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The Quintuplets

Criminal by Vox Media Podcast Network

Mar 20, 202654:13Society & Culture

When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five identical babies, she caught the attention of reporters and doctors hundreds of miles away, the Chicago World’s Fair – and the Ontario government. Before the quintuplets were ten mon...

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The Quintuplets is an episode from Criminal by Vox Media Podcast Network. When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five identical babies, she caught the attention of reporters and doctors hundreds of miles away, the Chicago World’s Fair – and the O...

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