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Don't Pick Up the Phone

This docuseries follows the investigation into a hoax caller who talked managers into strip-searching employees at fast food businesses across the US.

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Susan Spano
Narrator
Connie Leonard
Self
Victor Flaherty
Self

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode 1

Wed, Dec 14, 202257 mins

In 2004, horrifying incidents at fast food outlets in Massachusetts and Kentucky lead authorities to uncover a disturbing pattern of abusive hoax calls.

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