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Jun 2023

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The Hidden Serial Killer - June 3 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

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June 3rd: Sian O'Callaghan Born (1988)
Sometimes, the wheels of justice can be agonizingly slow. Other times they race by and a case is solved in what seems like an instant. Thankfully, today’s case is one of those fast ones. On June 3rd 1988 a young woman was born who would disappear after a night out. A few days later a suspect was in custody and police were led to her body.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sian_O%27Callaghan, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-56448718, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-61010010, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7266601/sian-ocallaghan-murdered-christopher-halliwell/, https://thecinemaholic.com/sian-ocallaghan-murder-where-is-christopher-halliwell-now/, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/vanished-after-leaving-swindon-nightclub-murder-sian-ocallaghan

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