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Mar 2020
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E189: Burger Chef Murders Pt. 1

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On November 17th, 1978, four teens were working at the Burger Chef fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana. As they were closing up the restaurant, an unknown assailant abducted them at gunpoint. Their corpses would later be found in a forest the next town over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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