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Joseph Halldorson: I can pick up the phone and get cocaine, but I don't know where to get a needle.
Joseph Halldorson: I can pick up the phone and get cocaine, but I don't know where to get a needle.

Joseph Halldorson: I can pick up the phone and get cocaine, but I don't know where to get a needle.

Date1/13/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128112F
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