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The Bolber-Petrillo Murder Ring Pt. 1

2024/6/10
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旁白:本故事讲述了莫里斯·布尔伯如何利用其超凡的自信和人们的迷信,以及与保罗·佩特里洛的合作,建立了一个谋杀团伙,通过谋杀他人并骗取保险金来获利。布尔伯编造了关于自己神秘的过去和超自然能力的故事,以此来吸引顾客和潜在受害者。他利用人们在大萧条时期对控制的渴望和迷信心理,为自己的犯罪行为创造了有利条件。布尔伯和佩特里洛为客户提供各种服务,包括性治疗和堕胎,并从中获利。他们通过下毒和谋杀来获得保险赔偿,将受害者的死亡伪装成意外事故或疾病。他们的犯罪行为持续了一段时间,直到最终被揭露。这个故事揭示了自信、迷信和经济困境如何被用来实施犯罪,以及犯罪者如何利用人们的弱点和绝望来达到自己的目的。

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In 1930s Philadelphia, self-styled “doctor” Morris Bolber claimed he could fix any ailment – even a broken marriage. His poisonous prescriptions for unhappy housewives killed dozens of men. When the prescriptions didn’t work, Bolber called a pair of conman brothers who were guaranteed to get the job done – as long as they got a chunk of the life insurance money.

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