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The Bad Peanut and the Carter Nephew
Journalistic narrative follows William Carter Spann known as The Bad Peanut, a nephew of Jimmy Carter, detailing his troubled life from Plains to San Francisco. The piece chronicles his early start, prison years, media exposure, and relationships including a 1979 prison marriage to Jane Frey, ending with a note that he faced parole.
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San Francisco
Francisco Noyola
Market Street
Noyola
William
Carter
Plains
United States
William Carter Spann
Jimmy Carter
White House
Washington Post
Francisco
Texas
Soapy” Hardy
Gloria Carter
Soapy
Gloria
Toady
Walter Spann
Billy
Jimmy
Grace
Los Angeles
Georgia
Willie
Soledad
Charles Manson
Charlie
Hustler
Billy Carter
Good Housekeeping
Patty Hearst
Jane Frey
Jane
AP Fite
Oakland
Calif