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In the Name of Love- Doomed Romances
2020-02-08 14:00:00 2020-02-08 15:30:00 America/Chicago In the Name of Love- Doomed Romances - Program Room

Saturday, February 08
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2020-02-08 14:00:00 2020-02-08 15:30:00 America/Chicago In the Name of Love- Doomed Romances Local author Kathi Kresol will share true tales of love gone horribly wrong! - Program Room

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Local author Kathi Kresol will share true tales of love gone horribly wrong!

Celebrate Valentine's Day in a whole new way!  Local author and historian, Kathi Kresol will share true crime stories of twisted love that have tragic endings.  This presentation will share shocking crimes taken straight from Rockford's own headlines and give "Until Death Do Us Part" a whole new meaning!

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