“He held up a brown paper bag and he said; so as you can se, Lexi is darker than the brown paper bag, therefor Lexi will not be able to go here, here , here here and such.” “Amy is lighter than the brown paper bag, so she will be able to go here, here, here and here...
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Christopher Gibson: My Father Shot My Mom
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Latoya Williams: I Was Brutally Attacked And Stabbed While I Was Pregnant
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Brandy Henshaw: I Ended Up In Prison
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Arpad Horvath: My Father Was Murdered by Elizabeth Wettlaufer
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