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Jun 2022
50m 29s

Rachael DelTondo // 211

Dark West Productions
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In May of 2018, a well-liked teacher was shot to death in her parent’s Pennsylvania driveway. Not only is she believed to have had a relationship with a teenage student, but she also allegedly had dirt on the local Police Department. Between a broken engagement and a young man potentially behind her murder, this case takes many unexpected turns. This is the story of Rachael DelTondo.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Heavy.com: https://heavy.com/news/2018/05/rachael-deltondo/

2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191694341/rachael-elena-deltondo

3. How They Play: https://howtheyplay.com/team-sports/Aliquippa-NFL-Training-Camp

4. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rachel-deltondo-tyric-pugh-ice-cream-alquippa-pennsylvania-murders/

5. 48 Hours Episode: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/muQPrrhshid5ZRZh6CYmyPqSW16aDNjo/

6. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5746349/amp/Murdered-teacher-relationship-brother-teen-caught-with.html?usqp=mq331AQA&fbclid=IwAR0gmDJuPHytYnUF7eobz2RyO-P64befL4GfuO1mQSB0TwtgDTuABv9b1M4

7. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/friend-details-murder-victim-rachael-deltondos-last-moments/?fbclid=IwAR2XtcgkjSQiRocTLs6GkHl0VMrlhrwPwDepScHxuxi0Rq3RdgIXdCo-52Q#x

8. Beaver Countian: https://beavercountian.com/content/daily/timeline-the-murder-of-rachael-deltondo

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