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awarded Gibson $ 855 for cremation expenses but disagreed that Kelly Baze owed her for travel expenses. During the episode, it was also revealed that Baze had received $ 750,000 from her late husband's life insurance policy, while Gibson had received $ 250,000. The episode aired on May 23, 2012.
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