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  • The legend of Betty Gooch

    12/13/2004 6:29:12 PM PST · by Land_of_Lincoln_John · 5 replies · 809+ views
    Daily Herald ^ | December 13, 2004 | Kara Spak
    Betty Gooch's name debuted in the media in the Aug. 6, 2001, issue of the Chicago Automobile Trade Association newsletter, which warned local car dealers to be wary of a little old lady with a sad story and bad check. Since then, that story and the woman behind it have exploded into something of a media phenomenon, evidenced at the Rolling Meadows courthouse last week as her attorneys gathered before a gaggle of reporters. All this combined to create a story that was heard as far away as Australia and by as many people as a weekly "Saturday Night Live"...