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Ep 09 Barbara Daly Baekeland - Millions, Mother, and Murder

Suspicious Circumstances Podcast

Release Date: 09/16/2019

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Barbara Daly Baekeland was a New York socialite, model, and heiress.  She had many friends, beauty, and a personality like a force of nature, so why would someone want her dead?

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