October Bonus Episode: The Kidnapping of Peggy McMath
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October Bonus Episode: The Kidnapping of Peggy McMath

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 16, 20261 hr 1 min
  • Crime & justice

On May 2, 1933, the Harwich Center School received a telephone call from the father of ten-year-old Peggy McMath, a student at the school. Mr. McMath informed them that he was sending a driver to pick up his daughter and he expected her to be ready. However, when the driver showed up, Peggy didn’t recognize the man and was hesitant to get into the car. In response, the driver of the car, Kenneth Buck, grabbed the girl, threw her in the car, and drove off before anyone could stop him. This month's Bonus Episode is #sponsored by our fr...

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This bonus episode of Morbid is brought to you by Netflix. What would you do if somebody threatens everything you know, including your loved ones? And how would you know who to trust? You're going to hear a lot more from us on this topic in this episode, because it's

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a through line of Netflix's new film, Animals. A Los Angeles mayoral candidate played by Ben Affleck finds his son has been kidnapped. He and his wife, played by Kerry Washington,

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are then pulled into a web of deception while trying to get their son back, and they're forced into making choices that could absolutely tear their world apart.

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