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Jun 2023
46m 6s

Stephenville | 1. Susan

TEXAS MONTHLY
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In the summer of 1987, 30-year-old Susan Woods was living alone in her hometown of Stephenville, Texas, piecing her life back together after being abandoned by her husband. Then, one sweltering July evening, Susan’s father came to check on her.

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