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In 1990, Ted Braden walked out of prison.
He was 62 years old.
And then, something unusual happened.
Ted Braden got quiet.
After decades of war, mercenary operations, international intrigue, crime, prison, unexplained interventions and spectacular trouble, the documented trail of one of the most complicated men we have ever investigated begins to fade.
The 1990s are remarkably silent.
Eventually, Ted surfaces again.
Older.
Still drinking.
And living a life almost unrecognizable from the one he once led.
Episode 10 follows the final chapter of Ted Braden’s documented life and brings Season One of the investigation to its most haunting questions yet.
For the first time, we get closer to understanding Ted through the memories of someone who actually knew him.
What emerges helps explain some of the contradictions we have encountered throughout this investigation: the confidence and sophistication, the recklessness and fearlessness, and the ability to seemingly become whatever a situation required.
Why did consequences seem to work differently for Ted Braden?
A life we have spent ten episodes reconstructing becomes extraordinarily difficult to follow all the way to its end.
We know Ted Braden’s life ended.
Reconstructing exactly how it ended is another matter.
**After ten episodes, hundreds of records and years of investigation, we reach the end of Ted Braden’s documented life.
And Ted Braden leaves us with one final mystery.**
THE ROUNDTABLE REVIEW
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The Special Guest:
Ann Thorpe - Ted Braden’s 2nd Cousin
The Investigators:
Drew Hurst Beeson / Researcher / Historian / Author
Tim Wallace / Researcher / Deep Dives / Deep Thinker
Ian Glover / Researcher / Fact Checks / Fresh Perspective
Dee Rog / Researcher / FOIA Requests / Production
You Should Not Know This was created, written, narrated, produced and published by Dee Rog.
Additional voice overs by Kent LaTurno and Tim Wallace.
Hosted by Drew Hurst Beeson, Tim Wallace, Ian Glover and Dee Rog.
Original Music by Dee Rog.
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