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Apr 2018
30m 14s

Shadowing Sheila

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
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SPOILER WARNING: Please listen to our first episode about Sheila, Episode 88: Cold Case, before you listen to this one.  This episode contains descriptions of violence and may not be suitable for everyone. Sheila Wysocki became a private investigator to try to help solve the murder of her college roommate, Angela Samota. She wasn't planning on taking any oth ... Show More
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