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Jul 2022
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The Body in the Cornfield - July 20 2022

Morning Cup of Murder
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July 20th: Peggy Lynn Johnson Dies (1999) Finding the identity of a Jane Doe can be incredibly exciting. On July 20th 1999 a young woman was killed and, though her identity remained a mystery for decades, with her name came the name of the woman who killed her. Thus solving her case once and for all.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Peggy_Johnson, h ... Show More
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