The Susie Situation - Episode 6 - Hot For You

This can be viewed as a YouTube video (below) or read as a blog post (below that.) Accompanying documentation is at the end.How far would you go for your Significant Other? Would you eat the food she likes? Move to the city he loves? Would you change religions? If your man were big into blackmail, would...

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The Susie Situation - Notes - Ruth Hamilton's Pre-Trial Testimony

This is a transcription of several pages of handwritten testimony provided to me by Holt County courthouse. It is a sworn statement from Frank Hamilton explaining in (excruciating) detail while his wife Ruth cannot come to trial. (Honestly, Frank, you could have just said, "She is very pregnant and...

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The Susie Situation - Episode 5 - Stale Old Stories

You can watch this on YouTube (below). Copies of news articles are in the written version (below that.)If you’re joining us for the first time, we are cousins investigating a 100 year old family mystery. We call it The Susie Situation. This is episode...

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The Susie Situation - Episode 4 - Sensational Testimony

If you're joining us for the first time, we're investigating a family mystery from 1912. It centers around a homestead fire in Nebraska. One word of caution, this week's content does include references to historical events that contain sensitive information, so discretion is recommended.This can be watch as a video (below) or read as a blog post (below that).&nb...

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The Susie Situation - Episode 3 - Follow The Clues

If you're joining us for the first time, we're some cousins trying to unravel an old family mystery. We call it The Susie Situation, and this is Episode Three.  You can read here, or watch on YouTube (belo...

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The Susie Situation - Episode 2 - A Name on A Page

Last week we talked about Fires and Farts. This week? Seventh Grade and Scams. We're investigating a 100-year-old mystery that we're calling "The Susie Situation." This is episode 2.This is available as a video (below) or in written format (below that.) At the very end are some news clippings and one...

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The Susie Situation - Episode 1 - Things That Burn

My family left us many things - a predisposition to cancer, diminutive stature, a distinct lack of generational wealth. They neglected to leave photos. We don't know what Grandpa looked like, or two of our three aunts. Those three aunts died way too soon and really needed to meet more men. That's what we've decided from where we sit -- three nieces and grand nieces, learning about Dad's three sisters,...

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