Hall of Shame

August 01, 2020 00:25:50
Hall of Shame
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Hall of Shame

Aug 01 2020 | 00:25:50

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Show Notes

To the average baseball fan Mel Hall was a mediocre ballplayer with an outsized ego. To his victims, he was sexual predator and destructive figure.

 


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Greg Hanlon's piece, The Many Crimes of Mel Hall

RAINN, Sexual Assault Hotline

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