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Oct 2024
34m 20s

Swap Meet (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Ballen Studios
About this episode
In April 2009, in a crowded shopping center in broad daylight, a young woman was walking to her car, when suddenly a strange-looking man came out of some bushes and rushed toward her. The woman tried to get to her car and escape, but the man was too fast – he blocked her way and pulled out a gun. He put the gun to the woman’s head, and before she could even ... Show More
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