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Blackmail Fail: What Happened When George Ratterman Reformed 'Sin City of the South'

Blackmail Fail: What Happened When George Ratterman Reformed 'Sin City of the South'

FromCriminalia


Blackmail Fail: What Happened When George Ratterman Reformed 'Sin City of the South'

FromCriminalia

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When All-American footballer George Ratterman announced his candidacy for sheriff of Campbell County, Kentucky, in April of 1961, he said, “I am told that if I run for sheriff, I will be the victim of all sorts of personal slanderous attacks, but I say to our opponents, let the attacks start now, if they must.” And, well, the attacks did start – culminating in a high-profile set-up of Ratterman in a compromising position with a woman named April Flowers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?