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Feb 2024
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309: The Murder of Rachel Burkheimer

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Hey ya'll! Tori was sick for this one so I hope you can put up with just me! -Tyrella In September of 2002, 18-year-old Rachel Burkheimer went to a house party with friends, thinking that she’d have a night of fun. Unfortunately, Rachel never returned home from the party. Instead, the group of “friends” abducted her, bound and gagged her, put her inside a d ... Show More
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