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UI #69 - Tunnel Joe Holmes
Manage episode 193657862 series 1839335
Joseph Ellsworth Holmes was a career criminal serving a twenty year sentence for being the "dinner-time burglar". His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight. Also learn about the origin of Pepsodent toothpaste, a man who waited 36 years to be reunited with his wife, a dying Navy officer's wish fulfilled after eighteen years, and a pastor that earned his medical degree after 45 years of part time study. Retrosponsor: Pepsodent Toothpaste
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249 episodes
Manage episode 193657862 series 1839335
Joseph Ellsworth Holmes was a career criminal serving a twenty year sentence for being the "dinner-time burglar". His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight. Also learn about the origin of Pepsodent toothpaste, a man who waited 36 years to be reunited with his wife, a dying Navy officer's wish fulfilled after eighteen years, and a pastor that earned his medical degree after 45 years of part time study. Retrosponsor: Pepsodent Toothpaste
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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