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The Clairvoyant Who Stole Her Future | Eureka News
In 1911, a Finnish immigrant named Ida Korppila, desperate for love and a better life, fell prey to a spiritual scammer posing as Professor Russell De Sang. After handing over $500 — then worth $17,000 — and later another $285, she waited ten days each time for a promised husband that never came. When she finally opened the sack, it contained weights — and De Sang had vanished. Unmasked as William Davey, a notorious con artist who operated across the country with a female accomplice, Davey was eventually caught, convicted, and sentenced to four years in prison. His victims’ stories, including…
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