The Beanie Baby Heist of '97

Paperless by Vespucci

Mar 5, 202436:38TV & Film

It's Chicago in the summer of '97, and criminal defense attorney Kathleen Zellner (of Making a Murderer fame) is feeling worn out. After once defending a serial killer, she promised herself never to defend a guilty perso...

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