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Aug 2020
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Sarah Butler

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Ep 24: On the evening of November 22, 2016 college

Sophomore Sarah Butler left her home in NJ to meet up with a man she met on the Internet. Nine days later her body was found in a nearby park. Soon after, an online sting operation by Sarah’s family and friends led police to her killer and information on two unsolved murders. 


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NorthJersey.com; NJ12; Washington Post

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