A farmer's son turned con man and self-proclaimed doctor. Charles Lewis Blood used laughing gas and lies as a ticket to his swindles' success. Listen in to hear how Dr. C. L. Blood conned countless patients and practitioners into believing he could cure their ailments.
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Research for this episode
The swindle: Lewiston Evening Journal, Newspapers.com, David Rumsey Map Collection
The psych: The power of the placebo effect, A Multi-Level Defense Against Social Engineering
BBB resources: BBB.org, BBB Great West + Pacific, Scam Tracker
