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Part One: The King of Con Artists, Victor Lustig

Behind the Bastards

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What's Sceezix?

In 1922, Roberta and Victor had their first child, a daughter. Her name was Betty Jean, but Victor nicknamed her Sceezix for reasons I am not going to explain because it's funnier if I don't. She grew up with a father who constantly warned her about the man. He taught her morse code so that if they got questioned, he could tap the message,. do not talk into her hand and she would know to shut up. Count Lustig increased the grandiosity of his schemes by pretending to own a chemical company.

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