Ep. 012 | The Curse of the Von Erich Family

The story of one of the most famous wrestling families of all time, the Von Erich family, is a tragic one. Out of six brothers, only on lived past the age of thirty-three. This causes some people to speculate that the family was cured, but is there a more realistic explanation for what happened to the brother? Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we’ll let you be the judge.

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