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Dec 2022
1h 7m

Thomas Meek

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14-year-old Sonja Sanj went missing in June 1980. Nine months later, a man named Thomas Meek called the police to report that his step-brother Sean Ethington killed her, but Sean Ethington would testify that Thomas was the real killer. 

Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Thomas Meek. The murder of Sonja Sanj was horrific, and it devastated her family. Police ended up with two men in custody. But, each one pointed the finger at the other. The case became murky, and it was up to a jury to decide who the real killer was.

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