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The Man With Two Names: How a Pink Backpack Unearthed Twin Families

The Man With Two Names: How a Pink Backpack Unearthed Twin Families

A pink backpack dangling eleven feet underwater held three documents that exposed a man's secret: for seven years he supported two families ninety miles apart under two names. The discovery linked two daughters who enrolled in school the same week using the same Social Security number - but who was the man they both called father?

In this episode, we walk through the sequence of events from the backpack's recovery to the school records that triggered an investigation, and trace how routine paperwork and a fisherwoman's find…

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