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Listener discretion is advised. What is it about her though?

I don't know, it's hard for me to understand.

Is it that she was charming?

Did she wink?

Did she flirt?

Cutting, whatever it took.

And in her case, what it took was to use her feminine wiles.

It worked on men. It didn't really work on women, but it worked on men.

Clara was one of these women that men sort of wanted to take care of, that needed protection.

And because of this, she wasn't responsible for her actions, even though she did it. but they were trying to shield her.

Clara Phillips adored the attention of men. She had demanded it her entire life and now once again she had it.

Her charm could secure her release if the male jurors in her case believed her tears on the stand.

And if that happened, many people could be in danger.

Nine men and three women locked the door behind them in the courthouse in Los Angeles on November 16th, 1922.

Clara Phillips seemed confident.

Daniel Phillips says that she focused specifically on the men, especially when she was on the stand.

I would say that's good supposition because nine men, three women, you knew the women were not gonna be on her side.

And all she had to do is charm the men.

She knew that this is the way for me

to get out of this is to have a hung jury and then they'd have to have another trial and keep going

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