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The Will Forgeries: a forgotten sensation
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The Will Forgeries: a forgotten sensation
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2013
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Podcast episode
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Audrey Collins tells the story of the crimes that shocked the nation in the 1840s, when a gang used identity theft and fraud to steal money from dormant accounts in the Bank of England.
Released:
Feb 8, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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