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Dec 2023
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S23 E7: Needle in a haystack | "The Pit"

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A close relative thinks Sheree was dumped somewhere near the gravel pit. Police and volunteers searched the area when she disappeared, and again after the arrest. Could the searchers have overlooked her remains? 
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