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Conditions and excursions apply. This year I'm starting birthday shoutouts for my Patreon

supporters. If you're on Patreon and you haven't sent me your birth month yet, go ahead

and message me with that. Even if your birthday is in January, you have not lost your chance.

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When Fred, Javelin, and Piper Roundtree began dating, people couldn't help but think it

was a case of opposites attract. But when their differences strained their marriage to the

breaking point, an expensive and drawn out divorce followed and it ended in murder. I'm

Charlie and welcome to Crime Lines.

Welcome to this week's episode. I want to thank Carrie for suggesting this case to me.

It is a big, big case with lots of details, so as you can tell from the title, this is part

one out of two episodes. If you're the type who likes to listen to these two partners

back to back, go ahead and pause and check this out next week when the second part drops.

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