Second-hand accounts could mean life or death when talking about a horrific crime. If you knew someone personally who committed let's say, oh I don't, murder, how would your life alter after the act? If you were an investigator on something that changed American history forever, what would you do if all the evidence was simply burnt to a crisp? Would you tell the truth or would you alter them... all because you heard them through the grapevine? . Get the Books: 

Party Monster by James St. James 

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Devil in the White City

 https://amzn.to/3c7tkxy

Rolling Stones article

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/michael-alig-did-his-time-for-murder-now-he-wants-to-party-111586/

The Guardian article

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/21/michael-alig-interview

YouTube Channel

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