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Feb 2020
37m 24s

E184: Irene Izak Pt. 1

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On a lonely night in 1968, a young French teacher named Irene Izak was driving north, to Canada, for a job interview. The hopeful trip would take a turn for the worst, as her body was discovered the next morning—lying dead in a ditch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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