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Word: patra (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

Selby then told his problems to Patra Mae Bounds, who worked at his favorite massage parlor, and she put him in touch with a Negro fortuneteller named Maggie Morgan. Wax-wigged Maggie Morgan got a promise of $1,500 from Selby and a key to his house, arranged for an acquaintance of hers to work in the Selby home as a maid. One day Maggie went to his house to study the layout and plan the murder, found Wilma Selby at home, coolly sat down at the piano to play and sing a hymn, Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: The Imperfect Crime | 8/15/1960 | See Source »

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