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Feb 2022
55m 49s

Episode 181: Alyssa Bustamante

Alexis Linkletter, Jac Vanek
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A 9 year old girl goes to play with her 6 year old neighbor. She’s supposed to be home by 6:00pm, but she never comes back. Hundreds of people search for the girl in 60 acres of dense woods located behind the girl’s home, but there’s no sign of her. Investigators start focusing on the neighbor’s 15 year old sister as a suspect in the disappearance. They brin ... Show More
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