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52. WEIRD NEWS: When the Wright’s Chicken Farm Kids were Kidnapped
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When a friend said to me, “What about an episode about that time the Wright’s Chicken Farm kids were kidnapped?” I had to know more. Today’s episode comes right from the newspaper archives, from March of 1979.
Episode Source Material:
- State v. Ballard :: 1982 :: Rhode Island Supreme Court Decisions
- STATE v. BALLARD | FindLaw
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 10, 1979, p. 1
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 9, 1979
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives Aug 16, 1979
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Oct 16, 1979, p. 8
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 13, 1980, p. 8
- Wright's rules the roost
70 episodes
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Manage episode 323430384 series 2949555
Content provided by Sara Elizabeth Corben and Weird Rhode Island. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sara Elizabeth Corben and Weird Rhode Island or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
When a friend said to me, “What about an episode about that time the Wright’s Chicken Farm kids were kidnapped?” I had to know more. Today’s episode comes right from the newspaper archives, from March of 1979.
Episode Source Material:
- State v. Ballard :: 1982 :: Rhode Island Supreme Court Decisions
- STATE v. BALLARD | FindLaw
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 10, 1979, p. 1
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 9, 1979
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives Aug 16, 1979
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Oct 16, 1979, p. 8
- Newport Daily News Newspaper Archives, Mar 13, 1980, p. 8
- Wright's rules the roost
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