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Crimetown

S1 E15: Family Ties

Crimetown

Gimlet

Government, Society & Culture, News

4.614.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Charles “the Ghost” Kennedy and his sister Gloria took very different paths in life. She became a state senator. He became a drug smuggler. And as his empire starts to crumble, the people close to him suffer the consequences. For a full list of credits, and for more information about this episode, visit our website at crimetownshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I didn't particularly want to do this, but I'm just doing it for the ghost.

0:06.9

So, love you, Uncle.

0:10.3

This is Al Blammeyer's Jr.

0:12.1

AKA a little Al, to most of the older guys that are out here.

0:16.2

My dad is Alan Blammeyer's, friends with the ghost.

0:22.6

As a little kid, Al Jr. spent time with his dad, and the crowd is dad hung with, including

0:28.4

some of you met in episode 10, Charles the Ghost Kennedy.

0:33.8

The first amendment Charles was in a car ride out to go see him.

0:41.9

Beautiful home.

0:43.0

It was amazing.

0:45.1

I remember vividly that the yard has spent most of my time out there.

0:48.8

He had a lake.

0:49.8

There's a little stream that came into it.

0:51.6

There was a stone bridge over the top of it.

0:55.4

And of course, there were the canals, full of Charles's pet wolves.

1:00.4

Bulls everywhere, I loved them.

1:03.7

And I couldn't believe they brought me in there because they were taller than me.

1:10.3

I remember being terrified and also in awe at the same time.

1:19.0

I saw it all as a child.

1:22.2

I was going on calls with my dad.

1:26.9

Making phone calls in the middle of the night at payphones and going to the parties.

1:33.9

And being whisked into the bathroom in the house because I wasn't supposed to see the

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