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The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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Johnny Broderick - The Most Famous Cap Cop

In 19 39, a former comme testified in front of the house on american activities committee, and said johnny had received around 50 thousand during the 19 26 strike. Lawsuits due to his beatings were often thrown out, as he was friends with the judges. He sold his life story to r k o pictures for 75 thousand for a movie to be called broadway's one man riot squad. But the film was never made, but he got the 75k. I his wife sued him in 19 50, because it turns out he left her in 19 forty and stopped sending alimony. So the judge ordered johnny to give her 250 dollars a month. And then he moved

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