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Feb 2025
54m 12s

The Sting (Somaya Hussein Ahmed)

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After a young woman is found dead, police are quick to identify her killer. Gathering the proof wasn't quite as fast. A phone, a camera, and a police informant would prove pivotal to this case. 
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