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    Literary Scandals and Fraud

    A major literary scandal, a case of credit card fraud and a crime-solving caper, and soldier in Vietnam War finds compassion still lives in his heart.

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    Dec 29, 2013 • 1 min read

    Laura Albert, better known as J.T. LeRoy, details her side of what became a major literary scandal. A case of credit card fraud sets amateur sleuth Tristan Jimerson (pictured) on a crime-solving caper. And a young Alfred DeChalus is drafted into the Vietnam War and trained to be a killer, but during his third tour of duty finds that compassion still lives in his heart. Hosted by The Moth's Producing Director, Sarah Austin Jenness.

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