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schools—graduated from public high school with no college record. She worked as a waitress, promoter, and eventually as a dealer in several casinos across the country.”

Linda placed a photo on the table—Chelsea but younger, maybe twenty-three, with an older man around sixty at what appeared to be a wedding.

“Her first marriage,” Linda said. “She married continue reading …