Episode 136: The Petit Family AKA The Cheshire Murders

from Unsung Murder Ballads · host Janus Dead, Jameson Dead, & Joyous Dead

We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!!In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous look into how two individuals took a family hostage for ransom, and how events escalated to a point where three people were dead and the incompetence of police lay bare.

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We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! In this episode Janus, Jameson and Joyous look into how two individuals took a family hostage for ransom, and how events escalated to a point where three people were dead and the incompetence of police lay bare.

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