The Sumner Files, Episode Six: Cynthia Sobel

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May 14, 20251:05:41Science & Medicine

Cynthia Sobel, born Cynthia Schoenwetter, is Adam’s mother, and Sumner’s sister. So she knew Sumner from the very beginning of his life to the end, and there’s no one else alive who remembers the things...

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