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Tim Allen: Cocaine in Kalamazoo, Life in Prison, and Flipping for the Feds
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Before he was headed to infinity and beyond, Tim Allen was headed to life in prison for a low-level drug deal in Michigan. This is the story about how his first career ended in a life-changing bust, and what he had to do in order to survive and find a way out.
Sources
Don’t Stand too Close to a Naked Man, by Tim Allen
Tim Allen arrested 35 years ago this month on cocaine charge (Oakland Press)
Remember When Tim Allen Nearly Got a Life Sentence for Trafficking Coke? (Defamer)
WTF with Marc Maron, episode 1205
Tim Allen (Overcoming Adversity), by John Wukovits
Life in prison for cocaine possession? (Washington Post)
Tim Allen: What I’ve Learned (Esquire)
Tim Allen’s mother saddened by arrest (UPI)
Ronald Harmelin, a former Air Force honor guard… (UPI)
Life in prison for cocaine possession? (Washington Post)
High court upholds life term without parole for first-time drug possession (Baltimore Sun)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Zeth Lundy.
Copy edited by Pat Healy.
Scored and mixed by Colin Fleming.
Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak