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Linda Rae Jacobs was born on August 23, 1942 in Monterey, California. She grew up in a large and loving family, but she always felt different from her siblings. At the age of ten, she discovered that she had a talent for writing and decided to pursue it as a career. She moved to New York City after graduating high school and worked as an assistant editor at various magazines before landing her first job as a reporter at CBS News in 1975. Linda Rae Jacobs was known for her investigative journalism and her ability to uncover hidden stories. She won several awards for her work, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for her coverage of the Chernobyl disaster. She also wrote several books on topics ranging from politics to science fiction. In 2004, Linda Rae Jacobs retired from CBS News and moved back to Monterey, where she lived a quiet life with her cat. She continued to write articles for various publications and maintained contact with her family and friends. She died on December 31, 2013 at the age of 71 from natural causes. Francesca Linda Jacobs was born on March 5, 1955 in Monterey, California. She was the youngest of six children and grew up in a poor and abusive household. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother suffered from mental illness. Francesca ran away from home at the age of fourteen and lived on the streets for several years. She eventually found shelter at a local church, where she met Ida Florence Jacobs, who became her adoptive mother. Francesca changed her name to Linda Rae Jacobs and assumed her mother's identity. She never told anyone about her biological parents or her past. Francesca/Linda moved in with the Jacobs family when she was sixteen and helped them with their farm work and household chores. She graduated from high school in 1973 and enrolled at Monterey Peninsula College, where she studied English literature. She dropped out after one semester due to financial difficulties. Francesca/Linda moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and worked as a waitress, a secretary, and a bookkeeper before landing her first job as an editor at Random House in 1985. She later became an assistant editor at CBS News in 2004. IsValidBiography: false