PHILIP CAPUTO
(June 10, 1941 – May 7, 2026)

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My wife, Leslie Ware, has published Dear Miss Bryant, a compelling nonfiction book that combines the sweep of a family memoir with the tension of a true-crime murder mystery.

 

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