16: Frankenstein marries Dorothy Stine

What do Frankenstein's monster and Charlotte, MI have in common? More than you might realize. This week's story tells of purposeful poisoning, the life of Billy Pratt, and answers the question: did Boris Karloff ever visit Charlotte?

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Image: By Universal Studios, NBCUniversal - Dr. Macro, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3558176

Sources:

Karloff: The Story of Boris Karloff by Peter Underwood, 1972

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster on Amazon Prime

Wikipedia

Newspapers .com

Ancestry. Com

Geneologybank .com

Footloose

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a25686008/angels-with-filthy-souls-home-alone-gangster-movie/