
    Mar 29 2026

    When sheltered Sheila Watson met wealthy, man-about-town Maxwell Garvie, she was besotted. Their courtship was fast, with marriage and children following quickly. People in town believed the Garvies had an enviable life, but, as we know all too well, looks can be deceiving. Max was ready to embrace everything the Swinging Sixties had to offer, and he was hell-bent on dragging Sheila along with him. Max thought opening up their marriage would make his wife both a better lover and more interested in sex. How was he to know that introducing her to Brian Tevendale would bring about his demise?

    Sources:

    https://balmoralcastle.com/

    https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/maxwell-sheila-garvie-murder-story

    https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12524347.brian-tevendale-killer-who-famously-murdered-his-lovers-husband/

    https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-balmoral-housemaid-convicted-murder-27628435

    https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4375749/kinky-cottage-sheila-garvie-murder/?__cf_chl_tk=r4Db_Fpqj9Ho6pEkiWKSZhnrqdd6DlQdZ1QA6._8zac-1770334509-1.0.1.1-NLD0yQcXN2DDe3A4BdL1t_MtsQzbTo6fmVQ9L2pCLP0

    https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/473935/mearns-murder-house-goes-on-the-rental-market-after-failing-to-sell/?__cf_chl_tk=whsvdyGz9n3O4jC.5RwuzlBIBfJ0OKNOANya2KJmyrI-1770350899-1.0.1.1-smfzWCw_.fhKC1J3OaJ5jXKvOn60xpJjXvVCfJ.UCfs

    https://www.scotsman.com/news/the-sins-of-my-mother-2479495

    https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeenshire-love-triangle-shocked-north-7582821

    https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/d-h-lawrence-lady-chatterleys-lover-trial

