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Aug 2024
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August 8th: Michelle Knotek Arrested (2003)

What happens behind the closed doors of a seemingly kind household? On August 8th 2003 a woman was arrested for the crimes she committed against people who she offered to care for. Truly horrific crimes she got away with for years while hiding behind the closed doors of her deadly household.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Knotek, ,https://www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/raymond-murderer-crazy-shellie-released-from-prison/article_539f6e46-61f3-11ed-99c6-433b5a338fd0.html https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knotek-michelle.htmhttps://www.grunge.com/985238/the-messed-up-truth-about-serial-killer-mom-shelly-knotek/https://nypost.com/2019/11/30/kids-of-murderer-michelle-shelly-knotek-warn-their-mom-could-kill-again/https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-knotekhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/shelly-knotekhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/shelly-knotekhttps://www.thescarechamber.com/michelle-knotek-serial-mom/

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