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Barrett Michael, her fourth wife, and together they had five children.
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While on the run, Carmichael faked a serious car accident in an effort to shed her identity as Jerry Dean
Michael. She changed her name to Liz Carmichael in the late 1960s. She often introduced her wife, Vivian Barrett Michael, as her secretary.
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Jedlinka, Dan (November 14, 1974). "This one may be the car of the century".
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309:"The Trans Women Behind HBO's Tale Of This Mysterious, Audacious Automaker"
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