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‘Acid Burns’: That Time Mae West Was Blackmailed, Know What I Mean? See?
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
It started just after Labor Day, with an envelope postmarked September 13, 1935, sent special delivery, addressed to Miss Mae West of 570 N. Rossmore, Ravenswood Apartments, Hollywood, California. There was nothing unusual about the envelope, but its contents were a different matter. It was the first of what would become a series of extortion letters threatening disfigurement by acid if she didn't pay $1,000. This wasn’t about keeping secrets or giving favors; it was about taking money from Mae West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jan 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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