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- ↑ Reding, Nick (2010). Methland : the death and life of an American small town (PDF). New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-156-7.
... If you ask her, Lori Arnold will say she did more for the state of Iowa than all the ...
- ↑ Hale, Mike (May 7, 2021). "Review: Going Home to Iowa With the Queen of Meth". The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- 1 2 Helling, Steve (May 6, 2021). "Tom Arnold and Sister Lori on Their Twisted Family — and Why She Became Known as 'Queen of Meth'". People . Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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- ↑ Porter, Sierra A. "Former 'Queen of Meth' Lori Arnold, Iowa native and sister of actor Tom Arnold, tells all in documentary". Des Moines Register . Retrieved 2 May 2022.
