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May 17
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Case 319: Theresa Feury

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*** Content warnings: child abuse, sexual assault, child victims, stalking ***

In Paterson, New Jersey, during the early 1980s, Marie Moore was seen as the neighbourhood’s ‘cool mum’. The 35-year-old allowed her 12-year-old daughter Tammy to have friends over as often as she liked, and would even take the pre-teen and her friends out on fun excursions. But the tide turned one day when Marie made a shocking revelation, and suddenly the home that had been a safe haven for local kids became a house of horrors…


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