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Aug 2024
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Mickey Shunick's Fierce Fight For Her Li...

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Information on today’s episode:August 9th: Police Announce Body was Identified as Mickey Shunick (2012)

Not all victims are targeted. Some simply happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when a dangerous individual makes the decision to take a human life. On August 9th 2012 police announced that the body they found was identified as the young woman who, months before, went missing after a night out with friends.

https://thecinemaholic.com/mickey-shunick-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/, https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/mickey-shunick, https://mickeyshunick.com/site/2012/07/17/timeline-of-the-mickey-shunick-missing-person-case/, https://mickeyshunick.com/site/, https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/acadiana-came-together-10-years-ago-to-find-mickey-shunick-can-we-do-the-same/article_023ee8fa-d78e-11ec-ace3-1f214ac87eac.html, https://mickeyshunick.com/site/facts-about-mickey-shunicks-disappearance/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/mickey-shunicks-body-believed-found-grave-remote-cemetery/story?id=16953458, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2190075/Court-documents-reveal-chilling-blow-blow-account-Mickey-Shunick-21-Maced-stabbed-attacker-desperate-fight-life.html, https://www.wafb.com/story/19302087/mickey-shunick-fiercely-fought-for-her-life-lavergne-will-serve-life/


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