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The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age | Gary M. Pomerantz

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Relates the true story of Myrtle Bennett, who murdered her philandering husband over a game of bridge in 1929, and the dramatic courtroom trial that made Ely Culbertson, who provided color commentary of the proceedings, a card game celebrity.

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The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age | Gary M. Pomerantz

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Myrtle Bennett caused a national scandal in 1929 when she shot her husband dead over a poorly played bridge hand in a Kansas City apartment on the Plaza. None other than local big-shot James A Reed defends her in court. You also get to see how Bridge became such a big deal.

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