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"Jim and I kind of live two separate lives," Carol says, shooting a smile her husband's way. "I mean, I do my thing and he does his thing, and I know a little bit about some of it because I read his books, but I don't have any memory capacity. God, I mean it just amazes me how he rattles off all these facts and everything. I can read it and still go, 'What?'"

"This is why Carol and I make a good couple, really," Jim says, returning the grin. "She's very earth-mother, very practical. She has her feet on the ground, and I have both feet firmly planted in mid-air. I'm out there just thinking about..."

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Mark Graham

Since the 1989 publication of Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy, Jim Marrs has been the poster boy for True Believers.

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His wife interrupts, and what she says next explains all you will ever need to know about Jim Marrs. It turns out he is not a nut at all. Rather, he's just a guy living in the countryside who is convinced he will, one day, make a difference.

"I'll say, 'Jim, why don't you help me? And he will say, 'Not right now. I'm taking care of the world's problems.'"

They share a small laugh, and he gives her a look that says: Yes, yes I am.