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Kendall and Casey present True Crime Tuesday on 93 WIBC.

Casey, it's that time.

It is.

It's Tuesday, and you know what we do it this time on Tuesdays, don't you?

It's True Crime Tuesday, where we take a look back at a case that has captivated the imagination of the American public.

Yeah, and today we're going to examine a case, see what I did there, examine a case that spanned 39 years. Yeah, the book, Vanishing Act, a crashed airliner,

fake death, and backroom abortions, details the unbelievable life of Robert Spears, the author

of the book. Jerry Jameson joins us now.

Jerry, hello.

Well, hello.

Thank you very much for having me on.

That's a great story to talk about.

I got to tell you.

All right.

So again, the book is titled Vanishing Act, a crashed airliner, fake death, and backroom

abortions.

Tell us about Robert Spears and the unbelievable life this guy lived.

Well, it was an unbelievable life.

He was the consummate con man.

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