Episode 68: Solved?
The Murder of Arlis Perry
All couples fight, the dumbest arguments can feel so important in the heat of the moment. Those are usually the arguments you can laugh about later, once you cool down. In the story we have for you today, a young couple never got the chance to make up after one such silly fight. A mysterious killer took that from them and got away with it for decades. The real question though, is has this case truly been solved or are there still questions that need to be answered?
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Ep. 68 Sources
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