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A Gangster's Life in Hot Springs

Owney Madden was an infamous New York City gangster. He was feared by rivals and hunted by police. After a prison term he left for Hot Springs and stayed there until his death. This week's archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History help tell the story.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.