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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Dead Man's Wire: The True Story of Tony Kiritsis and His Stand Against Mortgage Corruption

Dead Man's Wire: The True Story of Tony Kiritsis and His Stand Against Mortgage Corruption

Booher, Rodney

Paperback

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ISBN13: 9798277743638
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 6 2025
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Imagine a desperate man in 1977 Indianapolis, wiring a shotgun to his neck with a dead man's trigger, marching through city streets holding a banker hostage for 63 tense hours-demanding justice against a corrupt mortgage scheme that stole his family's dream. This wasn't fiction; it was Tony Kiritsis's raw, defiant stand, broadcast live to millions, gripping the nation in a media frenzy that redefined hostage crises.

Dead Man's Wire plunges into the heart of Kiritsis's saga, from his battle against predatory lenders who rigged loans and foreclosed ruthlessly, to the chaotic standoff where he broadcast his fury on TV, microphone in hand, exposing a web of financial greed. Drawing from court records, eyewitness accounts, and newly uncovered letters, uncover how one ordinary veteran's rage ignited national outrage, foreshadowing today's fights against big-bank tyranny-and the shocking 2025 Gus Van Sant film starring Bill Skarsgård that brings it blazing back to life.

Feel the pulse-pounding terror of that shotgun's wire, the betrayal of broken American promises, and Kiritsis's unyielding quest for redemption in a system stacked against the little guy. This gripping true crime tale reveals untold layers of corruption, family heartbreak, and vigilante heroism that history tried to bury-perfect for fans of Mindhunter or The Insider, now more relevant than ever amid modern foreclosure scandals.

Grab your copy of Dead Man's Wire: The True Story of Tony Kiritsis and His Stand Against Mortgage Corruption today. Don't miss this explosive read; claim your front-row seat to history's most wired showdown now!

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