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TIL that convicted murderer Jack Abbot wrote Norman Mailer about his experiences behind bars. Impressed with his writing, Mailer helped get Abbot’s book published and spearheaded Abbot’s successful parole in 1980. 6 weeks after being released, Abbot stabbed another man to death in New York City.

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