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Join Kelli as she tells the story of Levi Boone Helm, a frontiersman-turned-outlaw who committed murders across the West at the height of the California Gold Rush. But that's not all this serial killer did - he was also a cannibal. And he bragged about it.It's another mid-19th-century tale of the dark side of western expansion. With lots of cannibalism.So let's dive into the historical context of the time to see if we can place Boone Helm in his contextual place, the American West during west...
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