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Anne Perry | The Bestselling Crime Author's Dark Criminal Past

Anne Perry, an English author of historical detective fiction is a best-seller best known for her Thomas Pitt and William Monk series. But not all of it was fiction, turns out Perry was keeping a disturbingly dark secret. At the age of fifteen, she was convicted of participating in the murder of her friend's mother. After serving her five-year sentence, she changed her name and began a successful career as a crime novelist. Today in weird history, we're diving deep into a story that's almost stranger than fiction.

English
  • Originally Aired February 26, 2019
  • Runtime 8 minutes
  • Created July 4, 2023 by
    josh42
  • Modified July 4, 2023 by
    josh42