Extra, Extra: Man Dressed As Ghost Robs Hotel

by Jen Chung

Published January 2, 2019

Modified January 2, 2019

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If you're going to rob a hotel, why not just cut out holes in a sheet and disguise yourself as a grade-school ghost?
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