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-23685786

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    50 mins
  • Episode 45 - Graham Young: Part Two: A Teacup Full of Thallium
    Mar 15 2026
    Now that Graham Young was working at John Hadland Laboratories, his victim pool had expanded. Out of the nearly 70 members of staff to catch the so-called “Bovingdon Bug,” two would never recover: Bob Egle and Fred Biggs. Even after Graham had been arrested, an event he hastened along in once again showing off his troubling toxicological expertise, he was sure he’d be acquitted, but that was before the jury heard that traces of thallium had been found in both sets of remains, not to mention Graham’s disturbingly detailed diary entries.Also, a shout-out to Karamo from Queer Eye who we didn’t mention in the beginning!Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-younghttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pleurisy/symptoms-causes/syc-20351863https://massivebio.com/polyneuritis-bio/ https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/cover-up-allowed-teacup-poisoner-graham-young-to-kill-his-colleagues-3tmx56dgc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdMA0q8LsRH6NxM7h6L-H5GY4PZG363qyAWjIyH1LkD14by_pSYHRmWVzKD8gE%3D&gaa_ts=6964177b&gaa_sig=N0qy6wDXZvJGx4ZXapwhqQ32PM3NnoC96Kf-6h4SkEP7FwaKM4tU06safzwAHgWCH4nInZNVJrOHD04xf8aInA%3D%3Dhttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/accident-no-its-murder-px68xrr56lrhttps://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/11-plus-access-grammar-schools/ https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/a-is-for-arsenic-the-poisons-of-agatha-christie-by-kathryn-harkup-sdftkr96j9jhttps://time.com/archive/6815586/britain-horseman-pass-by/ https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/46142.man-behind-bovingdon-bug/https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/graham_young/4.htmlhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20362793https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000684.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513240/#:~:text=Mortality%20from%20acute%20thallium%20poisoning,may%20occur%20at%20lower%20exposures.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/thallium-poisoninghttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK598079/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6338655/ https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750026.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39929538 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/graham-young https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557806/ https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/thalliumandyoungsdiary/https://www.sphere-abacus.com/programme/4311/murder-in-a-teacup https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/whowasculpable/https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/23478994.hideous-murders-st-albans-poisoner-graham-young/https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD001876_what-tuberculous-pleurisy-and-how-might-corticosteroids-work https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbm.132https://academic.oup.com/book/40262/chapter-abstract/346704023?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/1972-06-29/debates/9388587f-1b45-45ee-8e0b-5456a6f4801e/TheCaseOfGrahamYounghttps://www.the-sun.com/news/383740/how-pale-horse-inspired-the-chilling-murders-of-the-teacup-poisoner-who-murdered-four-people-and-poisoned-his-own-family/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9821627/The-schoolboy-poisoner-Graham-Young-14-spiked-family-roast.htmlhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hawley-crippen/199/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-10802059 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/nov/06/news.japanhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/02/japan.justinmccurry http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4961768.stm https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/palmer-the-poisoner/ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/taylor_image_2.html https://selfridgesgroup.com/
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  • Episode 44 - Graham Young: Part One: A Predilection for Poisons
    Mar 1 2026
    Graham Young had always been a strange child whose fascination with poisons saw him employing his extensive expertise to procure lethal quantities of various toxic substances with which to experiment. When he missed out on observing their full effects on his schoolmate, Graham decided to use the chemistry set his father had given him to target his entire family. After causing one death and numerous illnesses, the teenager was sent to Broadmoor, but not even this maximum-security mental hospital could get between Graham and his poisonous passion.Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-younghttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pleurisy/symptoms-causes/syc-20351863https://massivebio.com/polyneuritis-bio/ https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/cover-up-allowed-teacup-poisoner-graham-young-to-kill-his-colleagues-3tmx56dgc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdMA0q8LsRH6NxM7h6L-H5GY4PZG363qyAWjIyH1LkD14by_pSYHRmWVzKD8gE%3D&gaa_ts=6964177b&gaa_sig=N0qy6wDXZvJGx4ZXapwhqQ32PM3NnoC96Kf-6h4SkEP7FwaKM4tU06safzwAHgWCH4nInZNVJrOHD04xf8aInA%3D%3Dhttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/accident-no-its-murder-px68xrr56lrhttps://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/11-plus-access-grammar-schools/ https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/a-is-for-arsenic-the-poisons-of-agatha-christie-by-kathryn-harkup-sdftkr96j9jhttps://time.com/archive/6815586/britain-horseman-pass-by/ https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/46142.man-behind-bovingdon-bug/https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/weird/graham_young/4.htmlhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20362793https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000684.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513240/#:~:text=Mortality%20from%20acute%20thallium%20poisoning,may%20occur%20at%20lower%20exposures.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/thallium-poisoninghttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK598079/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6338655/ https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750026.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39929538 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/graham-young https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557806/ https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/thalliumandyoungsdiary/https://www.sphere-abacus.com/programme/4311/murder-in-a-teacup https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/grahamyoung/whowasculpable/https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/23478994.hideous-murders-st-albans-poisoner-graham-young/https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD001876_what-tuberculous-pleurisy-and-how-might-corticosteroids-work https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbm.132https://academic.oup.com/book/40262/chapter-abstract/346704023?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/1972-06-29/debates/9388587f-1b45-45ee-8e0b-5456a6f4801e/TheCaseOfGrahamYounghttps://www.the-sun.com/news/383740/how-pale-horse-inspired-the-chilling-murders-of-the-teacup-poisoner-who-murdered-four-people-and-poisoned-his-own-family/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9821627/The-schoolboy-poisoner-Graham-Young-14-spiked-family-roast.htmlhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hawley-crippen/199/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-10802059 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/nov/06/news.japanhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/02/japan.justinmccurry http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4961768.stm https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/palmer-the-poisoner/ https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/taylor_image_2.html https://drugs.ncats.io/substance/3KUI0LP48L
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  • Episode 43 - Walter Leroy Moody Jr.: Explosive Rage
    Feb 15 2026

    Imagine committing a crime and then being so angry at having been convicted that you spend more than 20 years after your release trying to get your conviction overturned. This is Walter Leroy Moody Jr. in a nutshell. When false narratives and unfounded appeals didn’t produce the result he had hoped for, he channeled his anger into murder by sending bombs to innocent people. If he couldn’t have his way, he would direct all his rage at the court responsible for denying his appeals.

