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This week Crystal’s going to be talking about a really interesting true crime case involving none other than Santa Claus!
It seems back in 1927 someone thought it would be a good idea to dress up as Santa Claus and try to rob a bank.
Spoiler alert - it was not a good idea.
On What We’re Watching we talk about the 2005 horror/comedy movie “Santa’s Slay” starring Bill Goldberg.
On Layla and Coffee Talk we hear about how Crystal went to Goodwill and didn’t buy the girls a toy. They were devastated.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15565349/marshall-fields-ratliff
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This week Crystal’s going to be talking about a really interesting true crime case involving none other than Santa Claus!
It seems back in 1927 someone thought it would be a good idea to dress up as Santa Claus and try to rob a bank.
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On What We’re Watching we talk about the 2005 horror/comedy movie “Santa’s Slay” starring Bill Goldberg.
On Layla and Coffee Talk we hear about how Crystal went to Goodwill and didn’t buy the girls a toy. They were devastated.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15565349/marshall-fields-ratliff
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