Episode 4: The Hobo and the Poodle King

Who killed Gerard Soules?

Gerard Soules was the youngest and greatest trapeze artist of all time and went on to become the Poodle King of Las Vegas with his world famous dog act.

But he was found dead with his throat slit and over forty stab wounds.

Who would kill such an amazing man? And did an innocent man spend over two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit?

Join us to find out!!

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References:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/kafka-in-vegas-murder

https://www.simongarfield.com/assets/pdfs/journalism_2_vegas_and_other_lands/01_the_poodle_king.pdf

https://circushalloffame.com/gerard-soules/

https://www.wxyz.com/news/sister-of-murdered-circus-star-helps-exonerate-wrongfully-convicted-man