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b'A con artist save Christmas\\nBrian Earl with the Christmas Past podcast shares a Christmas story you\\u2019ve probably never heard before.\\xa0In the early 1900s, children\\u2019s letters to Santa Claus never made it to the North Pole. They landed in the dead letter office and were eventually destroyed.\\nBut along came John Gluck, a hustler who took these letters to Santa and turned it into an opportunity to get rich and famous.\\nIt\\u2019s the strange and true story of government agents, spies, an art thief, U.S. presidents, and gun-toting boy scouts.\\nCheck out \\u201cMy Dear Santa\\u201d with Brian Earl from the Christmas Past podcast\\n\\n-------\\nCredits\\nToday\\u2019s show was written and edited by\\xa0Javier Leiva.\\nOur theme music was written and composed by Joe Basile with\\xa0TheChicken.net.\\nAdditional music by Podington Bear.\\n\\n-------\\nSupport for this episode is brought to you by Detective Trapp\\nAnaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She\\u2019s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience \\u2013 and deepest griefs \\u2014 as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman\\u2019s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. Trapp embarks on a dark journey that brings her face to face with a man who takes \\u201ca little piece of her soul.\\u201d\\nListen now at Wondery.fm/PretendDT\\n\\n-------\\nStory idea? \\nIf you have a story to share, email Javier a voice memo or short written description at info@pretendradio.org.\\n\\nFor more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org.\\n\\nTo get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'