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Jul 2025
45m 3s

Mind of a Serial Killer

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In 1979, Donald Miller, a graduate of Michigan State University who majored in criminal justice, was sentenced to 30 to 50 years for rape and attempted murder but was suspected in the unsolved murders of four other local young women. In a highly unusual plea bargain, Miller agreed to work with police to recover his memories of the other murders. “48 Hours" C ... Show More
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