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Jun 2021
49m 48s

Relisha Rudd

CELISIA STANTON
About this episode
No one had seen 8-year-old Relisha Rudd for weeks before she was finally reported missing in March of 2014. So where was she? Why did it take so long for anyone to notice? And who was to blame? Today’s episode explores what can happen when the systems built to protect families just — *don’t*.  Please be aware that today’s story contains references to suicide ... Show More
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