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Dec 2024
1h 12m

MURDERED: Robin Benedict

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A discovery in a rest stop trash can leads police to suspect a young artist and sex worker has been brutally murdered by someone close to her. But without a body, will she ever get the justice she deserves?

  • If you have any information on the disappearance of Robin Benedict in 1983 in Massachusetts, please contact the Massachusetts State Police at 508-820-2300.
     

If you or someone you know is a victim of stalking, you can reach out to the VictimConnect Resource Center by phone or text at 1-855-484-2846, or you can chat online at victimconnect.org. You can also contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or RAINN’s National Sexual Abuse Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.

For more resources and information about stalking & stalking awareness, especially for those not directly impacted by stalking, please visit the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC) website.

 

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