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TIL: After being acquitted of murdering his wife Claus Von Bülow held a dinner party where his lawyer Alan Dershowitz explained to his guests how the evidence pointed to his innocence. After hearing this Norman Mailer grabbed his wife and said:, "Let's get out of here. I think this guy is innocent."

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