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Sep 2024
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Episode 8: On Trial

The New Yorker
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The case against the squad leader, Frank Wuterich, finally goes to trial. 

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The audio of Frank Wuterich in this episode comes from the podcast “Murder in House Two,” by Michael Epstein.


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