WCCO interview: Michael McConnell and Jack Baker

By Esme Murphy

WCCO

January 17, 2016

The Wedding Heard 'Round the World (Michael McConnell and Jack Baker) After years of not giving interviews, Jack Baker and Michael McConnell spoke with Esme Murphy about their 1971 marriage and the legal battles that ensued and are still on-going (6:04).

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