In 2019, William Woods walked into his bank, complaining of stolen identity and was arrested. After years of being incarcerated, a detective in Iowa listened to his pleas and started his own investigation into this identity theft. Follow along to find out what happens to William Woods and his claims of identity theft.
On this episode of True Crime Teacher Time, Tori and MyKenna discuss an upcoming birthday, crazy stolen classroom items, and how one detective from Iowa was able to help William Woods prove his identity.
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