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- ↑ "True crime: The Lake Highlands mom and the hit man". lakehighlands.advocatemag.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ Hiltbrand, David (18 January 1993). "Picks and Pans Review: Telling Secrets". People . Retrieved 4 July 2020.