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Feb 2021
40m 32s

Shannon's Story

NBC NEWS
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Emory University sophomore Shannon Melendi goes missing in broad daylight from her off-campus job at a softball field. As police are interviewing everyone in Shannon’s orbit, they receive a mysterious phone call that changes everything. Dennis Murphy reports. 
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