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Jun 2024
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Teen taken from school before desert sla...

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This Week on True Crime News the Podcast: A teen’s disappearance from school is treated like a runaway case despite her parents’ concerns, until the girl’s body is found in a shallow desert grave. Years after her brutal murder, DNA finds the man responsible for her tragic death.

Megan and Anthony Smith of Mayhem in the Desert join host Ana Garcia.

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