Family Secrets, Part 1
2026-09-11 · 31 min · episode 380 · 8 entities
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Episode description as stored
In 1985, college student Ian Perkins reconnected with a family friend, Fritz Klenner, who told him a secret. He said he was a CIA agent — and offered to let Ian come along on his next mission.
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