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The Welfare Queen (w/ Ayo Edebiri)

Scam Goddess

CHAPTER

Linda Taylor: A Smart Black Woman

In 1978, three of her lawyers said the same and two psychiatrists found that she was quote unquote psychotic. A series of experts examined her over the next years and couldn't make firm conclusions about her mental health. Ever since she got, she used fake names to sign up for public benefits, even when it led authorities right back to her. She did not seem capable of telling the truth, even in small matters like her own name.

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