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Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

Becky Cooper: We Keep the Dead Close

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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True Crime

4.8 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Author Becky Cooper was a student at Harvard University when she heard a curious rumor about a murdered student in the late 1960s. Cooper was told that the killer was likely a professor…but her investigation uncovered clues that had been buried for decades. Who the real killer was came as a surprise to everyone. The story of Jane Britton’s life and her murder is detailed in the book: We Keep the Dead Close.   Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18  See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)  2024 All Rights Reserved  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is exactly right.

0:03.0

Only on Netflix.

0:07.0

What if the love of your life disappeared without a trace?

0:10.0

I haven't heard from Josh in 11 years.

0:13.0

From Harlan Coben and the creators of film me once.

0:16.0

The past has returned.

0:17.0

Everyone lied to me.

0:19.0

But the truth is missing.

0:22.6

I need you to help me find Josh. You do there's time to let all the secrets out.

0:27.1

I am telling you, I'll let it go.

0:28.9

Harlan Coben's missing you.

0:30.4

You will never know the choice.

0:33.9

Only on Netflix, streaming New Year's Day.

0:36.4

Hey, lovely listeners.

0:38.0

My newest historical true crime book will be available in print and audio book on January 7th.

0:44.3

It's called The Sinners All Bow, one murder, two authors, and the real Hester Pren.

0:50.3

It's the real murder case that became the inspiration for Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

0:57.0

I'm re-investigating the case alongside the nation's first true crime author, a woman who died 150 years ago.

1:05.4

Pre-order your copy of The Sinners All Bow Now.

1:09.6

This story contains adult content and language.

1:13.2

Listener discretion is advised.

1:21.9

Rather than leak incomplete information as they were going through their investigation,

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