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Apr 2021
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Selects: The Unsolved Mystery Disappeara...

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In 1945 a house fire took the lives of five children - except that their bodies were never found. In this classic episode, dive into the longstanding mystery of the odd circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the Sodder children.

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