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Secret Lives

America’s Most Flamboyant Private Eye and the 8,000-Mile Manhunt

Jay J. Armes is a legendary and controversial Texan investigator with hooks for hands and six decades chasing criminals. This was his most epic murder case ever.

Dylan Taylor-Lehman
Aug 20, 2020
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Photos by Justin Hamel | Illustrations by Guang Lim | Edited by Brendan Spiegel

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