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Aug 2025
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Episode 312

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In July 2024, sanitation workers were completing their usual trash route at the abandoned Mother Goose Land amusement park in Canton, Ohio. While emptying the barrels, they uncovered a horrifying sight after noticing a human limb protruding from a bedsheet covered in flies. When authorities arrived, they were unable to identify the body due to severe blunt-force trauma to the victim’s face. Investigators worked quickly to connect the dots and were led to Sean Goe - a 26-year-old aspiring rapper who had fled from police just hours before…

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