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The Envelope in the Slough: A Marriage Certificate That Broke a Family
The Envelope in the Slough: A Marriage Certificate That Broke a Family
A sealed manila envelope survived rain, mud and river water for decades, then turned up in Garner Slough with "For Philip" written in blue ballpoint that had not run. Inside was a September 14, 1971 marriage certificate and a confession that a family's history - three generations and a yellow house on Cotter Lane - rested on a lie. How did one document hidden in a swamp force a son to confront a secret kept for forty-five years?
In this episode, we follow the chain of custody from the reeds at Garner Slough to the Cotter…
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