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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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The Prisoner's Story

On september twelfth, prisoners, hostages and commissioner oswald all beg governor rockefeller to come to the prison. He still refuses. Prisoners also plan for authorities to take back the prison. They get the prison ready for retaking by king weapons and setting up places to hide. On the morning of september thirteenth, oswald tells the prisoners that the state is accepting their deal. But it turns out it's all a ruse because around 550 state troopers, national guardsmen and other law enforcement fcials gather outside the prison. When the smoke clears, 29 prisoners, ten hostages, are dead, and 89 prisoners are seriously wounded.

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