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WATCH NOW | aired Thu Nov 5 7:30pm ET on WKAR-TV and LIVE TV streaming | Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson sits down one-on-one with Tim Skubick following her election victory
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On this day in 1962, an imposter named Daniel West was elected to Michigan's House of Representatives, claiming a background in local offices. He was reelected in 1964, but a fingerprint match revealed him as a three-time convicted felon. The real Daniel West, a New York attorney, had died in 1961. A warrant was issued in 1965, but the fraudster vanished, with his true identity remaining a mystery to this day.
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“Following Michigan’s Ink Trails: Writing Michigan, Reading Michigan" is written by brothers Dave, Jack and Patrick Dempsey. It's the third in a series.
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