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Jul 2021
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#81: Friday The 13th Axe Killer (Case of...

STEPHANIE SOO
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The investigators arrived at the scene - it was Friday the 13th and the victim had been brutally killed with an axe. The victim suffered over 40 stabs with a 3ft long axe and half of her face was missing.  Was it a gang? A serial killer? It definitely wasn’t the cute little housewife that makes taco salad, takes painting classes, and was headed for chur ... Show More
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