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Dec 2017
37m 21s

E72: “A Fiendish Murder” - Rita Bouchard

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On a chilly February day in 1947, news of an unidentified 17-year-old woman’s body shook the people of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Carter and Wenndy explore the long line of suspects ranging from Rita’s boyfriend to her creepy, pedophile neighbor...but who was present in those final moments of her life, and the first moments of her death?  Learn more about your ... Show More
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