Ole Catfish and Baby Face Nelson

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Aug 25, 20213:25Government & Organizations

Ole Catfish and his family led quiet, unassuming lives in their home at Lac du Flambeau. They were not remarkable in any way and not the type of people whose names one would expect to find splashed across national newspa...

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