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Mar 2025
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James VanCallis

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April Millsap was murdered while walking her dog on a popular Michigan trail. Prosecutors used data from her digital footprint to help secure a conviction in her 2014 murder case. 

Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss James VanCallis. Some eyewitnesses saw a man on a motorcycle interacting with a young girl on the trail, and they were able to provide a composite sketch. The police had to work to put together a circumstantial case against VanCallis. Would it be enough for a jury to convict?

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