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David Delruelle The $30 Million Lottery Scam
How a Michigan real-estate broker became convinced he had cracked the lottery—and how he tricked his investors into financing his scheme
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Courtesy of Karl-Heinz Martens The Tree With Matchmaking Powers
For nearly a century, an oak in a German forest has helped lonely people find love—including the mailman who delivers its letters.
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Clarence Williams / L.A. Times How a Stroke Turned a 63-Year-Old Into a Rap Legend
The story of Dr. Rapp
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SWNS A Catfishing With a Happy Ending
Emma Perrier was deceived by an older man on the internet—a hoax that turned into an unbelievable love story.
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Jeff Maysh Why One Woman Pretended to Be a High-School Cheerleader
At 33, Wendy Brown stole her daughter’s name, grabbed a pair of pom-poms, lived a teenage dream—then she went to jail for it.
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Flint Journal / Landov The Wedding Sting
How a police department tried to save a failing Rust Belt town by luring all the local drug dealers to one party
