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Jan 2018
1h 23m

The Murder of Shanda Sharer

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About this episode

On January 11, 1992, Shanda Sharer was a 12 year old in middle school who had just switched schools and was thriving. But Shanda had started a romantic relationship with a 14 year old girl named Amanda which would lead to trouble. Amanda already had a 16 year old girlfriend named Melinda who was a very jealous person. Melinda would recruit three other teenage girls to help her murder Shanda.

Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the events surrounding the murder of Shanda Sharer. How did this teenage love triangle lead to murder? What would lead four teenage girls to murder an innocent 12 year old on that fateful day?

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