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Apr 2019
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E140: “Still Searching” - Michaela Joy G...

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On November 19th, 1988, a nine year-old girl named Michaela Garecht was abducted from her local corner store in Hayward, California. The next few decades would see several plausible suspects investigated, including two serial killers, two kidnappers, and a strange man with a craving for attention.  Sponsors! Oxygen - Get in on the sting with Murder For Hire ... Show More
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