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Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
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Both chilling and enlightening, this true story follows a con man who helped convict innocent men for his own gain, while exposing prosecutors willing to win at any cost.
The riveting, true story of an audacious con man who helped send another man to death row for a murder he did not commit
“Incendiary, emotionally devastating. [This] is a feat of dogged reporting, bravura storytelling, and clear-eyed moral conscience."
—Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing and London Falling
For more than three decades, Paul Skalnik roamed the Gulf Coast lying about who he was. He passed himself off as a fighter pilot, a high-rolling oilman, a criminal defense attorney,...
“Incendiary, emotionally devastating. [This] is a feat of dogged reporting, bravura storytelling, and clear-eyed moral conscience."
—Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Say Nothing and London Falling
For more than three decades, Paul Skalnik roamed the Gulf Coast lying about who he was. He passed himself off as a fighter pilot, a high-rolling oilman, a criminal defense attorney,...
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