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Feb 2020
38m 47s

E185: Irene Izak Pt. 2

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In 1968, a state trooper found the brutalized body of a young school teacher named Irene Izak on the side of the road. The investigation into her death would be hampered by weather, timing, and incompetence. But things became truly dark when the only evidence seemed to point to the state trooper who had found her in the first place. Learn more about your ad ... Show More
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