Episode 509 - Clifton Wooldridge, Chicago's Real-Life Sherlock Holmes
There wasn’t a more effective police officer on the force during his tenure, and if anyone back then didn’t believe it, they could just ask him. Today we’re discussing Clifton R. Wooldridge, Chicago’s Real-Life Sherlock Holme...
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Episode 509 - Clifton Wooldridge, Chicago's Real-Life Sherlock Holmes
There wasn’t a more effective police officer on the force during his tenure, and if anyone back then didn’t believe it, they coul…
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