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Dec 2024
59m 58s

Into The Fire - 603

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Aundria Bowman, a.k.a Alexis Badger, went missing on March 11, 1989. Her case went cold for 20 years until her birth mother, Cathy Terkanian learned of her disappearance. With the help of internet sleuths, loved ones, and tenacious cold case detectives, Cathy uncovered the truth about her daughter’s disappearance and the terrible man behind it.

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