    Sources:

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/us/alabama-walter-moody-execution/index.html

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/19/603883731/alabama-serial-bomber-walter-leroy-moody-83-to-be-executed-thursday

    https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/alabama-executes-man-1989-mail-bomb-murder-us-appeals-court-judge-robert-s-vance-0

    https://web.archive.org/web/20180420043815/http://time.com/5247687/walter-moody-robert-vance-execution/

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/874/1575/382335/

    https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1989/08/22/tear-gas-bomb-mailed-to-naacp-office-injures-8/

    https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/mccarthy-hearings/have-you-no-sense-of-decency.htm

    https://guides.bpl.org/c.php?g=495520&p=5829013

    https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/23

    https://www.glsp.org/what-we-do/

    https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/judge-vance-murder

    https://www.wsav.com/news/celebrating-black-history-remembering-robbie-robinson/

    https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/vance-robert-smith/

    https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1990/s90p1043-1.html

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/490/866/122334/

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/874/1575/382335/

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/762/1491/1619727/

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/15-11809/15-11809-2017-03-16.html

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/977/1425/305286/

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/writ_of_coram_nobis

    https://www.uscourts.gov/glossary-legal-terms/habeas-corpus

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ex_parte

    https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/georgia-executes-man-convicted-of-murder-and-rape-idUSTRE70P44F/

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  • Episode 42 - Richard Rogers: A Dismemberment Obsession, A Homophobic Inclination
    Feb 1 2026
    By the time investigators connected 50-year-old Richard Rogers to the murders of four middle-aged gay and bisexual men whose remains were discovered in garbage bags between 1991 and 1993, it had been nearly three decades since Richard had first been acquitted of murder after claiming self-defense. Richard had come a long way from hiding corpses in tents. He’d realized dismemberment was a much better method of body disposal. Richard may have evolved, but so too had fingerprinting technology, and the indefensible murder he had gotten away with years earlier had paved the way for authorities to put him behind bars for good.Sources: https://thecinemaholic.com/richard-rogers-now/https://darkdowneast.com/fredericspencer/ https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/interior.aspx?sid=1758&gid=2&pgid=1878 https://thecinemaholic.com/richard-rogers-victims/https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2008/a5885-05-opn.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/swollen-lymph-nodes/multimedia/mesentery/img-20007559 https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22252-comminuted-fracture https://darkdowneast.com/lastcallkiller/ https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/last-call-true-story-richard-rogers-rcna94325 https://www.silive.com/news/g66l-2019/02/c00e71ca6c8598/last-call-killer-revisited-richard-rogers-of-staten-island-trolled-victims-at-gay-bars-in-manhattan.html https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/richard-rogers-staten-island-nurse-serial-killer-gay-men-dismembered https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/06/last-call-when-a-serial-killer-stalked-queer-ny-review-a-masterclass-in-righteous-savvy-tv https://nypost.com/2001/05/31/man-fled-clutches-of-gay-slay-suspect/ https://www.socialregisteronline.com/history https://williampennrealty.com/neighborhood-guide/center-city-philadelphia-neighborhood-information/ https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/essential-lgbt-sites-things-to-do-philadelphia/ https://www.inquirer.com/philly/unsorted/06101991_anderson.html https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/07/18/bangor/maine-killer-richard-rogers-nyc-murder-spree-true-crime-last-call-joam40zk0w/https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tv/last-call-hbo-serial-killer-richard-rogers-philadelphia-20230713.html https://www.advocate.com/news/2005/11/12/ex-nurse-found-guilty-dismemberment-murders https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/last-call-hbo-documentary-richard-rogers-serial-killer-nypd-queer-new-york-1234785156/ https://www.aetv.com/articles/last-call-killer https://forensicreader.com/vacuum-metal-deposition-vmd/ https://mashable.com/article/last-call-killer-true-crime-explainer?test_uuid=04wb5avZVbBe1OWK6996faM&test_variant=a https://citylimits.org/op-ed-mayor-must-reckon-with-st-patricks-parade-legacies/ https://www.nypdemeralds.com/history/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201212/sick-signature-signals-psycho https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/last-call-hbo-documentary-richard-rogers-killer-2213879/ https://time.com/6292242/last-call-review-hbo/https://gayusatv.org/about-gay-usa/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/resources/newsletter/archive/gay-trans-panic-defense-what-it-how-end-it/https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/last-call-hboc-doc-serial-killer-richard-rogers-1234882434/
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