You're sitting in a high-rise in Chicago on a sunny Saturday morning. As you admire the view, your attention is immediately drawn to a figure that appears to be hanging from a noose outside of a 14th floor window across the way. There goes your Saturday.

This week, Erica and Billy will discuss the mysterious death of a well-known author in 1996. Was it suicide? Was it murder? Was it death by misadventure? Let us know your thoughts after you listen by finding us on social media!

We want to thank Chris Axmann for the great new show artwork! It looks marvelous!

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