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Aug 2021
1h 15m

#88: The Girl Under The Mattress (Kidnap...

STEPHANIE SOO
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The police had been searching for Shannon for 24 days - a search that would cost taxpayers over $3.2 million.  The police were doing yet another routine search of a house they heard a tiny voice call out “stop it you’re scaring me.” Shivers went down their spine. Where is that coming from? Inside the bed? They looked closer and realized the 9-year- ... Show More
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