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I probably wouldn't have done [ Fred Leuchter story] if it was just a story about an executioner or a holocaust denier, but the combination of the two elements was irresistible. So yeah, I find it strange that there are so many people out there now.

Errol Morris

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Errol Morris
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 5
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