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Heart Starts Pounding

Season 3 · Episode 17

Old Hollywood Murder: The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor

0.042mMay 2, 2024

Hollywood's first whodunnit. Two young starlets, an angry mother, a scorned valet, a corrupt DA, and the dead body of one of Hollywood's most prolific directors. What happened to William Desmond Taylor, and who knows more than they're telling?

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