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The Third Degree: Chapter 15: The prosecution painstakingly lays out the case

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The Third Degree: Chapter 13: The Virant trial begins in Petersburg

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The Third Degree: Chapter 12: The Virant manslaughter trial is moved

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The Third Degree: Chapter 11: The deputies prepare their defense

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The Third Degree: Chapter 10: Six indictments in September 1932

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The Third Degree: Chapter 7: Virant’s death: a tale of two juries

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Scandal: The Failure of the Teis Smith Bank

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