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May 2022
24m 16s

EPISODE 4: The Dirt on the Garden State

WNYC, Nancy Solomon
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After it becomes clear the Somerset county prosecutor’s office couldn’t have done a worse job (unless their goal was to destroy the crime scene), some 200 prominent citizens send a letter to the state attorney general asking for his office to intervene in the investigation. Despite the letter signed by the biggest names in New Jersey legal circles—including ... Show More
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