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BONUS: The Tragic Story Of Ruthie Mae McCoy And The Murder That Inspired Candyman

Vixen: Black Beauty and Pop Culture by @TheVixenMemoirs

Oct 30, 202144:12Arts

Halloween edition bonus episode, focusing on the real events that inspired the urban legend cult classic film, Candyman. Ruthie Mae McCoy was a poor, black woman living with schizophrenia in the Abbott Homes on the west...

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