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Apr 2024
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The Freeway Phantom -April 25 2024

Morning Cup of Murder
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April 25th: Freeway Phantom’s First Kill (1971) Crimes against children are always harder to swallow. On April 25th 1971 an unknown serial killer struck for the first time and would, by the end of his reign of terror, take the lives of a handful of young girls all 18 years and younger. Wikipedia, wusa9.com, http://themurdersquad.com/, people.com Learn more a ... Show More
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