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Curtiss Brennan

HomeownerSanta Fe, NM

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Curtiss Brennan is an American archaeologist who received his PhD in 1978. In the 1970s, he and his wife, Mary, moved next door to Dorothy McKibbin, striking up a friendship with her and eventually becoming the owners of her home when she passed away. Curtiss and his wife currently live in Santa Fe, NM.

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