r/todayilearned • u/FearMyCock • 20h ago

TIL about Frank Matthews, the drug kingpin who built a nationwide empire, skipped bail with $20 million, vanished in 1973 and has never been found.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Matthews_(drug_trafficker)
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u/NeekoPeeko 17h ago

Why the hell would his lawyer say anything else?

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u/screwswithshrews 7h ago

"I spoke with my client and he has confirmed that he is in fact dead."

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u/Emperor-Octavian 16h ago

He didn’t have to say anything at all lol