Bill James on His New Book 'The Man From the Train' (Ep. 358)

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh talks to author, historian, and statistician Bill James about his new true-crime book, 'The Man From the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery,' in which James attempts to identify the man who may have been the deadliest serial killer in American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Bill Simmons, wanted to make sure you were listening to all of our sports podcasts
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0:47.1	Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of Channel 33, part of the Ringer podcast network.
1:04.6	I'm Ben Limberg, a writer for the wringer.com.
1:07.5	The scariest serial killer in American history is not someone you know, unless you've read
1:11.7	the latest book by Bill James.
1:13.2	I want to read you a short passage from the beginning of that book.
1:15.9	It is a warm night, most often on a weekend.
1:18.7	There is a very small town with a railroad track that runs through the town, or sometimes
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