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Apr 2024
1h 23m

The Murder of Stephanie Wasilishin

Killer Queens: A Light True Crime Podcast | QCODE
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On July 9th, 1993, at 1:40 a 911 call was placed by Russell Bennett Peterson. He told the operator that he and his girlfriend had a fight and that she had been shot, but he claimed to not know who shot her. Stephanie Wasilishin was the mother of two young children who tragically lost her life that night. It has been 30 years since Stephanie’s death, and just ... Show More
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