Description

Outlaw couples, especially those that pull off prison breaks, live in our pop culture imagination. We romanticize them as we obsess over them in the press and on social media. But the reality is rarely actually romantic. And as with the case of Jennifer and George Hyatte, an innocent man lost his life for their selfish, forbidden romance.

 
 
 

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Show Notes

Episode suggested by Cheryl

Hosted and produced by Erica Kelley

Written by Haley Gray and Erica Kelley

Researched by Haley Gray

Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner

Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio

Edited & Mixed by Erica Kelley

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