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May 2025
25m 39s

A Vow Of Silence

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This episode originally aired February 7, 2019. Emelita Villa came to Arlington, Texas from the Philippines as a shy, impoverished, 18-year-old mail order bride for Jack Reeves, a man almost 30 years her senior. Six and a half years later, Emelita disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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